Gartner predicts 60% of organizations will fully deploy smaller software engineering teams by 2029

Gartner forecasts that by 2029, 60% of organizations will run smaller software engineering teams at scale.

As AI takes over routine engineering work, human engineers are expected to focus more on complex problem-solving and innovation.

Gartner also cautions companies to keep hiring and developing junior engineers to preserve knowledge transfer and future talent pipelines.