Aug 28, 2026

AI Evals for Cross-Functional Teams — Nachiket Paranjape & Swaroop Chitlur Haridas, DoorDash

DoorDash's GenAI platform team transformed evaluation from an engineering-centric task into a cross-functional workflow. By adopting an API-first strategy, they empowered non-engineers like Strategy & Operations to "vibe code" their own annotation UIs using coding agents and self-serve calibrate LLM judge prompts. This approach dramatically reduced annotation costs, accelerated iteration, and fostered broader organizational ownership of AI quality.

Aug 26, 2026

Knowledge Systems: The New GTM Stack — Jeffrey Wang, Exa

Jeffrey Wang, co-founder of Exa, details how "go to market" (GTM) is transforming into an AI engineering problem. He showcases Exa's agent-first approach, using tools like an ICP dashboard for market intelligence and a personal AI clone (Jeffbot) to automate and optimize sales, emphasizing the need for robust APIs and arbitrarily customizable systems in this new AI-driven landscape.

Apr 15, 2026

From Renting Machines by the Hour to Renting Capabilities by the MSeconds • Dhaval Nagar • GOTO 2025

Dhaval Nagar chronicles the evolution of cloud economics from hourly-billed virtual machines a decade ago to the current 'capability economy.' The talk is structured in three acts, detailing the journey from the initial launch of AWS Lambda, through the maturation of the serverless ecosystem with frameworks and new platforms, to the present day where complex capabilities like AI models are consumed as millisecond-metered APIs. This shift demands a new developer mindset focused on composing services, event-driven architecture, and eliminating infrastructure management.

Mar 02, 2026

Platform Engineering • Ajay Chankramath & Nic Cheneweth • GOTO 2026

Ajay Chankramath and Nic Cheneweth discuss the critical elements of effective platform engineering, emphasizing a product mindset, the foundational role of control planes and API-first design, the common pitfalls of implementing Backstage, and the emerging impact of AI and agents on the platform landscape.