Being an engineer in the AI era

A first-person take on what it feels like to be a software engineer right now, written by someone actively navigating the shift rather than commentating from the outside. The piece does not make sweeping predictions and does not hype AI's potential — it is grounded in the day-to-day experience of using agent tooling alongside conventional coding. That makes it more readable than most essays in the genre. What it is not is actionable in any direct sense. There are no frameworks to steal, no tools to try, no architecture decisions to make. It is a sanity-check read for engineers who are quietly wondering whether their instincts about the current moment are shared. Worth five minutes if the existential question is on your mind; skip if you need something to ship. -> Best for: solo founder or indie hacker processing the current tooling transition