Ness Digital Engineering's Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar dropped an interesting observation: AI isn't lifting all boats equally. Senior engineers? They're getting turbocharged. Junior devs? Not so much.
Over time, this creates a weird shift. The old pyramid structure of engineering teams—lots of juniors at the bottom, fewer seniors at the top—starts morphing into something closer to a diamond shape. More weight in the middle and top, less at the entry level.
Makes you wonder how teams will adapt when automation favors experience over volume.
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SolidityStruggler
· 12-10 12:43
Now the juniors really can't keep up; AI is directly helping the seniors cheat.
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StillBuyingTheDip
· 12-10 12:43
Honestly, this is why no one wants to be a junior anymore...
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ImpermanentPhobia
· 12-10 12:43
Now the juniors are really panicking; AI has become a sieve, directly transforming the human resource structure.
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PaperHandSister
· 12-10 12:43
Damn, that's why I see so many big companies no longer hire juniors...
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MetaMisfit
· 12-10 12:31
It's the same old argument... It's getting increasingly difficult for junior developers to survive in the AI era.
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DEXRobinHood
· 12-10 12:29
Whoa, this is why no one wants to hire juniors anymore.
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ruggedNotShrugged
· 12-10 12:19
Feels like we're about to lay off more juniors again, now it's even more competitive.
Ness Digital Engineering's Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar dropped an interesting observation: AI isn't lifting all boats equally. Senior engineers? They're getting turbocharged. Junior devs? Not so much.
Over time, this creates a weird shift. The old pyramid structure of engineering teams—lots of juniors at the bottom, fewer seniors at the top—starts morphing into something closer to a diamond shape. More weight in the middle and top, less at the entry level.
Makes you wonder how teams will adapt when automation favors experience over volume.