My Senior Engineer Shipped More Code Than Ever. Then He Asked Me, “What Exactly Is My Job Now?”
AI had made him faster at almost everything we measured, but most of his week had quietly become reviewing, correcting, and taking… Continue reading on Production Engineering Playb
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September 25, 2026
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The human is the plot.
In short: My Senior Engineer Shipped More Code Than Ever. Then He Asked Me, “What Exactly Is My Job Now?”
What moved
Press enter or click to view image in full size ## AI had made him faster at almost everything we measured, but most of his week had quietly become reviewing, correcting, and taking responsibility for code he did not write.
This cleared Virticle’s weekday bar because it looks consequential for someone who is not giving a keynote — not because it won a thread.
Why a human should care
Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
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