AI job risk: Tech

Will AI replace software developers?

Our AI risk score for software developers is 50 out of 100: medium risk.

50

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

AI writes, tests and fixes much of the code, and agents can build small apps alone.

What stays human

Deciding what to build, system design, reviewing AI code and owning reliability.

What to learn next

System design, product sense, security, managing AI coding agents.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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