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How bad is the software engineering job today?
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this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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I write C code for complex embedded products and systems in an industry where change is intentionally a long and drawn out process. Projects take years and support contracts last decades. AI isn't widely used but it's available. Most of those that I work with don't use it at all, and those that do use it use it for cursory tasks like generating reports for management - busy work stuff. There's talk of it eventually being used for writing and updating tests, the least favorite part of the job. Will it come for more aspects of my job? Probably, and probably sooner than I want.