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The 5 job archetypes of the future, according to Claude Code's creator
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny wrote about "what roles might look like in the future," from the "builder" to the "sweeper" to the "grower."
TL;DR
- Job titles are evolving due to AI, with roles potentially merging.
- Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, outlined five future job archetypes: Prototyper, Builder, Sweeper, Grower, and Maintainer.
- These archetypes represent different stages of product development and lifecycle management.
- Cherny suggests that future product roles might resemble these archetypes more than current domain-specific roles.
- Other leaders are also observing changes in job titles and management structures due to AI.
- Commenters advise flexibility and caution against workers becoming complacent within a single archetype.
- Cherny acknowledges that AI can assist in all these archetypes to varying degrees.