GoKawiilChase CIO Gill Haus redefines engineering hiring around AI agents, not coding
Gill Haus, CIO of Chase's consumer banking division, said the bank no longer hires engineers primarily to write code, since AI agents increasingly handle that task. Instead, he looks for engineers who understand what code should be written and how to evaluate and direct AI-generated output, while product leaders are also taking on coding responsibilities.
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This signals a broader shift in how enterprises value technical talent: judgment, oversight and process design are becoming more prized than raw coding output as agentic AI tools mature. Companies still struggling to extract value from AI may need to rethink job roles and workflows rather than simply deploying new models on top of old structures.
- Chase is redefining engineering roles around AI oversight rather than manual coding.
- Agentic AI is blurring lines between technical and business roles, like product leaders writing code.
- Real AI value requires reimagining processes, not just setting efficiency targets.
Source: zdnet.com — Mark Samuels, 2026-09-11
Published there as: “This CIO doesn’t ‘hire engineers to write code’: 3 AI fundamentals he prioritizes instead”
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