It seems unrealistic protect our jobs by keeping it a secret if LLMs really can do them (still a big if). Maybe if we as an industry had formed unions but it seems a bit late for that.

My job evolved long ago, I'd certainly be worthless at my job if I insisted on keeping the shape of a typical SWE. Automating YOLO merges - we're working on that, I can't wait.

I would say I am now responsible for more big-picture decisions than I was previously, with Claude taking on the role of SWE (or a team of them). Despite this, there is still way more work than people.