No Juniors Today, No Seniors in 2031
Summary
The article argues that AI copilots are accelerating senior workloads while shrinking junior pipelines, predicting a senior engineer shortage by 2031 due to a 5–7 year apprenticeship lag. It cites data showing declines in junior postings and rising burnout, and it prescribes leadership actions to reopen junior pipelines, protect mentorship, and emphasize apprenticeship in 2026 to avert future gaps.