software engineer

also referred to as: software engineers

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 19, 2025 by Scott Wu · across every show →

Everything said about software engineer, oldest first

Mar 19, 2025
Insight
Wu: Software engineers spend 90% of time on maintenance tasks
“The thing is you only spend about 10% of your time doing that, you know, as a software engineer in practice, you probably spend about 90% of your time, you know, dealing with your Kubernetes and fixing your unit tests and upgrading your thing to the new versio…”
Scott Wu Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 6:28 Scott Wu on Cognition, Devin, and the Evolution of AI Agents.
Apr 8, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Scott Wu: Enterprise engineering still requires humans for architecture reasoning
“And I think on that side, you know, I think for the time being, that's going to be primarily focused on software engineers. Just because, you know, it's while we're still working with these layers of abstraction, you still really need to have all of these Kind…”
Scott Wu Apr 8, 2025 ▶ 6:45 Is AI UNDERVALUED? | Scott Wu on TBPN April 3rd
Feb 27, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Software engineering job postings are rebounding due to vibe coding trends
“Noah Smith is sharing the job postings for software engineers have picked up since vibe coding became a thing. They had been declining until the early part of last year, actually.”
Jordi Hays Feb 27, 2026 ▶ 18:35 Nvidia Earnings, Paramount Emerges Victorious, Block Layoffs | Diet TBPN
May 12, 2026 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2031
AI will undoubtedly lead to fewer software engineering jobs, says Lynch
“So what does that mean if you're a software engineer? It means there's gonna be fewer jobs, aren't you? Without a doubt. Fewer jobs. For now.”
Roger Lynch May 12, 2026 ▶ 41:52 Condé Nast CEO Explains Why Human Journalism Wins in the AI Era
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