Discussion Ask HN: In 2024, is SWE a sustainable career? LLMs and Agents are not automating SWE, but they are changing it.Interviews have become nightmares, even at 'non-tech' companies, making switching very time consuming and difficult.A lot of SWE work is objectively make-work, and a lot of startups are building fluff or things that are net negative to society.Beyond this, the supply for SWEs vs the demand is clearly imbalanced on the supply side.Is SWE a sustainable career anymore?If you are mid career today what would you do?If you are to switch where would you go? 42 points throwaway123198 2 years ago 62 comments
Interviews have become nightmares, even at 'non-tech' companies, making switching very time consuming and difficult.
A lot of SWE work is objectively make-work, and a lot of startups are building fluff or things that are net negative to society.
Beyond this, the supply for SWEs vs the demand is clearly imbalanced on the supply side.
Is SWE a sustainable career anymore?
If you are mid career today what would you do?
If you are to switch where would you go?