Live Q&A: How vibe coding is transforming tech — and tech jobs

Business Insider will host a live Q&A on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET with Mukund Jha, CEO of vibe-coding startup Emergent, to discuss how AI-powered coding is transforming the tech industry and software engineering jobs. The event is part of Business Insider's series 'The Great Coding Reset,' which explores the impact of AI on legacy software companies and the surge in funding for vibe-coding tools.

As AI gets better and better at writing code, where does that leave software engineers? And, how does it impact the the companies they work for? Business Insider set out to answer these questions with a multi-part series, The Great Coding Reset https://www.businessinsider.com/category/the-great-coding-reset . The fear that AI will make legacy software giants irrelevant has rattled markets https://www.businessinsider.com/software-stocks-ai-trade-tech-record-quarter-msft-orcl-intu-2026-6 . But the companies building vibe-coding tools have attracted big dollars https://www.businessinsider.com/startups-raising-billions-vibe-coding-boom-cursor-lovable-replit-emergent-2026-3 lovable-1 , and seen their valuations skyrocket. On Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET, Business Insider Today's https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today Dan DeFrancesco sits down with the CEO of one of these fast-growing startups. Mukund Jha is CEO and co-founder of Emergent https://www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-startup-emergent-launching-agent-rival-openclaw-nanobot-2026-4 which launched in 2025. As of January 2026, the company has raised $100 million https://www.businessinsider.com/emergent-vibe-coding-funding-khosla-softbank-2026-1 . Tune in live to hear about his company's exponential growth, what Jha looks for when hiring software engineers, and how vibe coding is changing his industry. Join the conversation below to ask your own question and share your opinions on vibe coding.