Hello everybody. TL;DR: I’m following a process using AI to build projects but I’m worried the process that I’m following is slow compared to current industry’s expectations from product managers/software engineers.
I’ve been fortunate enough to work at a small US based startup for 3 years and have seen AI evolve to the extent that it has. However, this is my first and only job in the industry and now I’m thinking about moving and applying elsewhere. My understanding of the current state of the industry is that - for high paying jobs and positions at the very least:
- engineers are expected to own and build E2E product features with a very quick turnaround using stuff like CC, Codex, Cursor etc. - Industry doesn’t want vibe coders. They want “agentic coders” - people who use AI to help themselves write better code quickly, reviewing stuff that AI has written etc. To prepare myself, what I’ve been doing is that I’ve been studying System Design and I’m building projects (I built one already, now I’m working on a potential SaaS idea) using CC and Codex (I got the USD 100 subscription in both). But I don’t know if I’m doing it right? Like my current process right now is:
- Build a detailed v0 Architecture doc & Roadmap in collaboration w/ a CC Agent.
- Codex Reviews
- Human (my) review once Codex approves. And then move on to Coding and repeat the process. For example, in my current SaaS, first I:
- Built a detailed v0 architecture document that details the base version of the product.
- I have a CC Agent with a principal Software engineer Role that I used to discuss/build the doc and I wrote a project specific Codex Skill to review each stage of the doc (I’ve give my CC Agent access to the codex CLI so it calls the Codex Skill and goes through the review cycle automatically)
- Once CC Agent wrote it & Codex has approved it, I then review each line of the doc myself. (This is where I’m at currently and it’s taking days because the doc is like 4000 lines long).
- Once the Architecture doc is finalized (i.e. I’ve read it E2E), I’ll have CC start writing the code, have Claude use Codex to review it and address feedback until Codex approves it, then I’ll review it myself as well. I feel like the process is correct because I’m the one who owns the code so I need to know exactly what’s it doing and why. But I also feel like I’m going so slow as compared to what will be expected of me. Like I imagine people would want a working protype of this SaaS in one week whereas it’s taken me a couple of weeks already and I’m still at the architecture stage. That’s what I wanted to ask the experienced folks here: Am I doing the right thing? Am I being slow? Is there something else that I should do to evolve my process? Should I perform less human review and trust the AI more? Does the industry just want vibe coders - i.e. just rely and submit what AI gives you? submitted by /u/HotOkra913
Originally posted by u/HotOkra913 on r/ClaudeCode
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