Beyond Code: How Engineers Need to Evolve in the AI Era

Beyond Code: How Engineers Need to Evolve in the AI Era

From Engineering Culture by InfoQ by InfoQ

February 13, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of engineers in the AI era, emphasizing the need for business understanding and human empathy.

This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences. In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Ben Greene about embracing AI in software engineering, expanding beyond pure technical skills to understand business context, and prioritizing human empathy in increasingly automated systems. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/45TyYlL Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter for your monthly guide to the essential news and experience from industry peers on emerging patterns and technologies: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter Upcoming Events: QCon London 2026 (March 16-19, 2026) QCon London equips senior engineers, architects, and technical leaders with trusted, practical insights to lead the change in software development. Get real-world solutions and leadership strategies from senior software practitioners defining current trends and solving today's toughest software challenges. https://qconlondon.com/ QCon AI Boston 2026 (June 1-2, 2026) Learn how real teams are accelerating the entire software lifecycle with AI. https://boston.qcon.ai The InfoQ Podcasts: Weekly…

People in this episode

Host: Shane Hastie

Guest: Ben Greene

Topics covered

  • AI
  • software engineering
  • business context
  • human empathy

Keywords

  • engineering culture
  • AI integration
  • technical skills

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Beyond Code: How Engineers Need to Evolve, the Engineering Culture Podcast

More episodes of Engineering Culture by InfoQ

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Engineering Culture by InfoQ podcast page.