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Should Claude Code be a requirement for software engineering?

Someone in my network said they're looking for Claude Code expertise when scanning resumes. Does this take precedence over engineering principles?

Should Claude Code be a requirement for Software Engineering? Someone in my network wrote:

"PSA for Software Engineering job seekers. As someone who just manually looked at over 200 resumes (without AI) today, I want to say that when I'm scanning the resumes, I'm looking for only one thing and 99.9% of the resumes do not have it: the ability to use Claude Code as an expert. Multiple simultaneous agents, worktrees, skills, plugins, CICD that incorporates autonomous code reviews, and a personal workflow that tie everything together. That's not to say that I don't care about anything else. But if I don't see it, I move on. This will be every software recruiter very soon. Adapt accordingly."

Do you agree? Does this take precedence over engineering principles, coding skills, understanding of security principles, etc.?

Olivier Reuland