Software Engineers: Your Job Path Just Changed

Meta is reportedly cutting up to 30% of its Metaverse and Reality Labs budget(which included salaries), and Wall Street is cheering, but what does this mean for tech jobs, software engineers, AI engineers, and machine learning careers?

This is a major shift away from long-term projects like VR, AR, and hardware engineering and toward revenue-driven areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and AI infrastructure.

For anyone in tech careers, especially software engineers, AI engineers, ML engineers, data engineers, and AI researchers, this signals where hiring is headed:
✅ More roles in AI development, automation, cloud and infrastructure engineering, and ML platforms
✅ Fewer jobs tied to speculative R&D, including metaverse hardware, extended reality, and experimental teams
✅ Increased pressure to work on projects that have direct revenue impact through AI

If you’re working in tech companies, especially FAANG companies like Meta, your career stability now depends on whether your skills connect to high-impact AI initiatives.

The message is clear for anyone in tech jobs in 2025:
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I’m Jean, ex-WhatsApp engineer and former Meta hiring manager, and I help people navigate software engineering jobs, AI careers, and the real future of tech hiring.

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I’m Jean, an ex-WhatsApp early engineer and Meta manager with over 20 years in tech. I was an early engineer at WhatsApp before its $19B acquisition by Meta, then led engineering teams at Meta, where I experienced firsthand how technology evolves and shapes the world.
Now, I’m on a mission to break down how AI is changing our careers, industries, and the future of work. AI will transform how we work, learn, and live, and many are overwhelmed by what this means, especially those without access or context.
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