Lee Atchison
Software architect, author, and speaker specializing in cloud computing, scalable system design, and software architecture. He is the author of Architecting for Scale, Overcoming IT Complexity, and The Software Conductor, and has held leadership roles at Amazon, AWS, New Relic, and Product Genius.
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Oct 12, 2026 • 1h 2min
Stop Being the Hero: How Developers Become Great Software Architects - Lee Atchison
Lee Atchison is a software architect, author, and former Amazon and AWS leader. He explores why heroic developers can struggle in architecture, the conductor mindset, and five questions for spotting problems early. They discuss empathy, mentoring, influence without authority, and the test for teaching versus deciding. Lee also shares perspectives on AI, engineering judgment, responsible guardrails, and why dark factories may fade.
