No one notices infrastructure engineering when it's working well, which is exactly why it's one of the easiest roles for growing companies to underinvest in. Here's what the role actually covers.
AI gives engineering teams more capacity, but Engineering Managers determine whether that speed leads to better decisions, stronger context, and more reliable software.
Agentic AI systems plan tasks, call tools, and act with real autonomy, which changes what enterprise teams need from AI hires. This piece breaks down the broader engineering skill set agentic AI requires, from architecture and governance to CI/CD and observability, and how to integrate these engineers into an existing product team.