Engineers: Still In High Demand

Article [2] directly matches the falsification criteria, reporting that Atlassian cut 10% of staff 'mostly engineers,' reversing the hiring-growth narrative cited in the original prediction. While article [7] shows software developer job postings rising, offering some counter-evidence, the explicit Atlassian engineering cuts and broader signs of AI-driven workforce restructuring (e.g., Anthropic, AI feature retirements) suggest engineering headcount is not uniformly holding steady or growing as predicted.