As coding gets easier with AI, there will be more engineers, not fewer, says GitLab's CEO

Posted under: AI technologies
Date: 2025-06-11
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GitLab CEO William Staples predicts a rise in engineer numbers through AI coding assistants, which enable coding without advanced technical skills. Despite a Q2 revenue guidance disappointment causing a 12% stock drop, GitLab's Q1 revenue rose 27% YoY to $214.5M. Staples, confident about GitLab’s AI coding assistant, Duo’s competitive edge, believes the rise of "vibe coding" will change tech and venture capital's value of software engineering expertise.

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