The future of engineering at Nationwide, Comcast, TD, and HPE

<p>In this session from DX Annual, Rebecca Fitzhugh, Lead Principal Engineer at Atlassian, moderates a panel featuring Nidhi Allipuram, Vice President, Enterprise Developer Experience and Platform at Nationwide, Jai Schniepp, Senior Director, DevX Product Management at Comcast, Brent Foster, Vice President and Head of Architecture and Strategy at TD Bank, and Praveena Patchipulusu, Vice President of Engineering at HPE.</p><p>Together, they discuss how large enterprises are approaching AI adoption, what it takes to build an AI-first software development lifecycle, and how engineering leaders are balancing speed, security, governance, and developer experience. They also share their perspectives on the changing role of engineers, human accountability, and how organizations can prepare for the future of software engineering.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Where to find Rebecca Fitzhugh: </strong></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmfitzhugh" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmfitzhugh</a> </p><p>• X: <a href="https://x.com/RebeccaFitzhugh" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/RebeccaFitzhugh</a> </p><p><strong>Where to find Jai Schniepp:</strong></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaschniepp" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaschniepp</a></p><p><strong>Where to find Nidhi Allipuram: </strong></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-allipuram" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-allipuram</a></p><p><strong>Where to find Brent Foster: </strong></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineeringthefuture" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineeringthefuture</a></p><p>• Website: <a href="https://brentfoster.me" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://brentfoster.me</a></p><p><strong>Where to find Praveena Patchipulusu: </strong></p><p>• LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveena-patchipulusu-158741" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveena-patchipulusu-158741</a><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(02:28) The AI journey across TD Bank, Comcast, and HPE</p><p>(05:59) Inside Nationwide&#39;s AI-assisted development lifecycle</p><p>(10:04) Reimagining the software development lifecycle with AI</p><p>(11:32) Security, governance, and human accountability</p><p>(15:27) Embedding security and guardrails into AI workflows</p><p>(17:55) How AI is changing the role of an engineer</p><p>(21:52) What developer experience looks like in the AI era</p><p>(26:55) What software engineering may look like in 2030</p><p>(32:47) How to prepare for the AI-driven future</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Referenced:</strong></p><p>• <a href="https://www.atlassian.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Atlassian</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.td.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TD Bank</a></p><p>• <a href="https://corporate.comcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Comcast Corporation</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.hpe.com/us/en/home.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.nationwide.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nationwide</a> </p><p>• <a href="https://github.com/github/spec-kit" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GitHub Spec Kit</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abinoda/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Abi Noda</a><br></p>