Engineering is changing: FDE is ascendant while mobile and front-end roles are disappearing.
Open mobile and front-end engineers jobs have been nearly halved in the past year!
Lenny Rachitsky
@lennysan
Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan
STATE OF THE TECH JOB MARKET IN 2026
Twice a year, I dig into trends in hiring and job openings. This is the fifth report I've done, and the most surprising yet:
1. PMs are winning in the AI era
2. Engineering demand has stalled
3. Design openings are at a record low
4. Every
Twice a year, I dig into trends in hiring and job openings. This is the fifth report I've done, and the most surprising yet:
1. PMs are winning in the AI era
2. Engineering demand has stalled
3. Design openings are at a record low
4. Every
9:58 PM UTC · Nov 10, 2026 · 178K Views
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Lenny Rachitsky
@lennysan
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State of the tech job market: late 2026
PMs are winning, engineers are plateauing, designers are hurting, and the biggest AI hiring boom isn’t in software
9:58 PM UTC · Nov 10, 2026 · 9.1K Views
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