Over the last eight years, I have realized that engineering is not just about writing code. It is about solving problems of every kind.
I currently work as a platform engineer, building and managing an integration platform. Before this, I worked mostly in full stack roles across backend and frontend systems. Surprisingly, I have grown far more in my current role than in any previous one.
What makes this role different is that the work is not limited to code.
It is not far off to say that coding agents have been the most visible and widely adopted AI product to date.
Agent offerings like Claude Code, Codex and GitHub Copilot are already used across many enterprises.
On the other hand, we do not see the same level of success in other white collar domains or in day to day life. We talk about agents doing everything, but very little work has actually been handed off in areas like finance, legal or healthcare.
I’m knee deep into AI coding agents and agentic programming. Yes, I have strong opinions about Vibe coding and I’m a big advocate of vetting your code. We are still responsible for our code, and AI doesn’t take accountability away from us.
Having said that, today I want to look at the bright side. I have really started enjoying my agents more. I found love in coding without typing code. This was not always the case - I always found auto-completion features more enjoyable than prompting in a terminal.