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Vibe Coding Still Needs a Senior Engineer (For Now)

A security review of an AI-assisted internal tool revealed 28 issues, mostly classic security bugs like missing authorization, unenforced row-level security, and client-side gates. The author argues that AI coding tools produce senior-speed junior code, lacking the meta-layer of security intuition that senior engineers naturally add. The pattern: code does what is asked but fails to question the surrounding security context. Mitigations include senior engineer review, a second AI review pass, treating BaaS configuration as code, and assuming the frontend is not a security boundary.

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Vibe Coding Still Needs a Senior Engineer (For Now)
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  • A two-hour security review of an AI-built internal tool found 28 issues, mostly classic security bugs.
  • AI produced competent code but missed meta-layer security checks that seniors instinctively add.
  • Common issues: missing authentication on endpoints, unenforced RLS on existing tables, client-side gates without backend enforcement.
  • Recommendations: senior engineer review, second AI pass as reviewer, treat BaaS config as code, assume frontend is not a security boundary.

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