AI Reshapes Software Engineers' Professional Identity

Business Insider reports that AI-driven code generation is rapidly changing software engineering roles, with engineers increasingly drafting specifications and supervising AI rather than writing code; Gustav Söderström said Spotify's top developers haven't written 'a single line of code' since December. The article cites Block's recent 40% workforce cuts, expert commentary, and a US projection of 15% employment growth for developer and tester roles through 2034, highlighting changing job content.