At this AI startup, the engineers became the bosses, and agents do the coding

"The two engineers ship more features than my team at Amazon in 2017. At a certain point a few months ago, Claude Code just became really good."

"Now we go into a meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays, and we talk about what are the things we need to ship. That takes 20-30 minutes."

Wayfound.ai has transformed its engineering team into engineering managers who oversee AI agents. CEO Tatyana Mamut states that her two engineers are more productive than larger teams, shipping more features than her previous team at Amazon. The engineers utilize AI tools like Claude Code to enhance efficiency, eliminating lengthy testing processes. They focus on customer interactions to develop custom features, while engineering managers handle project planning and collaboration. This shift began in 2024, leading to significant improvements in productivity and project management.

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