Mark Zuckerberg says AI could soon do the work of Meta's midlevel engineers

Abstraction: Zuckerberg predicts AI replacing midlevel software engineers by 2025

Key points:

• On the Joe Rogan Experience (Jan 2025), Zuckerberg said Meta aims to have AI act as a midlevel software engineer in 2025
• He expects all code in Meta's apps and its AI systems to eventually be written by AI
• Midlevel software engineers at Meta earn close to mid-six figures in total compensation
• Other major tech companies are also working toward AI-driven code generation
• Announcement came alongside Meta's decision to replace third-party fact-checkers with community notes and roll back DEI programs

Connections: Mark Zuckerberg · Meta · Agentic Coding · Future Of Work

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-replace-engineers-coders-joe-rogan-podcast-2025-1