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Senior Software Engineer
Senior engineers face rising AI assistance but are protected by systems-level thinking, technical judgment, and organizational context that AI cannot yet replicate at scale.
rising risk (+3 this quarter)
B+
38/100
2028–2031
$145K/yr
Median Salary
180K
Jobs at Risk
34%
Automation Est.
DRI HISTORY
FACTOR BREAKDOWN
RISING SKILLS
AI system architecture
Technical leadership
Cross-system integration
DECLINING SKILLS
Routine feature implementation
Code review of boilerplate
Standard API integration
TRANSITION PATHS
1
Engineering Manager
72% skill overlap
24
DRI
2
AI Engineer / Architect
80% skill overlap
22
DRI
3
CTO
62% skill overlap
16
DRI
KEY EVENTS
2025-03
Salesforce: AI agents will replace 30% of software engineers; senior roles less affected
AI TOOLS DRIVING DISPLACEMENT
GitHub CopilotCursorClaude Code
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