Developer Velocity in the AI Era: The Databricks Way

At Databricks, we’ve been on a journey to transform the developer experience from the ground up in the age of AI. In this session, we will share how our Developer Platform org is building systems that scale as our engineering scales with AI — from remote build pods that untether productivity from local machines, to CI/CD pipelines that support complex open-source and monorepo workflows, to next-gen testing infrastructure — strategic use of AI tooling and agents across the board.

You’ll hear lessons learned, trade-offs we’ve navigated, and the key principles guiding our work. This talk will offer a blueprint for building high-leverage systems that let engineers ship faster, with more confidence in the age of AI.