The original title is "One Year" which is very vague and doesn't convey the key facts. I need to rewrite it based on the summary.

Short summary

After a year returning to Approov as an individual contributor, the author realized engineering has entered the agentic era where precise specifications and architectural judgment matter more than raw coding speed. His years in management unexpectedly prepared him for this shift—the same skills that balanced security and speed in payments work equally well in API security. He now mentors junior engineers, framing this as essential preparation for the uncertain future when agents do more of the coding.

• •Engineering has fundamentally shifted toward agentic era, prioritizing specs and architecture over coding speed
• •Management experience unexpectedly prepared for this transition through architectural thinking and mentorship skills
• •Mentoring the next generation is essential to understand how IC roles evolve as AI agents write more code

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