The Future of Engineering May Have Fewer Handoffs
About this episode
Robert Stewart discusses the impact of AI on engineering and the integration of actuarial experts in product teams.
AI is not just changing how engineers write code. It is changing who gets close enough to shape the work. In this episode of The Tech Trek, Robert Stewart, CTO at Arbital Health, joins Amir to talk about how AI is bringing actuarial subject matter experts closer to product and engineering teams, especially in healthcare and risk based contracts. Robert shares how his team is pairing technically minded SMEs with software engineers, using AI tools in development, and rethinking technical hiring now that AI assisted coding is part of the job. Practical Takeaways • AI can reduce the distance between domain experts and engineering when the SMEs can clearly describe requirements, acceptance criteria, and edge cases. • Pairing a subject matter expert with an experienced engineer can be more powerful than traditional pair programming because each person brings a different kind of judgment. • Better written requirements matter more in an AI assisted workflow because tools can work directly from detailed tickets and context. • Technical interviews may need to test how candidates use AI, not whether they can avoid it. • Hiring teams need stronger signals around identity, environment fit…
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