While I’m excited about what AI can do to software…
I’m concerned about what it can do to software jobs.
Last Sunday morning, I walked into my home office with a simple business idea.
By lunch, IndianLaunchpad.com our India Capability Center brand was live.
Not a landing page a full site with a CMS, job postings, SEO-ready pages, a logo, and even the domain + DNS setup. Built end-to-end in under 4 hours, sitting alone, using vibe coding + AI. (And I last coded two decades ago)..
I’m not sharing this to sound clever.
I’m sharing it because it changes the economics of our work—and that’s a strong signal.
I run an IT services business. I have employees whose livelihoods depend on this industry.
I also have close friends and family in their 50s who’ve spent 25+ years building software careers, mastery earned through real projects and real pressure.
And I have younger family members finishing a Master’s in software, just entering the field.
So when I see weeks of work compress into hours, I don’t just say “wow.” I think:
And this isn’t happening in a calm economy.
It’s happening with cost pressure, geopolitical uncertainty, tighter budgets, and shorter roadmaps—everything pushing leaders to “do more with less.”
So the question isn’t “Will AI change software?”
It already has.
The real question is: How do we protect careers and protect people while the ground is moving?
Here are a few shifts I believe matter now (for individuals and companies):
𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀:
AI is commoditizing tasks APIs, screens, routine bugs. Value has moved to outcomes.
Don’t be like “I write Java.”
Be like “I cut cloud costs by 20%.”
Tasks shrink; solved problems stay rare.
𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝘁:
Generic skills are now common. Generalists compete with every AI model.
But if you know one domain deeply healthcare claims, payments, compliance ,you’re harder to replace. AI generates code; it can’t navigate real-world complexity.
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀:
Resumes matter less. Proof matters more.
Don’t say you know DevOps, Show the automation that cut deploy time from hours to minutes.
In 2026, proofs beat claims.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆:
Runway is a career strategy now.
Savings + low debt buys time to re-skill without panic.
Discipline lets you pivot; pressure makes you settle.
The goal isn’t to do the labor any more…..
It’s to direct the machine and own the outcome.