If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do?

10/12/2025 14 min
If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do?

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In this video we explore the future of the software engineering profession now that AI can code. Will AI take all the software engineer jobs? Will it take other roles as well?Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_software-engineers-aiChapters00:00 - Intro00:50 - New Technologies and Job Change03:25 - How AI is different06:25 - AI, Enginers, and Coders10:05 - AI and other rolesLinks:- Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY- My Career in Programming Languages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0iX5FdX0h8- I Vibe-Coded a C# Library with Claude Code - Here's 6 Things I Learned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBp1NEYgekAbout me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems.Connect with me:- Website: https://hamy.xyz- Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/- Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social- Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/# Support the ChannelIf you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminionsSupporters get:* Full source code access from courses / tutorials* Exclusive discounts on products / coursesPlus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing!Additional ways to support: * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!)* Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors* Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/