In What Skills Do Developers NEED To Have In An AI Future?, Trisha Gee says

Developers Are a Bridge Between the Silicon and End User

This was said in the context of the importance of "soft skills" for a developer.

This explanation of a developer resonates so much with me because it encompasses everything. On the one hand you need to be able to program the silicon at a low level. On the other hand you need to be able to communicate with the end user to figure out what to build.

It was also said in the context that how you realize an end user need might change with AI. You might write a prompt instead of writing code. But the developer's job is still to be that bride.