All engineering is becoming data engineering
2026-06-06
In my last post, I referenced Michael Bloch’s article on the rapid transformation of what engineers will do in discussing how engineers need to move up the value chain. The engineers that will thrive are those that understand how the business works and translate that into an AI context that agents can build upon. I particularly liked Michael Bloch's assertion that “data is the real interface”. That’s exactly right; the primary challenge in modern product engineering is getting the data exchanged between systems consistent and, more importantly, useful. AI coding will end up making everything except data engineering less and less relevant. In essence, all engineering is increasingly becoming data engineering.







