How Do You Get a Developer Job in 2026? (The New Rules of AI Hiring)
How do you get a software developer job when the traditional application process is broken? In this episode of the Modern Software Engineering channel, Trisha Gee shares her first-hand experience navigating the incredibly crowded software developer job market after recently being laid off. As she dives back into the tech job hunt, it is clear that the recruitment game has changed. The rise of automated AI hiring and AI hiring tools has created a literal "AI arms race" between applicants and recruiters. In this video, we break down the 5 harsh realities of modern software engineering recruitment and what you need to do differently to actually get hired. 🔑 Key Takeaways in This Video: - Why there are still plenty of software development roles out there—if you know where to look. - The reality of AI vs Human applicants: why companies are terrified of deepfake applicants and how it affects real job seekers. - Why junior developers face unique hurdles and how a junior developer can stand out. - How to balance writing a CV that appeals to the machines while still showcasing your unique human experience. - 💬 We Want to Hear From You! - Whether you are a veteran software engineer, a rising junior developer, or responsible for hiring in your organisation, please share your experiences in the comments below: - What have you observed in the tech job market recently? - Are you still being asked to do whiteboard coding exercises, or is the focus shifting to AI-assisted development? - If you're a hiring manager, have you changed what you look for in a developer since AI became widespread? - 🎓 OUR GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR NEXT JOB: Advice and tips for you to think about: the type of organisation that might be the best fit for you, the questions YOU might want to ask at interview, and, possible ‘red flags’ that mean you should probably give that job or employer a wide berth! Get your guide HERE ➡️ https://www.subscribepage.com/get-your-ideal-sw-dev-job - 🧠 OUR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TRAINING COURSES: https://courses.cd.training/ - Trisha on X ➡️ https://x.com/trisha_gee Trisha on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishagee/ Trisha on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7kzsipnvannpccj5dbeslj3p Modern Software Engineering on X ➡️ https://x.com/ModernSoftwareX Modern Software Engineering on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-software-engineering Modern Software Engineering on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/modernswe.bsky.social - ⭐ PATREON: Join the Continuous Delivery community and access extra perks & content! ➡️ https://bit.ly/ContinuousDeliveryPatreon 🎥 Join Us On TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@modern.s.engineering - 👕 T-SHIRTS: A fan of the T-shirts I wear in my videos? Grab your own, at reduced prices EXCLUSIVE TO CONTINUOUS DELIVERY FOLLOWERS! Get money off the already reasonably priced t-shirts! 🔗 Check out their collection HERE: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Uby9iA 🚨 DON'T FORGET TO USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE: ContinuousDelivery - CHANNEL SPONSORS: Octopus Deploy sets the standard for Continuous Delivery (CD), empowering software teams to deliver value in an agile way. Globally, more than 4,000 organizations rely on its Continuous Delivery, GitOps, and release orchestration solutions to deliver swift value to their customers. Octopus efficiently orchestrates software delivery across multi-cloud, Kubernetes, data centers, and hybrid environments, whether containerized modern apps or heritage applications. With governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) at its core, Octopus supports Platform Engineering teams in their mission to provide a superior developer experience (DevEx). Octopus also actively contributes to the developer community with open-source projects. ➡️ https://bit.ly/MSExOCTDEP Equal Experts is a product software development consultancy with a network of over 1,000 experienced technology consultants globally. They increase the pace of innovation by using modern software engineering practices that embrace Continuous Delivery, Security, and Operability from the outset ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ASy8n0 TransFICC provides low-latency connectivity, automated trading workflows and e-trading systems for Fixed Income and Derivatives. TransFICC resolves the issue of market fragmentation by providing banks and asset managers with a unified low-latency, robust and scalable API, which provides connectivity to multiple trading venues while supporting numerous complex workflows across asset classes such as Rates and Credit Bonds, Repos, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Interest Rate Swaps ➡️ https://transficc.com - #softwareengineering #SoftwareDeveloper #AIHiring #TechJobs