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Will AI replace it engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 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, 38% of current it engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
95live openings
38%ask for AI skills
17%remote
73companies 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, Python, Scripting, Collaboration, Bash, Okta — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab | 6 |
| Anthropic | 5 |
| Axon | 3 |
| Klaviyo | 2 |
| Nubank | 2 |
| Verkada | 2 |
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