How BabyList Accelerated AI Adoption in Engineering with Karynn Ikeda

Karynn Ikeda, former engineering manager at Babylist, discusses the company's rollout of AI tools across its engineering organization. The conversation highlights Babylist's early adoption of tools like Windsurf and Cursor, moving to Claude Code, and the importance of leadership support and engineer involvement in the adoption process. Ikeda shares insights into strategies like AI OKRs and measuring engineer sentiment to gauge the effectiveness of AI tools. A key point is the shift towards agent orchestration, with the goal of engineers primarily managing AI agents rather than writing code themselves. Ikeda also touches on the expansion of AI tools to non-technical roles, like product and design, to foster innovation and bridge skill gaps.