"Coding agents weren't viewed as a central tool for actual software engineering teams until early December of last year. At that point, the models became good enough that 80% of the coding work software engineers had to do could be handled by an agent."
"We're rethinking how we hire and interview engineers to look for what we call agentic engineering skills, in addition to many of the skills that we've always looked for in strong software engineers."
"The most expensive, high-paid part of the pipeline has changed, and engineering is no longer the bottleneck. We have a much larger capacity now for people who know how to use these coding agents to the maximum extent."
"We had a two-week slowdown in individual contributor engineering hiring while we figured out how to evaluate people and how we think about leveling given a young engineer can have more output than a principal engineer."
Speak, an AI language learning app, has experienced a significant shift in software engineering due to AI coding agents. These agents can handle 80% of coding tasks, altering engineers' roles from coding to communication. The company is now focusing on hiring engineers with 'agentic engineering skills' and has revamped its interview process. Engineering is no longer the bottleneck in product development, allowing for greater capacity and output. Speak maintains its headcount goals while adapting to this new engineering landscape.
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