This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As AI reshapes the tech workforce, software engineers face a strange paradox. Developers have one of the most resilient job functions in the industry, yet they’re being laid off by the thousands. In the age of AI, few jobs are completely unaffected. Oracle recently cut 21,000 employees, citing “the adoption and deployment of AI technologies.” Earlier this month, Meta eliminated 8,000 jobs as it invests billions of dollars into AI.