--- title: We Might All Be AI Engineers Now — Yas | daily.dev description: A software engineer reflects on how AI tools have transformed their workflow, arguing that the real skill is no longer writing code but knowing what to build... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/we-might-all-be-ai-engineers-now-yas-ggbcoyeyd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: We Might All Be AI Engineers Now — Yas | daily.dev og:description: A software engineer reflects on how AI tools have transformed their workflow, arguing that the real skill is no longer writing code but knowing what to build... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-might-all-be-ai-engineers-now-yas-ggbcoyeyd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gGbcOyeyD.png og:image:alt: We Might All Be AI Engineers Now — Yas og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # We Might All Be AI Engineers Now — Yas **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A software engineer reflects on how AI tools have transformed their workflow, arguing that the real skill is no longer writing code but knowing what to build and how systems should work. They describe using multiple AI agents for debugging and implementation while personally handling architecture and design decisions. The post emphasizes that strong engineering fundamentals are what make AI useful rather than dangerous, and that experienced engineers are being amplified rather than replaced. An edit clarifies that every AI-generated line is reviewed and that knowing when to use or skip the tool is itself a core skill. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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