AI is rewriting the Big Tech org chart. See which roles are getting hit the most.
A version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter.Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here.AI isn't replacing engineers so much as reshaping who else gets hired.New data from SignalFire shows software engineers make up 55% of hiring at major tech companies, up from 46% in 2019, even as overall hiring remains below pre-pandemic levels.Other functions are shrinking faster. While engineer hiring is down 11% since 2019, design hiring is down 48%, product management has fallen 39%, and marketing is down 36%.The result is a leaner org chart built around technical talent, with fewer specialized support roles.Sign up for BI's Tech Memo newsletter here. Reach out to me via email at abarr@businessinsider.com.Read the original article on Business Insider