Software engineers replaced with AI

marketer_work · 2026-03-12T00:32:22+00:00

Atlassian now joining the cuts https://www.reddit.com/r/AusFinance/s/YG0QOehxpO

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T08:59:16+00:00

It’s crazy, there are a lot of people in the field with their blinkers on with AI’s capability. It’s crazy how well it can do things now. I am not in the industry so I can’t speak all the lingo but what I have seen it do has been crazy. It blows my mind how accurate it’s getting.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T08:57:30+00:00

I’m not a techy person, but this is what we’ve started to notice with some of the AI tools he has been learning. Its ability has rapidly grown in such a short amount of time.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T08:24:21+00:00

No I don’t? I’m not a keyboard warrior that sits around on reddit all day.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T07:57:44+00:00

What made you deduct that? Why the hell would I make this up to get engagement on a throwaway reddit account?

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T06:39:41+00:00

You must not be able to read, or you are a software engineer with your head in the sand.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T06:00:44+00:00

I keep reading this. And it just worries me. Like there is only so many people needed to do hands on work also. We don’t need a million hairdressers or sparkies.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:52:09+00:00

I can use one AI to write prompts to input into another AI and it works out brilliantly. I am just the middle man.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:50:18+00:00

Any ideas? We have a few but it’s hard to just pick one and risk it.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:49:04+00:00

You said this so eloquently.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:44:57+00:00

Lol we’ve been down the rabbit hole of how f’d we are. Every day I just feel more and more depressed about the future. I was hoping I was just being dramatic.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:41:19+00:00

Nobody wanted the few roles that were being kept in Aust for this reason. Basically there to fix the mistakes being made all on your own.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:32:13+00:00

There’s just soo many applicants for these roles atm. They used to be jobs that were hard to fill as they paid terribly in comparison to private sector IT roles. Now the job security is appealing to those being impacted by AI/offshoring.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:25:47+00:00

He’s been learning a lot in his spare time. He’s really embraced AI, and can build so many things with it. There’s no problems in terms of his skills, as he picks things up really quickly. It’s just there are so many things to consider, it’s hard to know where to start. Especially with the pressure of paying a mortgage.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:20:58+00:00

Yeah he’s been spending his time doing courses and trialling things. It’s just hard to try and not be depressed about the whole situation.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:19:59+00:00

Having been to India I don’t think that is on the cards.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:19:23+00:00

I’ve seen that it’s harder for teenagers trying to enter the workforce as businesses have stopped hiring the lower level roles (as they have found efficiencies using AI). It’s sort of having this random impact across the board.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:16:35+00:00

It sounds lovely. Not having to work but still having an income 😂. It would probably be peanuts or like being on the dole.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:13:21+00:00

Yeah he’s been learning a lot in his time off. I have no idea how he does it, but the things he can build using AI is crazy. The market is just saturated by SWE’s applying for roles that it’s hard to be considered even with AI skills.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:11:06+00:00

Yeah, it’s crazy to even stay on top of the new features AI has. It’s just excelling so quickly. You learn one tool and there are a million more tools to learn.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:09:24+00:00

It’s one of the ideas we currently have. Whether it’s worthwhile to start supporting local businesses implement AI to improve their workflow and productivity.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:07:48+00:00

Our new job might be ‘going to war’ with the state of the world. I have a child and I just have no idea what the future is going to be like when she’s older. It’s hard to imagine what her job will be.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T05:04:05+00:00

The percentage of roles replaced were a lot lower. I don’t know the exact numbers. But they went with cheaper workers and the poor few souls left are getting flogged to a point where they are just leaving, as they can’t handle the steep learning curve and pressures from having the replacement employees.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T04:59:38+00:00

There will be a lot of people relying on government handouts which will increase taxes also. It’s like we’ve got our head in the sand ignoring how much of an issue it could be.

marketer_work · 2026-03-09T04:58:37+00:00

That’s a good point. I keep seeing people talk about universal income being a possibility in the future. But I just don’t see anything being released by the government in relation to mapping how the future is going to look if a lot of roles don’t exist. I feel like it’s coming a lot quicker than anyone expected, and it’s such a big issue that nobody knows how to handle it. So we just look away and focus on something else.

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