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# Inside the AI-Native Engineering Org


- **Date:** Friday, Sep 25, 2026
- **Time:** 09:40–10:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

AI is changing how software gets built, and engineering organizations are changing with it: tools, workflows, and team structures are all in motion. What AI-native engineering looks like in practice - what's changing, what's working, and where it's heading.

## Speaker

### [Hari Lingamagunta](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@hari-lingamagunta)

Atlassian, Head of Developer Infrastructure


## Related talks at this congress

- [Building an AI-Native Development Workflow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1842-building-an-ai) — Vanessa Minik
- [Building AI Products vs. Building With AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1841-building-ai-products) — Aparna Dhinakaran, Rukmini Reddy, Tamar Bercovici
- [AI ROI: The Hard Unit Economics of AI-Native Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1687-ai-roi-the-hard-unit) — Manu Gurudatha
- [The Reality of AI Adoption in Enterprises](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1752-the-reality-of-ai) — Priyanka Vergadia

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## Links

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