{"slug": "ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most", "title": "AI is rewriting the Big Tech org chart. See which roles are getting hit the most.", "summary": "New data from SignalFire shows software engineers now make up 55% of hiring at major tech companies, up from 46% in 2019, while design hiring is down 48%, product management down 39%, and marketing down 36%. The shift reflects AI-driven restructuring that is concentrating hiring around technical talent and reducing specialized support roles.", "body_md": "[AI](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-coding-agents-cursor-human-review-2026-6) isn't replacing engineers so much as [reshaping](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-tech-jobs-builder-seller-not-measurer-cloudflare-2026-6) who else gets hired.\n\nNew data from SignalFire shows software engineers make up 55% of hiring at major tech companies, up from 46% in 2019, even as overall hiring remains below pre-pandemic levels.\n\nOther functions are shrinking faster. While engineer hiring is down 11% since 2019, design hiring is down 48%, product management has fallen 39%, and marketing is down 36%.\n\nThe result is a [leaner org chart built around technical talent](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-supposed-to-kill-tech-jobs-instead-demand-up-2026-6), with fewer specialized support roles.\n\n*Sign up for BI's Tech Memo newsletter *[here](https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/tech-memo)*. Reach out to me via email at *[abarr@businessinsider.com](mailto:abarr@businessinsider.com)*.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most", "canonical_source": "https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-rewrites-big-tech-org-chart-2026-7", "published_at": "2026-07-11 14:31:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-11 14:46:13.280135+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["SignalFire", "Business Insider"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-is-rewriting-the-big-tech-org-chart-see-which-roles-are-getting-hit-the-most.jsonld"}}