EP75: Building an AI-Native Engineering Team with Nic Neate

EP75: Building an AI-Native Engineering Team with Nic Neate

From Tech World Human Skills by Ben Pearce

March 4, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Ben Pearce and Nic Neate discuss the impact of AI on software engineering and the skills needed for AI native teams.

In this episode Ben Pearce and Nic Neate discuss what it's really like to build and be part of an AI native engineering team.  Nic shares his experiences and insights on how AI is fundamentally changing the way software is developed, the skills required for engineers in this new landscape, and the challenges organizations face in adapting to these changes.    Nic Neate is the CTO of @Nimbus.  He has many years working in the software world and previously worked at Metaswitch and Microsoft.   Show Links Ben Pearce LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/ Tech World Human Skills Home -  https://www.techworldhumanskills.com Nic Neate Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-neate-b3515210/ Nimbus - https://www.nimbusmaps.co.uk/     Takeaways AI is fundamentally changing software engineering. Vibe coding is using AI to write code. AI native means riding the wave of AI tooling. Being AI native enables you to do so much more. AI can do it in 10 minutes what you could do in a week. Context engineering is a key skill for engineers. Decision making is crucial in an AI native world. You need to invest in your tool chain…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Pearce

Guest: Nic Neate

Topics covered

  • AI native engineering
  • software development
  • engineering teams
  • AI tools
  • tech transformation

Keywords

  • AI native engineering
  • generative AI
  • context engineering
  • software productivity
  • AI integration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nimbus, Metaswitch, Microsoft

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