A RedMonk Conversation: How Shawn (swyx) Wang Defines the AI Engineer – RedMonk
July 28, 2025
In this RedMonk conversation, Shawn (swyx) Wang discusses the evolving role of the AI Engineer with Kate Holterhoff. They chat about the definition of an AI Engineer, the differences between AI Engineers and traditional software developers, vibe coding, frontend observability, and the AI Engineer World’s Fair.
Source: A RedMonk Conversation: How Shawn (swyx) Wang Defines the AI Engineer – RedMonk
Shawn Wang is the originator of the term “AI Engineer” in this now ancient (ok 2 year old) article, The Rise of the AI Engineer, that I recommend everyone read.
I really recommend this interview (video, audio and transcript versions for however you might like to consume such things).
Fun fact, Shawn before his ascent to super stardom help program our Global Scope JavaScript conference in 2022 and spoke at Global Scope in 2021.
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