Layoff announcements are reading more like AI-era manifestos

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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes (left) and Block CEO Jack Dorsey have written memos announcing layoffs and explaining their visions for their respective companies.

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Atlassian says it's laying off 10% of its global workforce and attributes the cut to the 'AI era'

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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes.
Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. The company is laying off 10% of its employees.

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I'm an AI engineer at HubSpot. This résumé hack helped me transition from software engineering.

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Georgian Tutuianu is an AI engineer at HubSpot.

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AI is creating an identity crisis for coders: 'I focused on this one thing, and now it doesn't matter anymore.'

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As AI takes on more of the work of writing code, what it means to be a software engineer is changing.

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The work entry-level engineers used to do is changing. This is their new playbook.

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AI provides certain shortcuts for junior-level engineers and has reshaped daily tasks.

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Stripe CEO's AI-era software pitch: Start serving it like pizza

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Stripe Co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison delivers his keynote conference during day three of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via complex in Barcelona, Spain on February 24, 2016.

I'm a senior software engineer laid off from Block. There are 3 things I'm keeping in mind as I reenter the job market.

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Isaac Casanova, a senior software engineer laid off from Block, shares how he's navigating a tougher job market.

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I'm a Google exec who spends 20+ hours a week experimenting with AI. This is the best era to be a developer.

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Keith Ballinger has worked at Microsoft, GitHub, and Google.

Keith Ballinger

This Google exec is hiring for a new engineering team. She evaluates creativity in 2 ways during interviews.

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Yasmeen Ahmad said her interview process now includes many questions about scenario testing.

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These 7 companies are increasing hiring of entry-level engineers

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While some may be reluctant to hire junior developers, others are doubling down on the talent pool.

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