Building the most AI-pilled engineering team in the world | Fiona Fung (Manager of the Claude Code and Cowork Teams)

Software engineering has undergone a fundamental shift where coding is no longer the primary bottleneck, enabling engineers to focus on high-agency, ambitious product building. Fiona Fung, an engineering leader at Anthropic, highlights how AI-integrated workflows—such as using agents for real-time project visibility and automated code reviews—allow teams to ship code eight times faster than in previous years. This transformation necessitates a move from traditional metrics toward outcome-based productivity and just-in-time planning. Success in this new era requires a growth mindset, deep subject matter expertise for verification, and a commitment to dogfooding products to maintain quality. As roles blur between engineering and product management, teams must prioritize proactive quality monitoring and foster a culture of open, honest communication to manage the rapid pace of innovation and avoid the pitfalls of scaling too quickly.