Building stronger engineering teams with aligned autonomy
Striking the balance between speed and strategy is a major challenge for business and tech leaders. That’s where aligned autonomy comes in.

Striking the balance between speed and strategy is a major challenge for business and tech leaders. That’s where aligned autonomy comes in.
How do leaders ensure alignment, autonomy, and productivity as engineering practices continue to evolve?
In this episode of Leaders of Code, Jody Bailey, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Stack Overflow, sits down with Dane Knecht, the newly appointed Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare.
Positioned at the intersection of automation, decision intelligence, and data orchestration, AI agents are quickly emerging as essential tools for aligning business outcomes with technical workflows.
What challenges do organizations face when adopting AI, and why is understanding its limitations key to success?
If velocity is just a tool and not a goal, how do you measure real success for engineering teams?
How can engineering teams move beyond traditional metrics like velocity to create real business impact?
Financial institutions face a balancing act between tech innovation and strict regulations. As customer expectations for improved user experience and demands from those tasked with enhancing features keep rising, engineering teams need to find a harmonious middle ground.
In this episode of Leaders of Code, we chat with guests from Lloyds Banking Group about their focus on engineering excellence and the need for organizations to adapt to new technologies while ensuring customer safety and meeting their expectations.
AI is not a linear process. To scale effectively, engineering leaders must account for varied edge cases, presenting a new set of challenges.
On this episode of Leaders of Code, Maureen Makes, VP of Engineering at Recursion, discusses AI's role in drug discovery, scaling and integration challenges, and the importance of innovation in achieving the high standards desired.
AI is changing how we think about coding. While tools evolve, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity remain the essential skills for top developers.
In this episode of Leaders of Code, host Ben Popper, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar, and GitLab Field CTO Lee Faus explore how GenAI is reshaping software development practices.
In the first episode of our new podcast series, Leaders of Code, we sat down with Don Woodlock, Head of Global Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems, and Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar to discuss data strategy's critical role in AI development.
In our very first episode, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar talks to Don Woodlock, Head of Global Healthcare Solutions at InterSystems, about the challenges in their AI journey and the critical role of a robust data strategy in any successful AI initiative.