Engineering roles shift from developing code to managing AI
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AI is producing code faster, but 81% of engineering leaders say the time saved is now spent auditing AI output, according to a new report.
Published May 14, 2026
Dive Brief:
- AI is transforming engineering roles, as the technology takes over some of organizations’ coding responsibilities and shifts job responsibilities to managing AI outputs, The State of Engineering Excellence 2026 report, released Wednesday, said. The report, conducted by software platform Harness, surveyed 700 developers and engineering professionals at enterprise companies.
- Adopting AI into engineering workflows has become the default, the report found, but teams are struggling to measure the productivity impact and the ROI of the technology. More than half of survey takers said they fear performance evaluations based on AI data and want a clear separation between improvement data and their performance evaluation.
- AI coding is shifting modern software for developers in a way that no other...
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