The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes
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· Sep 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Linkedin has been joking about “vibe coding cleanup specialists,” but it’s actually a growing profession.
Freelance developers and entire companies are making a business out of fixing shoddy vibe coded software.
I first noticed this trend in the form of a meme that was circulating on LinkedIn, sharing a screenshot of several profiles who advertised themselves as “vibe coding cleanup specialists.” I couldn’t confirm if the accounts in that screenshot were genuinely making an income by fixing vibe coded software, but the meme gained traction because of the inherent irony in the existence of such a job existing.
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