Software Engineering is DEAD: This is what replaces you.

Is software engineering already dead?

In this episode of Startup Theatre, Troy & Serge sit down with Nik Wakelin the co-founder of Sterling.

They unpack what AI is actually doing to engineering, startups, and how work gets done.

This isn’t the usual “AI will replace everyone” narrative.

Nik breaks down why we’re not seeing job collapse — we’re seeing something far more important: task collapse.

We get into:

• why software engineering is already changing
• what “task collapse” actually means
• why highly capable people are still doing low-value work
• how AI creates massive leverage for builders
• why the best operators will get exponentially better
• what founders and engineers should be doing right now

If you’re in tech, building a startup, or thinking about how AI impacts your role, this episode will change how you think about the future of work.

Startup Theatre explores the real shifts happening in startups, technology, and how companies are being built today.

Checkout Sterling 👉🏻 https://histerling.com/