GenAI Cracow #18 - Builders Economy
Fast fashion in software development?
Agenda
How many humans does it take to ship a product? by Konrad
Discussion Panel: Senior leaders coding again hosted by Karolina
Quiz
Networking (sponsored by HEINEKEN)
Abstract
How many humans does it take to ship a product?
We built policy-driven code generator that output specific implementations from our curated documentation and code samples, handling auth flows, database schemas, and payment integrations across our tech stack. Our production system at CEE AI Hub uses context-aware coding modes to maintain consistency. During the talk I will covers our toolchain architecture, context strategies and issues with creating maintenable code
Senior leaders coding again
Why are engineering directors and CTOs writing code again instead of just managing teams? LLMs enabled senior leaders to ship products solo while running businesses. We'll discuss toolchain strategies, quality control when AI generates code, and whether domain expertise plus AI coding actually beats traditional team scaling. Expect direct conversation about development speed, technical debt, and the new competitive dynamics where solo builders challenge entire engineering departments.
Speakers
Konrad Bujak
Generative AI Engineer and Product Manager, working in IT for the past 13 years. MSc. in AI Engineering. Founder @ CEE AI Hub, AI venture building and local communities booster. Sometimes also a private consultant helping companies implementing Generative AI features / products and building product (engineering) teams. IoT and homelab enthusiast.
LinkedIn | Github
Szymon Kurcab
Head of AI Labs @ Tropic, transforming complex spend data into practical AI assistants for procurement teams. Recently created the ruby-mcp-client gem that allows MCP support to Ruby for developers. Former CTO at Chargify (now Maxio). He co-created repertuary.pl. Actively contributes to the Ruby community through KRUG meetups
Linkedin | Github
Karolina Żak
Technology Specialist @ HEINEKEN, working on Business Intelligence and Machine Learning projects. Previously in fintech, focusing on risk analysis and process optimization. Active speaker – delivers internal AI trainings, as well as lectures at universities and Toastmasters on data and AI in business and technology.
Partners
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