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The Junior Developer Pipeline Is Broken... And AI Broke It

Everyone agrees AI makes senior engineers more valuable. Almost nobody asks where the next generation...

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The Junior Developer Pipeline Is Broken... And AI Broke It

AI automated entry-level work (boilerplate, bug fixes, code reading) that apprenticed junior developers; new grad hiring at Big Tech dropped 50% since 2019. Teams rationally cut junior hires for AI, but the industry collectively starves its future senior engineer pipeline.

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How AI may be changing the relationship between headcount and output

Big tech revenue climbs with flat headcount; junior hiring down 65% as AI automates routine tasks, while senior roles up 71%. The bottleneck shifts from headcount to experienced engineers who verify AI output—a scarce skill that redefines team sizing and retention strategies.

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lunedì 27 luglio 2026·dev.to
The Junior Developer Pipeline Is Broken... And AI Broke It
Everyone agrees AI makes senior engineers more valuable. Almost nobody asks where the next generation...
mercoledì 29 luglio 2026·venturebeat.com
How AI may be changing the relationship between headcount and output
How AI may be changing the relationship between headcount and outputFor most of the software era, engineering leaders ran on a simple equation: more output meant more engineers.…