You’ll need fewer people writing code. That doesn't mean fewer engineers.

At the start of the year, a CEO asked me whether AI means they’ll need fewer engineers, and I could not answer with confidence. A year of conversations with CTOs, heads of engineering and principal engineers later, the picture is clearer. Fewer people will spend their days writing code, but the engineers who see the whole solution and own the outcome are now worth more. We explore what’s changing, from harness engineering to the big banks, and what it means for who you hire.