The invention of electric power tools did not put all carpenters out of work, only the ones who refused to adapt to them.

I don't think software engineering is going to die. Coding, as we know it, is going to change a lot. Short-term pain, but in the long term, we are likely to see an explosion of software. Having said that, AGI could change things - but then every profession would be dead.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfMAtaocvJw

Hi, I sort of wandered into my career. I started in telecom due to a co-op, and then jumped to a cool job making computers for blind people that was both closer to my home, but also offered the opportunity to see many parts of the business. I ended up working on electronics and software in the medical device field. If one has the aptitude for it, I think jobs that are closer to the hardware will have a much longer shelf life. Get a copy of "Horowitz and hill", if you find that book entertaining, you should be fine.