Job listings for this tech job are spiking amid AI layoff fears

Whether you’re doomscrolling on LinkedIn or talking to friends, AI-induced job loss anxiety feels inescapable right now. As companies go full throttle on investing in automation tools, the fear that entire roles can be instantly eliminated feels very real. After the surge in economic activity and tech adoption during the pandemic, tech companies issued mass layoffs after over-expanding. That trend continued in the last few months, with tech giants like Amazon and Oracle laying off thousands of employees.  But there have been a few silver linings in the mostly pessimistic discourse around AI and the future of work: A recent surprising bright spot in hiring right now for software engineers. Business Insider reported that companies are hiring more software engineers, with software job listings climbing 30% so far this year. According to tech hiring firm TrueUp—whose data tracks more than 260,000 open roles across 9,000 tech startups and public tech firms—more than 67,000 software eng