Software Developer

AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Devin) automate boilerplate, debugging, and documentation. While AI handles routine coding tasks, complex system design, architecture, and novel problem-solving remain human strengths.

4.4M current workers

Major disruption: By 2030

52%Automation Risk

Medium Risk

Automation Risk Trajectory

Historical progression and projected automation risk for Software Developers through 2030

What AI Is Replacing

Boilerplate code generation
Bug identification and fixing
Code documentation
Unit test generation

What Humans Still Own

System architecture and design
Complex product decisions
AI tool management and prompt engineering
Security and ethics oversight

Top Skills to Develop Now

AI-augmented developmentSystem designML engineeringPrompt engineering

Sources: GitHub State of AI Report (2023), Stack Overflow Survey (2023)

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