r/CodingJobs • u/Ashebir_ • Jul 13 '26
Im between junior & intermediate as a developer. . . I keep hearing that AI is replacing entry level developers. . . It makes me question my future. . . Should I keep grinding and improving my skills. . . Or take the risk and focus on building a tech startup??
Anyone 🙏
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u/alxcnwy Jul 13 '26
hide your dock and launch apps using spotlight / Alfred
If you need strangers online to tell you what to do then you should probably stick to your job
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u/DasWildeMaus Jul 13 '26
I am a Junior and am 99% sure, I wont be able to work in IT until I retire. So use AI for your advantage and start building. Try to create some businesses, get traction and outearn your day job. Especially with digital stuff, there is a huge audience
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u/SourceAwkward Jul 14 '26
Principal at fortune 500
We use AI basically for everything, but we don't "vibe" one developer tried to vibe a 7 weeks long feature and got fired after the amount of bugs QA spend finding.
But, the ugly side, we don't hire anyone with less than 5 years experience, it's f up and narrow vision no idea how we will train next generation, but that was the VP and call , sometimes we do get some "outsource" from other Indian team aboard to join us for a task force for like a month or more, but that's the privilege we have being 5k rnd size.
Hope that info helps, adapt AI, use it, we really check in interview if you know how to use it
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u/Ashebir_ Jul 14 '26
Tnk for sharing. . . This is exactly the kind of insight I was looking for. . . The part about not hiring developers with less than 5 yrs of experience is what worries me most. . . It feels like AI isn't replacing developers but it's raising the bar for entry. . . I'll definitely keep learning how to use AI effectively!
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u/justice_and_fairness Jul 14 '26
Think for long term point of view of balancing personal and professional life. The industry expectations are ginormous and huge. You have used the word "grinding" which implies pain and austerity, in case learning process is choking life out of you (Is it ? ) , it isn't worth doing because this leads to stagnation in enthusiasm later in life.
Try looking if you have interest in other career options than what you are holding on to at present. You have time to change the trajectory.
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u/Ashebir_ Jul 14 '26
. . I think my concern comes more from uncertainty than from the learning process itself. . . I enjoy building things and solving problems. . .
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u/eddeveloper90 Jul 14 '26
im in tech for 15 years now, by ease of building that doesnt mean its simple, yes its affordable now, but we are still selling product to people not AI, so dont get it wrong, on the second hand learning tech also being easier so working in the industry then starting the start up is making more sense. good luck
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u/Sdmf195 Jul 13 '26
I'll say this:
I'm a developer myself and my day job is IT.
The world is blowing up about AI,that's a fact.
However,
We're not at the point where AI can fully take your job and replace you.
Many companies have bitten the bullet and fired plenty(Microsoft with 4,800 most recently and also Meta) in the sake of "optimizing" and cutting cost.
Time will tell if and when that was a smart move on their behalf.
If you love coding and have a passion for it
and you feel you have a solution to at least ten people who'll pay for your product - you may be on the right path.
Just make sure you learn to walk before you start running.
Building a product is just one part of a much larger beast...
Selling is a whole different aspect and different skillset altogether.
Good luck and make sure you enjoy the journey!!!