In 2026, for a lot of modern engineering roles, being effective with AI coding tools isn't a "nice to have" — it's just how work gets done. Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot-style pair programming, codegen, and AI-assisted debugging are becoming the standard workflow for shipping and maintaining software fast.
This category is for the jobs where that expectation is explicit. These postings mention vibe coding directly, and they're typically looking for engineers who can use AI tools responsibly: move faster without breaking reliability, turn vague requirements into working code, and iterate across backend + frontend + infrastructure without getting stuck.
You'll find full-stack, backend, platform, SRE, and sometimes embedded roles where the real differentiator is not "can you code", but "can you ship well with an AI co-pilot": good judgment, good architecture, and tight iteration cycles.