The ripple effects of this change could hit far beyond the tech sector, impacting everything from education and training to economic growth and innovation. As automation and artificial intelligence redefine job roles, India’s software workforce is set to undergo substantial transformations over the next decade. Warning about the same, risk analyst Manab Majumdar took to social media and said that “mediocre software developers will be redundant in the next 10 years.
The ripple effects of this change could hit far beyond the tech sector, impacting everything from education and training to economic growth and innovation. In the LinkedIn post, Majumdar predicts the narrowing of the number of software engineers. He said, “There will be only the best software developers and IT support guys.
The rest AI can do on its own." Elaborating further, he urges professionals not to dismiss the threat and worry about this, saying, “If you see India in 2000 vs 2025, nothing has changed much apart from the dominance of India in IT. If most of the mediocre software engineers lose their jobs, who will be the money spender in cities like Noida, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune?" “Indian exports and the Indian economy will suffer permanent damage due to AI.
Don’t forget—India is the backend house of the world. What AI will replace first? Backend jobs," she added. To cope with this threat, Majumdar lays out three steps.
The first one is to update and upgrade one’s skills. Seco.
