Vitaly Gordon is the Co-founder and CEO of Faros, a company working at the intersection of AI and software engineering to help organizations manage agentic software factories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Before founding Faros, Vitaly served as VP of Engineering at Salesforce, where he founded Salesforce Einstein, one of the first comprehensive enterprise AI platforms. His experience spans engineering leadership, enterprise AI, and building systems that bring machine learning into real-world business workflows. At Faros, he is focused on helping organizations understand and manage the growing role of AI agents in software development, as engineering teams move toward increasingly automated workflows. As AI agents take on more coding and engineering tasks, companies face new challenges in measuring productivity, coordinating work, and maintaining visibility across increasingly complex software delivery processes.Topics

• Managing agentic software factories and measuring AI's impact on engineering productivity
• Positioning and scaling AI infrastructure startups through effective go-to-market strategies
• How AI engineering intelligence connects developer workflows, productivity metrics, and business outcomes

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