AI in Engineering Teams: How engineering leaders enable teams to leverage AI effectively
From experimentation to real adoption
AI is quickly becoming part of everyday engineering workflows.
But for engineering leaders, the real challenge isn’t the tools themselves — it's how teams adopt them in a way that actually improves productivity, quality, and collaboration.
How do you introduce AI coding assistants without disrupting established workflows?
How do experienced engineers react when AI becomes part of their daily toolkit?
And how can leaders ensure AI becomes leverage, not just hype?
These are the questions we’ll explore during the first session of Tech Leaders Collective: Warsaw, hosted in collaboration with Bolt.
Tech Leaders Collective is a curated community for Engineering Managers, Directors, and senior technical leaders who want to exchange real experiences about building effective engineering organizations.
This event is designed as a high-signal environment for thoughtful discussion and peer learning.
Speakers
Jevgenii Smirnov
Staff Engineering Manager, Bolt
Rolling Out AI Tooling at Scale
Lessons from introducing AI tools across engineering teams at Bolt — from experimentation to practical adoption.
Andrii Andriiko
Engineering Manager, Bolt
AI vs Senior Engineers
Stories from inside engineering teams: where AI helps, where it creates friction, and what leaders need to understand.
Konrad Maliszewski
VP Engineering, Crisp
AI: The Art of the Possible
How engineering leaders can rethink workflows and unlock new forms of leverage with AI.
Format
• 3 short talks (approx. 60 minutes)
• Q&A and open discussion
• 90 minutes of curated networking
Our goal is to create space for honest, practical conversations between engineering leaders.
Who should attend
This event is primarily for:
• Engineering Managers
• Staff+ Engineers
• Directors of Engineering
• Technical leaders responsible for engineering teams
Event details
📅 March 19, 2026 — 18:00
📍 Bolt Office, Warsaw
⚠️ Seats are limited.
Tech Leaders Collective aims to build a high-signal leadership community in Warsaw, focused on sharing practical lessons and raising the standard of engineering leadership.