Of course, I'm not sure how far true that is in practice and how many of those companies may compromise when they can't find anyone who meets their high standards, but it does strike me as odd how the industry seems to be on the verge of just shutting the door to anyone who doesn't meet the standard of a "senior" developer. I've even seen a few jobs reposted for 2 or 3 months straight, which makes me feel like they can't find candidates (or maybe they're not really hiring).

But this is all just anecdotal anyways, has anyone else noticed a similar trend? Is it in any way related to AI? Maybe companies don't trust developers coming into the industry in the last 3 years because they may have relied heavily on LLMs?