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Will AI replace engineering managers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting engineering managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 1,355 live engineering managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 47% of current engineering managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
1,355live openings
47%ask for AI skills
15%remote
483companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Collaboration, Mentorship, Computer Science, AWS, Distributed Systems — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Databricks | 55 |
| OpenAI | 24 |
| Stripe | 23 |
| Anduril Industries | 23 |
| Anthropic | 19 |
| Verkada | 19 |
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