SMRTR ProgrammingMay 18, 2026Daily.dev

Don't call yourself a Software Engineer, you are an AI Enabled Engineer.

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Software engineers are scrambling to rebrand themselves as 'AI Engineers' and 'Decision Intelligence Pipeline' architects, but the real career advice hasn't changed. Patrick McKenzie's old essay urged developers to network, blog, build relationships, and focus on business outcomes — not job titles. That advice is just as relevant today, even as LinkedIn fills with AI-flavored role updates.

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