From Squads to Soloists: RIP the Engineering Team

From 8-person squads to micro-teams of one.

Meet your new team: Sam (Coding), Jen (Review), and Pat (Stories). They are AI agents. They don't need lunch breaks.

In 2026, the engineer is a "Soloist" who ships the whole thing. But what happens to the leadership structures we’ve spent decades building?

We are putting the new org chart on the table:

🤖 The Agent Economy: If your team is mostly non-human, what is left for the Engineering Manager to manage?

👥 The Soloist Reality: Is the "100x Engineer" feasible in enterprise, or just a startup fantasy?

💻 The Missing Rungs: If AI writes the boilerplate, how do we train the next generation of Staff Engineers?

Our speakers:

🧠 Yoav Shmaria - VP R&D, SaaS Platform @ Similarweb
🧠 Sara Maldon – Head of AI Automation & Transformation @ Make
🧠 Petr Kubelka – Engineering Manager @ Mews

10-minute lightning talks followed by a panel discussion and legendary networking!

What makes our meetups different:

• Action-oriented: Every talk includes takeaway guides/frameworks you can photograph or access via QR code
• Case study focused: Real implementations, real results, real failures
• Interactive: Audience Q&A with people who've actually done this
• Practical: Skip the vendor pitches—hear from practitioners

Perfect for engineering leaders tired of AI marketing fluff who want practical insights.

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