ArchitectureConference50min
Is the Architect's Job Just Prompting Now? Lessons from the Field
This talk explores how AI is changing the Software Architect role by taking over, amplifying, or leaving unchanged key responsibilities. Using a real full-stack AI-assisted coding case study, it examines what worked, what failed, and what the experiment reveals about modern architectural judgment.
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Paweł ŻemłaSAP
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Thursday, June 18, 17:05-17:55
Room 4A
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AI is reshaping how software gets built — but is it also reshaping what it means to be a Software Architect?
In this talk I examine how the role is evolving: which responsibilities AI absorbs, which it amplifies, and which still demand human judgment.
To ground the discussion, I'll walk through a real case study — vibe-coding a full-stack application with AI as my main collaborator — sharing what worked, what didn't, and what the experiment revealed about being an architect today.
In this talk I examine how the role is evolving: which responsibilities AI absorbs, which it amplifies, and which still demand human judgment.
To ground the discussion, I'll walk through a real case study — vibe-coding a full-stack application with AI as my main collaborator — sharing what worked, what didn't, and what the experiment revealed about being an architect today.
Paweł Żemła
Paweł Żemła is a software architect with over a decade of experience designing distributed systems at scale. He specializes in translating complex business domains into clean, evolvable architectures, with a focus on service design, API boundaries, and long-term maintainability. He combines rigorous architectural thinking with the engineering leadership required to deliver resilient software in production, and is a frequent advocate for pragmatism over hype in system design.