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Will AI replace it engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting it engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 95 live it engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 24% of current it engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
95live openings
24%ask for AI skills
8%remote
74companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Python, Scripting, Communication, Okta, Compliance, Networking — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Axon | 8 |
| Rocket Lab | 7 |
| SpaceX | 4 |
| xAI | 4 |
| Nubank | 2 |
| Intercom | 2 |
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