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Vibe coding flips the script on IT hiring, opens doors for non-tech talent
IT cos seeking talent from non-tech backgrounds to tap into AI expertise
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Experts say companies will hire based on three key parameters going forward: tech expertise (knowledge of AI skills), domain expertise (banking, retail, life sciences), and client-specific expertise | Illustration: Ajay Mohanty
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with machines now writing thousands of lines of code once handled by engineers. In response, information technology (IT) services companies are increasingly seeking talent from non-technology backgrounds to tap into their domain expertise.
While these hires are not trained engineers and cannot write code themselves, companies are unconcerned because code-generation (often referred to as code-gen) startups can autonomously handle coding tasks.
At Cognizant, nearly 30 per cent of code is now machine-generated, up from 20 per cent earlier this year, said Ravi Kumar, its chief executive officer (CEO).
“We will
