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The software engineering job market is facing a perfect storm: mass layoffs at major tech companies (Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle), an oversupply of CS graduates competing for fewer entry-level roles, and AI tools enabling companies to justify smaller engineering headcounts. The 2021 pandemic hiring boom led to overcorrection layoffs, while AI-assisted coding raises code churn concerns. The hiring process itself has become exhausting and often fruitless. Despite the grim picture, a historical parallel to the dot-com bust suggests the industry will eventually recalibrate, and developers who deeply understand what they build will remain valuable.

The Uncertain Future Of Software Engineering...

If you pause and think about it, some students graduated without knowing how to code which leads to oversaturation. AI is only a roadblock for developers who’s only contribution is to write boilerplate code. Ai is a power tool for developers who genuinely know what they are doing.
The market will eventually correct itself like it always does. The ones that will get hired are the ones that keep on learning and building despite the noise. AI CEO’s are squeezing every last drop of “profit” (if they are even making one) before the hype dies down. Companies will soon realize this and it’s back to opening the gates again for entry level roles.

The hardest part right now is breaking in. Once you’re in, the demand for good engineers still seems very real.

I find it impressive how could a CS student graduate with out knowing how to code, and then you have self taught people that build and deploy amazing things they’ve build on theyr own with a budget of a few litters of coffee and a toast.

The amalgamation of AI, incorrect hiring waves, and market instability is what makes it look “bad”. Things will subside, and good CS/Engineers will prove themselves.