DOP 300: How To Become an AI Native Engineer in 2025
Show Notes
#300: Innovation and technology are constantly shifting the landscape of various industries, and the rise of AI is no exception. The term “AI Native Engineer” is becoming more prevalent. This shift denotes not just an evolution in the technological tools at our disposal but a transformation in how engineers engage with these tools to enhance productivity and innovation.
In this episode, our friend Patrick Debois joins us to talk about what he has been doing over the past year with AI.
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Patrick Debois
Patrick Debois is a practitioner, researcher, and eternal learner exploring how AI agents are reshaping software development — not just for individuals, but for teams and organizations. As independent advisor, Product DevRel lead at Tessl, and curator of ainativedev.io, he studies AI-native development patterns, context engineering, and how the context flywheel turns everyday coding into organizational knowledge.
He accidentally coined the term DevOps in 2009 by organizing the first DevOps Days, and co-authored the DevOps Handbook. From DevOps to DevSecOps to AI-native dev — Patrick has been at the frontier of emerging practices, always drawn to the same question: how do teams get better, together?
He organizes AI Native DevCon and is a frequent conference speaker known for knowledge packed talks. His current work centers on context engineering, the Context Development Lifecycle (CDLC), and the organizational patterns that emerge when AI agents become teammates. He shares his ongoing research through talks, workshops, and the blog on jedi.be.
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Viktor Farcic
Viktor Farcic is a member of the Google Developer Experts and Docker Captains groups, and published author.
His big passions are DevOps, Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices, Continuous Integration, Delivery and Deployment (CI/CD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
He often speaks at community gatherings and conferences.
He has published DevOps Paradox and Test-Driven Java Development.
His random thoughts and tutorials can be found in his blog The DevOps Toolkit.