Designing the AI‑Native Engineering Organization

Nancy Wang

CTO @ 1Password

Tim Bozarth

CVP, CoreAI Engineering @ Microsoft

Taroon Mandhana

CTO, AI & Teamwork @ Atlassian

Abstract

Everyone says AI is fundamentally transforming engineering. The reality on the ground is more nuanced.

In this candid conversation, DX CEO Abi Noda sits down with senior engineering leaders from Atlassian, Microsoft, and 1Password to unpack how they're deploying AI today, what's actually working, and how they're positioning their organizations for what comes next.

Topics include how AI is reshaping org design and the role of the engineer, how leaders are approaching capacity planning and headcount, what AI governance looks like for different organizations, and where they are deliberately choosing not to apply AI.

Expect honest, experience-based perspectives from leaders who are already deep into their AI journeys.

About the panelists

Nancy Wang

CTO

Nancy Wang is the Chief Technology Officer at 1Password, where she leads innovation across security and AI. Formerly a General Manager at AWS and now a Partner at Felicis Ventures, she founded Advancing Women in Tech, empowering thousands to pursue careers in technology.

Tim Bozarth

CVP, CoreAI Engineering

Tim is an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of experience building and managing platform and infrastructure organizations. Currently as Corporate Vice President in Microsoft's CoreAI division, Tim leads the development of next-generation AI-driven developer experiences, with a strong focus on Microsoft's developer infrastructure, metrics, and engineering culture transformation.

Taroon Mandhana

CTO, AI & Teamwork

Taroon Mandhana is CTO of AI and Teamwork at Atlassian, a leading provider of productivity and collaboration software. In his role, Taroon oversees engineering teams responsible for Atlassian's flagship products, including Jira, Confluence, and Loom—which are bundled within the Teamwork Collection. He also leads the development of Rovo, Atlassian's AI, which includes Search, Chat, Agents, and Studio. Outside of Atlassian, Taroon holds nearly 15 years of AI experience. In his previous roles, he led the Search team at Microsoft Bing and later joined Meta to lead their Facebook Search and Marketplace teams. In his second stint at Microsoft, he led the company's content teams and built the personalized recommendation feed, Microsoft Start. Taroon graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and received his Master's from the University of Texas at Austin. In his free time, he enjoys going on hikes around the Pacific Northwest with his family.