A software engineer based in Bengaluru has decided to quit the tech industry entirely because he is convinced that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is about to make the profession obsolete. Sharing his decision, the developer, who has five years of experience and earns around ₹19 LPA, admitted that the sheer capability of modern AI tools has left him feeling there is no long-term future in the field.
The engineer revealed that at his current firm, Claude AI is already handling roughly 70 per cent of coding. He noted that the progress made in just the last two years is staggering, shifting the goalposts of what a human developer is expected to do. "I can foresee a future where so many engineers are just not needed," he wrote, predicting that the need for large dev teams will evaporate as AI takes over the heavy lifting.
Reflecting on how much the day-to-day job has changed, he pointed out that features which used to take an entire sprint to develop can now be knocked out in a single day with AI assistance. While many argue that software engineering is about problem-solving rather than just writing syntax, he believes the efficiency gains will inevitably lead to massive layoffs and even fiercer competition in a country like India, where the job market is already oversaturated.
Instead of waiting for the axe to fall, he is moving back to Udaipur to open a photography and videography studio with a friend. "Luckily I haven't bought a flat in Bangalore to sell," he joked, clearly relieved to be escaping the high-pressure tech hub before the bubble bursts.
The post certainly has sparked a wave of anxiety and debate among other techies. One student expressed dread about even entering the workforce, while a veteran developer offered a grim confirmation of the user's fears. He, further, warned that no domain, even hardware, is truly safe, stating plainly that the "blatant truth" is that job security in tech has effectively vanished.
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