π A 27 year old with unlimited tokens tasked to rewrite 98% of Cisco's legacy code over 24 months
Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months β president plucks former startup founder, telling him to 'go nuts'
Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-30. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/cisco-gives-27-year-old-engineer-unlimited-ai-tokens-to-rewrite-98-percent-of-the-companys-legacy-code-in-24-months-president-plucks-former-startup-founder-telling-him-to-go-nuts
Cisco chief found a 27-year-old ex-founder βburied away in the organization doing something unstrategicββnow the Gen Zer is rewriting 98% of its code
Fortune, 2026-10-30
https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/cisco-president-jeetu-patel-gen-z-27-year-old-unlimited-ai-tokens-rewrite-legacy-code-entry-level-jobs/