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Amit Upadhyay

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From Idea to Production: Reimagining the Software Delivery Lifecycle for the AI-First Era

Submitted Sep 15, 2025

Type of session: 25-35 min talk

Session Description:

The way we build and ship software is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Traditional approaches to software delivery are being stretched thin by the growing complexity of systems, distributed architectures, and the demand for faster cycles. In this talk, I will introduce the concept of AI First Software Delivery (AIFSD) – a paradigm where AI agents are embedded into the software delivery lifecycle from the ground up, not as afterthoughts or bolt-ons. This shift helps organizations move from reactive firefighting to proactive, intelligent, and automated software delivery.

Software delivery has always been a balancing act between speed, quality, and complexity. With the rise of AI, we have an opportunity to reimagine this balance altogether. In this session, I will introduce AI First Software Delivery (AIFSD) — a paradigm where AI is built into every stage of the software delivery lifecycle, starting from requirement gathering all the way to deployment. Instead of siloed tools, we envision AI-native pipelines where intelligent agents collaborate with engineers to accelerate delivery, reduce tech debt, and improve software resilience.

The talk will walk through how AI can play a role at each stage: requirement analysis (AI-assisted refinement of user stories), design (architecture suggestions and anti-pattern detection), coding (AI-powered pair programming and PR reviews), testing (intelligent test case generation), CI/CD (AI-optimized pipelines), and deployment (self-healing and adaptive rollouts). I will also share my exploration of building this ecosystem with open-source tools — creating a foundation where developers and organizations can adopt, extend, and experiment with AIFSD without vendor lock-in.

Takeaways:

  1. A framework for thinking about AI First Software Delivery and how to apply it in your own context.
  2. Examples of open-source tools and patterns to start implementing AIFSD in your own projects.

Target Audience:

• Engineering leaders and architects exploring AI adoption in their delivery pipelines.
• Software engineers, DevOps, and platform teams who want to reduce toil and improve delivery quality.

Speaker Bio:

I’m Amit Upadhyay, a Lead Consultant(Data) from ThoughtWorks India with 11 years of experience spanning software engineering, data engineering, and AI/ML applications. I specialize in designing scalable data and software platforms, and I’m currently focused on building intelligent developer tools and frameworks that bring AI into everyday engineering workflows.

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