AI is upending engineers' career trajectories, the tech chief of a $205 billion company told BI

AI has created a "pinch point" in the middle of the engineering pipeline and raised questions about how to distinguish top engineers, says Pat Casey, chief technology officer at ServiceNow.

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• AI tools are automating tasks traditionally done by junior engineers, said the tech chief of a $205 billion company.
• ServiceNow's Pat Casey told BI that engineers can stand out by mastering new coding tools.
• Senior engineers fall into two camps, he said: horizontal generalists and focused specialists.