Stop Hiring Junior Engineers Because of AI?
Beyond Coding3 Syys 2025

Stop Hiring Junior Engineers Because of AI?

As AI accelerates development, many companies are halting junior hiring, believing AI tools can replace them. Shahin Shahkarami, Director of Data & AI at Ikea Retail, argues this is a massive mistake and that now is actually the best time to invest in new talent.


In this episode/video, we cover:

Why companies should hire junior talent despite the rise of AI.

How the role of a data scientist is evolving with generative AI.

The most valuable business use cases for AI beyond chatbots.

This conversation is for tech leaders, hiring managers, and aspiring developers looking to understand how to build and grow their careers in the age of AI.



Connect with Shahin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahin-shahkarami


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/Jui-8Lx6kvk

Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Why Now Is The Best Time to Hire Junior Talent

00:01:46 - The Massive Mistake Companies Make with AI Hiring

00:03:11 - How Junior Talent Can Stand Out in 2025

00:04:39 - Why Senior-Only Teams Can Become Negative

00:05:56 - The ROI Problem: What If Your Junior Talent Leaves?

00:07:44 - How Companies Can Actually Retain Top Talent

00:11:06 - How AI Has Changed Personal Productivity for Leaders

00:15:34 - How the Role of a Data Scientist Is Evolving

00:18:28 - The 80/20 Rule of Building AI Products

00:21:37 - The Rise of the "AI Engineer" and What It Means

00:23:37 - A Simple Strategy for Personal Growth in Tech

00:28:46 - Where Generative AI Delivers Real Business Value

00:32:37 - Why You Must Differentiate Your Business With AI Now

00:38:09 - A 2-Fold Strategy for Prioritizing AI Projects

00:40:41 - The Power of a 20% Experimentation Culture

00:43:10 - The Problem With Chatbots as a First AI Project

00:46:20 - The Danger of Releasing an 80% Good AI Product


#AI #TechCareers #DataScience

Jaksot(238)

Programming languages, Work Cultures Abroad and finding Joy with Abdullah Zaiter

Programming languages, Work Cultures Abroad and finding Joy with Abdullah Zaiter

My friend and colleague Abdullah Zaiter joins us for this episode today 🙌  He shares thoughts on using different programming languages, shares his experience working in different organisations abroad...

21 Kesä 202349min

How to Change and Improve Organisations with Nilguin van Raad

How to Change and Improve Organisations with Nilguin van Raad

This episode with Nilguin van Raad is one of my favourites.  Be sure to check it out and let me know what you think 🎙 A few quotes that stuck with me: With pure intentions and zero judgement you c...

14 Kesä 202347min

Serverless, Microservices, Software Architecture and Food 😋 with Yan Cui

Serverless, Microservices, Software Architecture and Food 😋 with Yan Cui

I left in a bit more of the pre-show than usual, let me know if you enjoyed that part.  AWS Serverless hero (man that's a cool title 🤩), Yan Cui comes on to share his journey with Serverless and tak...

7 Kesä 202359min

Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil

Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil

The more I do these Q&A's, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective. Thank you for making it possible :) #Q&A n...

31 Touko 202341min

Hackathon Awesomeness, Career Benefits and Culture with Sashrika Kaur

Hackathon Awesomeness, Career Benefits and Culture with Sashrika Kaur

I’ve never heard someone talk bad about hackathons. Everyone loves it. The projects that’ve been built during hackathons have even been the start of a company, of something big. But what about hackath...

24 Touko 202357min

Blogging, Teaching and Sharing Knowledge with Andrew Duthie

Blogging, Teaching and Sharing Knowledge with Andrew Duthie

Andrew comes on to share his love for blogging and knowledge sharing in general. Especially with regards to teaching. Whether it’s in tech, or anywhere else, it’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling t...

17 Touko 202357min

How to Build a Product Company with Andreas Prins

How to Build a Product Company with Andreas Prins

Andreas Prins comes on to share the pivot and journey he’s gone through with StackState, a product company. My biggest takeaway is how much more effective you can be by solving one problem, and solvin...

10 Touko 202347min

Insecurities, Judgement, Behaviour and Self-Care with Alex Østergaard

Insecurities, Judgement, Behaviour and Self-Care with Alex Østergaard

Insecurities, everyone has them, but not everyone deals with them the same. And interestingly enough, behaviour and insecurities can originate from experiences you’ve had as a child. This is one of t...

3 Touko 202351min