Yasith Fernando

Yasith Fernando

Staff Software Engineer

The Software Engineer Who Don’t Code

Thursday, 4 June · 12:55 PM · Hallway track

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The Software Engineer Who Don’t Code

AI coding tools are rewriting what it means to build software, turning engineers into architects, reviewers, and orchestrators of AI-generated code rather than authors of every line. This talk explores the emerging reality where software engineers spend less time writing code and more time defining problems, evaluating solutions, and steering AI agents. We’ll look at what skills matter more now, what matters less, and how to stay effective (and relevant) when your most productive teammate is an LLM.

Yasith Fernando

Yasith is a software engineer based in Melbourne, Australia, with a passion for building things and experimenting with the latest AI tools. He works at Zendesk Australia, where he’s currently developing the AI App Builder — a tool that brings a Lovable-style, AI-powered app creation experience to the Zendesk ecosystem.