Remember When Developers Reigned Supreme? The Market For Software Coding Goes Soft
CIO, Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
While many companies are still hiring programmers, demand has fallen off as AI and ML experts can't be hired fast enough, spurring some developers to rethink their roles.
It seems like only yesterday when software developers were on top of the world, and anyone with basic coding experience could get multiple job offers.
This yesterday, however, was five to six years ago, and developers are no longer the kings and queens of the IT employment hill. Job titles like data engineer, machine learning engineer, and AI product manager have supplanted traditional software developers near the top of the heap as companies rush to adopt AI and cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand.