Leading Effective Engineering Teams in the Age of GenAI

A pragmatic guide for Software Engineering leaders

Leading Effective Engineering Teams in the Age of GenAI A pragmatic guide for Software Engineering leaders Addy Osmani Mar 19, 2025 109 6 9 Share This write-up builds on the ideas in “ Leading Effective Engineering Teams ” Summary / tl;dr Using AI in software development is not about writing more code faster; it's about building better software. It’s up to you as a leader to define what “better” means and help your team navigate how to achieve it. Treat AI as a junior team member that needs guidance. Train folks to not over-rely on AI; this can lead to skill erosion. Emphasize "trust but verif

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