[geremiiah]

How do we know it's "AI", and not just the fact that CS has gotten too popular and there's now a glut of new graduates?

https://cra.org/crn/2025/08/infographic-computing-bachelors-...

EDIT: it's also hard to account for the fact that job position titles aren't very consistent over time and I know quite a few new grads who got "senior" job positions

[thr0waway001]

Even before AI have noticed really small to mid size companies not having enough budget to hire junior developers that they know they'd have to train from the ground up. They'd rather take chances on senior developers and/or contractors.

[mywittyname]

I think there's a misconception that junior devs require all that much training compared to an experienced engineer. I rarely have all that many relevant skills when starting a new job. I have to learn their processes/tools/etc from reading the docs. So I'm probably coming in at like 20% better than junior.

Junior devs will have an easier time finding jobs in positions that operate in niche industries, because they offer onboarding for everyone.