Engineering Teams Will Shrink in 2026
How to prepare for shift that has already started
Something is coming. You can feel it if you talk to enough engineering leaders.
A quiet tension. A sense that AI isn’t just a new tool — it’s a structural shift.
A force that will reshape how we build, how we organize, and who we need on our teams.
But the conversation is often… shallow.
People keep asking “Will AI replace engineers?” or “Will it make teams…
