#178: How AI Is Actually Changing Software Teams with Hunter Hillegas

About this episode

The episode discusses how AI is transforming software teams and their workflows.

AI isn’t just speeding up coding. It’s starting to change how teams work, what they build, and even who needs to be involved. In this episode, Brian and Hunter separate real impact from hype and explore what’s already shifting inside teams. Overview AI tools are improving fast, but what does that actually mean for teams doing the work? In this episode, Brian Milner sits down with Hunter Hillegas, CTO of Mountain Goat Software, to explore how AI is being used today inside real software teams. They dig into where these tools are genuinely accelerating work, from coding agents and automated testing to analyzing large data sets and reducing friction in everyday tasks. They also unpack the growing shift from writing code to reviewing it, and what that means for developers and team dynamics. At the same time, they address the gap between hype and reality. Where does AI perform well, and where does it still fall short? What happens when adoption is pushed top-down without clarity? And how might AI start to reshape roles, collaboration, and expectations across a team? This is a practical, honest look at what’s changing right now, where to start if you’re new to these tools, and how to…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Milner

Guest: Hunter Hillegas

Topics covered

• AI in software development
• team dynamics
• coding tools
• automation
• collaboration
• agile methodologies

Keywords

• AI
• software teams
• coding agents
• automated testing
• team collaboration
• agile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mountain Goat Software

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