Job-Ready Software Engineering / 07

AI-assisted work with engineering judgment

35 minutes · Developers and QA professionals

Faster is not the same as better

Use the tool. Own the result.

Good uses for AI

Explain unfamiliar code
Propose test cases
Draft documentation
Explore alternatives
Generate a bounded first draft

A useful task prompt

Context
Task
Constraints
Output format

The verification loop

Ask
Inspect
Run
Compare
Correct
Document

What must not be shared

Passwords and tokens
Private customer data
Employer code without permission
Sensitive logs
Confidential plans

Demo: review an AI-generated patch

Correctness
Edge cases
Security
Test coverage
Maintainability
Scope

Pause: create an evidence log

Prompt
Output
Verification steps
Mistakes found
Final correction

Your artifact

I used AI to accelerate __, verified it by __, found __, and changed __ before shipping.

Next step

Make the artifact.

Publish your work, then continue to the next lesson.