as the title suggests, I've been increasingly worried about the current trends in replacing all sorts of SWE with agentic coding, and would like to shield myself (as I'm sure everyone would...) from the upcoming changes in my career field.
I do mainly embedded work, so microcontrollers and -processors with RTOSes and baremetal. I've always been very passionate about this field, so much so that my main hobbies revolve around making PCBs for myself and tinker with new technologies. In the past I've also had positions in which I did mainly 3D design, though that was at a "junior" level, so to speak. Right now I'm considered a halfway senior in my role, both in terms of IC skills and managerial skills, though I'd personally like to learn much more stuff before hailing myself as a senior dev.
I think I'm gonna be replaced in the near future, whether AI can actually perform my job or not, because that's the trend all companies are pursuing; so I wouldn't mind just changing careers, since I could still pursue embedded work in my own free time, though I really wouldn't mind working in something adjacent to that field (hardware/firmware).
What do you personally recommend doing in my position? I realize we're all in the same pot and that I have no right asking guidance to other people that may be struggling even worse than I am, nevertheless if you feel like sharing a suggestion (in any direction) I'll be very thankful for that.
