How I use AI as a Junior Engineer

In August 2025, I started a new position as a junior DevOps engineer. This was my first “real” job after completing my apprenticeship. Having specialized in platform engineering, I had only briefly touched on software engineering. I learned the basics of object-oriented programming and could write simple hello world applications, but that was about it. I knew my new position would primarily involve writing code, which was largely new territory for me. So how does AI come into play here? ...

September 28, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Mike Ditton