Maintaining System Coherence in an AI-Generated World

The Hidden Power of Boring Problems

Monday Mar 16 / 10:35AM GMT

Every engineer faces the same dilemma: invest your limited time mastering the latest technology and framework, or go deeper on fundamental problems that feel "boring" but compound for decades to come?

Yinka Omole

Lead Software Engineer @Personio, Previously Vice President @Goldman Sachs

The Sociotechnical Staff Engineer: Architecture, Culture and Organizational Change

Monday Mar 16 / 11:45AM GMT

In today’s complex engineering landscape, Staff+ engineers, architects, and technical leaders can no longer operate solely as technical experts.

Vanessa Formicola

Principal Architect and Head of TASC (Technology, Architecture and Software Craft) @Prima, Ex Thoughtworks/Microsoft

All Tech Debt is NOT Created Equal

Monday Mar 16 / 01:35PM GMT

As we move into the era of AI, code that could be called slop or tech debt is increasing faster than ever. This means that managing that tech debt is just as important as ever. However, how do you prioritize which tech debt to work on? How do you convince others that any of it is important?

Joy Ebertz

Principal Engineer @Imprint, Blogger, and Speaker, Previously @Harness, @Split, & @Box

The Influence Toolkit

Monday Mar 16 / 02:45PM GMT

Senior IC roles are often said to be about influence – but what do we mean by influence? And what are the tools that a senior IC can employ to influence individuals and teams within a large organisation?

Henry Wilson

Senior Architect @BBC

Unconference: Staff+ Engineering

Monday Mar 16 / 03:55PM GMT