The future may be ‘frustrating’ for engineers seeking a ‘pure software development career,’ AWS VP says

The days of junior software engineers hunkering down at their desks and writing code for hours on end in solitude could be ending.

Marc Brooker, a VP and Distinguished Engineer of agentic AI at Amazon Web Services, said front-facing and opportunities to interact with customers could become more common for junior software engineers in an interview on The Peterman Pod released Monday.

Some engineers might not be jazzed at such a future, he added.

“I think that’s going to be super…