Why the best engineers are becoming Product Engineers

I’ve been thinking, if you are only managing people/products, or only writing code, this role may disappear soon. I think Sergio explains it well in this article:

The new skill set:

  1. Problem framing
  2. Writing clear specs
  3. Taste and judgment
  4. AI-assisted execution
  5. Ownership

This is the biggest shift. Instead of “I implemented what I was asked”. The new model is “I own the outcome”.

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