> Markdown version of [/videos/100266-ai-won-t-fix-your-engineering-culture?t=226](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100266-ai-won-t-fix-your-engineering-culture?t=226). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# AI Won't Fix Your Engineering Culture

Developers spend 60% of their time battling infrastructure, not writing code. Throwing AI at a broken system won't fix your engineering culture, but rapidly accelerates your technical debt.

- **Speakers:** [Julia Kordick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julia-kordick)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe
- **Published:** July 10, 2026
- **Duration:** 29:21
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100266-ai-won-t-fix-your-engineering-culture
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/040807c899acddc45b4aefac448cbbe3/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=52430ms

## Access

Playback and chapters for this video are available with a Free account.

## Related Moments

- [Navigating four key pressures in agentic software engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100511-fixing-git-for-agents-somewhere-between-the-prompt-and-production-we-lost-the-plot) (from "Fixing Git for Agents: Somewhere Between the Prompt and Production, We Lost the Plot")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/c9b3470ec6aca85ff9b93f8fa9c3afa0/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=219476ms
- [Transitioning software engineering teams to AI-native development workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100087-ai-ready-what-enterprise-transformation-actually-takes) (from "AI-Ready? What Enterprise Transformation Actually Takes")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/86211a77288f1f06e21a8cdc5ef02d15/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=152470ms
- [Balancing developer autonomy with the adoption of coding agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100198-the-last-mile-of-ai-from-prototype-to-production) (from "The Last Mile of AI: From Prototype to Production")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/ff9c09619a4fcd6d8f9ced4e821a0fe9/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=108950ms
- [Transitioning to AI-native engineering teams and workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100508-legacy-as-a-launchpad-how-yahoo-mail-is-undergoing-a-product-and-engineering-transformation) (from "Legacy as a Launchpad: How Yahoo Mail is Undergoing a Product and Engineering Transformation")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/25bcd90e13f6ef7ab217ed7620dee0d2/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=179363ms
- [The enduring relevance of developer experience in the AI era](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100564-12-names-for-the-same-thing-why-developer-experience-can-t-grow-without-a-common-language) (from "12 Names for the Same Thing: Why Developer Experience Can't Grow Without a Common Language")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/d3f41fb8347ebb60542a5e77b3d9c875/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=145544ms
- [Navigating developer bottlenecks and human accountability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100265-fireside-chat-in-conversation-with-werner-vogels-cto-of-amazon-com) (from "Fireside Chat - In conversation with Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/c3fba11645fa617695aa063f0772a420/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=50830ms

## Related Articles

- [Exploring AI: Opportunities and Risks for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/522-exploring-ai-opportunities-and-risks-for-developers)
- [How to Lead Quality Teams Through AI Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/791-how-to-lead-quality-teams-through-ai-transformation)
- [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)
- [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)

## Related Jobs

- [Senior Software Engineer - Semantic Data Lake (Open)SDE3](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48597-senior-software-engineer-semantic-data-lake-open-sde3) at **WEX**
- [Senior AI Platform Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3709265-senior-ai-platform-engineer) at **ARM**
- [Senior AI Platform Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3711642-senior-ai-platform-engineer) at **ARM**
- [Director of Engineering - Data Platform SDM5](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48598-director-of-engineering-data-platform-sdm5) at **WEX**
- [Software Development Engineer 4 - Database Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48591-software-development-engineer-4-database-engineer) at **WEX**
- [Senior AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4256728-senior-ai-engineer) at **ARM**