Amazon Engineers Say AI Raises Pressure To Code Faster With Smaller Teams

Amazon software engineers say AI is reshaping their jobs by increasing pressure to code faster and depend on tools they don’t fully control, according to The New York Post. Engineers worry AI is reducing thoughtful coding to assembly line work, echoing warehouse automation trends. An Amazon engineer told The New York Times that their team has been cut in half but is still expected to maintain output due to AI. Engineers say AI use at Amazon is unofficially mandatory, with faster deadlines making it essential to keep up. CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a means to boost productivity and reduce costs, particularly in coding. Amazon encourages employees to build internal AI tools and claims to monitor staffing to keep workloads reasonable.