The AI Augmented Engineer

By 2030, 0% of IT work will be done by humans without AI.

That's not a provocateur's prediction. That's Gartner, surveying 700+ CIOs.

Right now, 84% of developers use AI tools daily. AI generates nearly half of all production code. And the engineers who've figured out this shift aren't just keeping pace — they're pulling away from everyone who hasn't. The gap is already opening. It will not close on its own.

The AI-Augmented Engineer is the first data-backed career roadmap for software engineers navigating the most significant transformation in the profession since high-level programming languages. No hype. No doom. No hand-wraving about robots. Just clear-eyed analysis and concrete strategies grounded in research from Gartner, McKinsey, and the World Economic Forum — and the daily reality of someone already living this shift.

What's inside:

• The five-year forecast — Year-by-year milestones from 2026 to 2030, so you know what's coming and when
• What's actually at risk — Which tasks are being automated, which remain stubbornly human, and where your energy belongs
• The new skill stack — AI fluency, system design, and the human capabilities that matter more as everything else gets automated
• Career strategies by experience level — Tailored guidance for junior, mid-career, and senior engineers facing different versions of the same transition
• The AI-augmented workflow — Practical patterns for integrating AI tools into daily development without losing your edge
• Your five-year action plan — 90-day quick wins, one-year milestones, and long-term positioning with ready-to-use templates

Every forecast is backed by authoritative research. Every strategy is grounded in real practice. The author isn't theorizing from the sidelines — he's building AI agents, leading engineering teams, and navigating the same transformation you are.

The engineers who thrive in the next five years won't be those who code the fastest. They'll be those who orchestrate the best.

This book shows you how.

From the author of Designing Solutions Architecture for Enterprise Integration and API-Driven Banking.