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Context
Give agents access to the knowledge, tools, decisions, and constraints that shape the work.
Independent AI consultant
Build the engineering system for the age of AI.
I help engineering organizations redesign how software gets built when AI agents become part of the team.
20 yearsin R&D
Hands-onstrategy and implementation
AI-nativestrategy and systems
Community builderhelped build and grow Geektime's developer community, and co-created the Code, Vibe, and Evolve to AI conferences
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Built with and for ambitious teams.
Across product engineering, technical leadership, developer communities, and AI systems.
AUTODESK
eToro
CHEQ
amdocs
snappy
PROGRAMS
Member of global programs supporting the products and companies I build.
Microsoftfor Startups
for StartupsCloud ProgramNVIDIAInception
AWSActivate
THE SHIFT
AI changes more than how code is written.
As execution becomes faster and more abundant, the constraint moves to direction, context, verification, and judgment.
AI amplifies the engineering system around it. The organizations that benefit most will redesign that system, not only add new tools.
THE APPROACH
The model is
only one part.
Useful autonomy depends on the system around the agent: the context it can reach, the boundaries it works within, the feedback it receives, and the confidence we can place in the outcome.
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Execution
Create safe environments where agents can explore and act within clear boundaries.
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Confidence
Build verification and human judgment into the system so autonomy can grow responsibly.
HOW I HELP
Strategy that becomes
a working system.
I work across strategy, technology, and organizational change so the ambition does not stop at a presentation and the implementation does not lose sight of the larger goal.
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Shape the direction
Understand where AI can create real leverage, define the operating model, and make the choices that guide the work.
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Build the system
Turn the direction into working infrastructure, agent workflows, and practical changes to how software gets built.
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Embed the capability
Help teams develop the practices, judgment, and confidence to evolve the system from within.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Build for trusted outcomes, not generated output.
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Trusted outcomes over generated output. Speed matters only when the result can be understood, tested, and relied upon.
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Autonomy is designed, not switched on. Freedom grows inside explicit boundaries and where confidence has been earned.
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Context is infrastructure. Knowledge, decisions, tools, and constraints need to be available where the work happens.
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Humans own intent and accountability. Agents can extend execution, but people remain responsible for purpose, judgment, and standards.
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The environment is the multiplier. Better workflows, feedback, and verification make every agent more useful.
ABOUT YOHAI
I work across the whole system, from strategic intent to working software.
I'm Yohai Rosen, an independent AI consultant with 20 years in R&D, building technology, products, and engineering organizations.
I combine organizational thinking with hands-on implementation to help leaders understand what is changing, decide what matters, and turn that direction into a capability their teams can own. I also helped build and grow one of Israel's leading developer communities through my work with Geektime, spanning developer relations, content, and technical conferences including Code, Vibe, and Evolve to AI.
Work with meAvailable for selected engagements
Find where AI can
create real leverage.
Tell me how your engineering organization works today and what you want AI to make possible.
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