AI-First Engineering
Use this skill when designing process, reviews, and architecture for teams shipping with AI-assisted code generation.
Process Shifts
- •Planning quality matters more than typing speed.
- •Eval coverage matters more than anecdotal confidence.
- •Review focus shifts from syntax to system behavior.
Architecture Requirements
Prefer architectures that are agent-friendly:
- •explicit boundaries
- •stable contracts
- •typed interfaces
- •deterministic tests
Avoid implicit behavior spread across hidden conventions.
Code Review in AI-First Teams
Review for:
- •behavior regressions
- •security assumptions
- •data integrity
- •failure handling
- •rollout safety
Minimize time spent on style issues already covered by automation.
Hiring and Evaluation Signals
Strong AI-first engineers:
- •decompose ambiguous work cleanly
- •define measurable acceptance criteria
- •produce high-signal prompts and evals
- •enforce risk controls under delivery pressure
Testing Standard
Raise testing bar for generated code:
- •required regression coverage for touched domains
- •explicit edge-case assertions
- •integration checks for interface boundaries
When to Use
- •Use this skill when you need for functional programming or specific domain tasks.