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Lindsey Simon - The Future of Software Engineering

Lindsey Simon discusses the future of software engineering, AI agents, developer workflows, and what changes when engineering teams adopt AI-native tooling.

Lindsey Simon - The Future of Software Engineering

What this episode covers

A software engineering leadership conversation about how AI changes developer workflows, review loops, tooling, and the shape of high-performing teams.

Key takeaways

  • How developer workflows are changing
  • What AI agents mean for engineering managers
  • Vercel lessons from modern web engineering
  • How teams should adopt AI tools

Why it matters for AI engineering teams

The through-line is production discipline. Teams need clear ownership, evaluation loops, source-of-truth workflows, and deployment patterns before AI systems can move from impressive demos to reliable business processes.

The future of software engineering is a tighter loop between intent, implementation, review, and deployment.

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