#929 Why You Can’t Go Off Vibes in Software Development with Stephen Poletto, Field CTO at Span

AI tools are more powerful than ever, but you still can’t operate like THIS.

Today, we're talking to Stephen Poletto, Field CTO at Span. We discuss why engineering teams are making decisions based on hype instead of data, how AI is reshaping software development through emerging practices like harness engineering, and why measuring actual productivity versus perceived productivity is more critical than ever.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Span, check out their website here.

About Stephen Poletto

Stephen Poletto is the Field CTO at Span, a software engineering intelligence platform helping engineering leaders navigate AI transformation. A seasoned engineering leader, Stephen previously served as Director of Engineering at Dropbox for eight years and held a leadership role at Lattice, where he helped scale the company from $15M to $125M ARR. He has also done work with Apple Xcode. Today, Steven focuses on the intersection of data and developer productivity, using his front-row seat to the AI revolution to help engineering teams make smarter, evidence-based decisions about how they build software.