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The Future of Work: AI and Automation’s Impact on Software Jobs

Mabrouk Mahdhi
5 min readSep 18, 2023
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The way we work is experiencing a significant transformation, and it’s all thanks to the rapid progress we’re making in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. These advances are shaking up a wide range of industries, but one field that’s feeling their impact quite intensely is the world of software jobs. In the pages that follow, we’ll take a closer look at how AI and automation are likely to influence software employment, diving into the exciting opportunities and the hurdles that lie ahead for the software engineers of tomorrow.

The Present Situation

Before we jump into what lies ahead, let’s take a closer look at where we are right now in the world of software jobs. Software engineering has always been a sought-after field, constantly seeking skilled professionals who can craft, maintain, and enhance software systems. But things are changing, and AI and automation are at the heart of this transformation.

Automation of Routine Tasks

Think about the everyday, repetitive tasks in software development, like testing code and fixing bugs. Well, guess what? These are already being taken care of by automation. This means that software developers no longer have to spend countless hours on these mundane tasks…

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Mabrouk Mahdhi
Mabrouk Mahdhi

Written by Mabrouk Mahdhi

Founder @ CodeCampsis, Microsoft MVP

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