As a developer and engineering manager, I’ve never felt more pressure to increase productivity for myself and my team. That pressure isn’t being exerted on us

As a developer and engineering manager, I’ve never felt more pressure to increase productivity for myself and my team. That pressure isn’t being exerted on us by senior management. Today’s fundraising environment is brutal. LLMs and Copilot mean future devs have the tools to out-code and out-produce us. If we don’t adapt, we’ll fall behind. I expect the future of software engineers requires embracing new tools to increase both code quality and quantity. And if I can adapt and help others, our productivity will either be the advantage we need in a more competitive environment or the table stakes to avoid the next 6 rounds of layoffs. Either way, our productivity is on the rise.