Hi 👋 This is Gergely and Elin at The Pragmatic Engineer.

The tech industry is changing rapidly, because of AI – and we’d like to understand how, with your help. How are software engineers using AI tools today? Which tools have stuck around, and which haven't? Your responses will help us paint an accurate picture of where we are today.

The survey takes 10-15 minutes to fill. Most questions are optional, so feel free to skip if you have nothing to say, or are in a hurry.

Thanks so much for spending time on this 🙏 In return, we'll share a detailed analysis report with everyone who leaves and share detailed insights (and an email, to receive that longer report.) Expect to also see a shorter report in The Pragmatic Engineer in February/March 2026.
Demographics

We use these questions for context and segmentation in our analysis, and to anonymize quotes (e.g. a quote might be from "a US founder with 20 years experience", "a person at Big Tech" or "VP of engineering of a mid-sized European company")

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* Which of these best matches your current role/title?

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* What is your current role/title?
If you responded "Other" or want to add more context

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* What size of company do you work at?

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* What kind of company do you work at?
If you want to help us with additional context - industry, funding stage, maturity, public or private etc. We will not mention any companies by name if you choose to name your company!

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* Where are you based?
City, state, country or region - whichever fits your situation best

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* How many years of professional experience do you have?

AI tools for software engineering

In this section we want to know about the tools you're using for software development and coding, and how you use them in your work or for your personal life.

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* What AI tools do you use for coding-related work?

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* What other AI tools do you use for software development and engineering?
For code reviews, testing, work management or other non-coding related work

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* What model(s) do you primarily use for coding-related work?

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* How much of software engineering do you use AI tools for?

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* How often do you use AI tools for software engineering?

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* Comment or clarification
If you want to share additional context about the last two questions

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* How do you use AI at work?
At your regular 9-5 job, what tasks you use it for, and what your AI-augmented workflow looks like.

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* How do you use AI in your personal life?
How do you use AI in any side projects, or in other personal use cases you might have?

Reflections about the impact of AI tools

This last section is about what it's been like integrating AI tools into your workflow, how you think and feel about AI tooling, and the impact they've had on you and your work.

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* Which of the following describe your level of engagement with AI tools?
Some alternatives will lead to a few additional follow-up questions in case you'd like to share more details.
Select all that apply:

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* How has AI tooling changed your day-to-day worklife?
How have your workdays or routines changed? Your role and responsibilities? Your team/organization/company? What do you do with the time/energy/effort you save from using AI tools?

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* What AI tools do you love using the most, and why?
You can mention multiple tools but please describe why you love them!

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* What are the most positive aspects of using AI tools in your experience?

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* What are the most negative aspects of using AI tools in your experience?

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* Tell us about your experience with tooling costs, usage limits or resource constraints
Is this something you or your team/organization/company is impacted by? Do you have a workarounds you've found helpful? We want to understand the problem people face and how they navigate them.

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* How do you feel about AI tooling?
Select all that apply:

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* How would you summarize your views on the current state of AI tooling?
In your own words, if you have additional thoughts you haven't expressed already

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* Is there anything else you'd like to share?

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