World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 24, 2026 • Session details

Building the Agentic Software Factory

Matan Grinberg , Thomas Dohmke , Frederic Lardinois

The future of engineering isn't writing syntax, but managing fleets of autonomous AI agents. Discover how to transition from legacy workflows to building self-improving software factories.

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1:31 min

The shift toward agentic software factories and orchestration

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The evolving role of software engineers alongside agents

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Transitioning software engineering teams to AI-native development workflows

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Adapting to the changing landscape of autonomous software development

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The future of software engineering in autonomous systems

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Balancing developer autonomy with the adoption of coding agents

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