How I use LLMs as a staff engineer in 2026

kept by eddie may 18

A staff engineer now uses LLM agents for nearly all code changes, bug hunting, and testing, with light supervision, but avoids AI for communication and UI work.

Claude and Codex are now available in public preview on GitHub - GitHub Changelog
Claude and Codex coding agents are now in public preview for Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise customers, enabling agent sessions from GitHub.com, mobile, and VS Code.
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Ask HN: What's it like working in big tech recently with all the AI tools?
Big tech engineers report AI tools increase PR volume and development speed but also introduce more bugs, reduce code review quality, and shift culture toward quantity over quality.
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