Julien Danjou • 1/21/2026

AI Won’t Kill Juniors. It Will Expose Seniors.

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The article argues that AI will not destroy junior engineering jobs, as juniors are adept at learning new tools. Instead, it poses a greater risk to senior engineers who have plateaued at the 'code craftsman' level, focusing solely on writing clean code rather than advancing to architecture, system design, and communication—skills that AI cannot easily replicate and that are becoming more critical.

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