Atlassian CEO: More Coders Needed, Vibe Coding Is Not Skynet
Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes just dropped a reality check on October 2025's hottest tech panic: despite AI vibe coding attempts, his Aussie-American juggernaut is hiring more humans, not fewer. With 13,813 full-time employees in June (a neat 14% uptick!), they onboarded 95 new grads in Feb 2025 and plan on 108 more in 2026. Mike insists that 'core technologists' arenât out of a job just âcause some finance bros are vibinâ their way through code. He mused that engineers will be busy cranking out both 'crap' and 'good' tech ideas as new innovations pop, implying AI canât yet out-hipstercode the newbies. Even other vibe coding cheerleaders like Windsurfâs Varun Mohan and OpenAIâs Bob McGrew admit engineers still debug the human mess AI canât handle (yet). Meanwhile, the world watches engineers stay employed like itâs a limited edition NFT.
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Atlassianâs CEO says AI vibe coding isnât stealing jobsâyet. So basically, software engineers can chill knowing their weirdly specific skill of turning 'crap ideas' into apps still pays the bills. Congrats, human coders, youâre not obsolete... for now.
Turns out vibe coding canât replace engineers because AI canât fix the trainwreck of ideas humans keep inventing. Sorry robots, humans still have the market cornered on creative disaster.
Atlassian hiring more engineers despite vibe coding hype is proof AI isnât killer tech but just a very needy intern who needs humans to correct all their mistakes.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/14/2025 | Author: Shubhangi Goel
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