AI is making junior devs faster. So what exactly is your value now?

This is the talk no one wants to admit they need. With AI compressing the skill gap and automating the work that used to signal seniority, the role of the principal engineer is quietly being redefined. This session is a candid, experience-backed conversation about navigating that shift with clarity rather than anxiety.

What's in it for you
You'll get a clear-eyed breakdown of which principal-level skills AI genuinely threatens, which ones become more valuable, and how to deliberately reposition your technical leadership for the next decade. Expect honest takes on mentorship, system thinking, architectural judgment, and the one thing AI will never replace, the ability to ask the right question in the first place.