Spriha Baruah Tucker

Spriha Barua Tucker, Field CTO at Buildkite and two-time Y Combinator founder, shares her insights on the evolving landscape of AI in engineering. She emphasizes that AI adoption is not simply plug-and-play; it requires human oversight and a clear understanding of tools like GitHub Copilot and Cloud Code. Spriha advises companies to start small with focused experiments to gauge AI's impact, while also outlining the importance of trust and verification in automated systems. Her pragmatic approach encourages mapping AI capabilities to existing challenges for effective integration.

Spriha Baruah Tucker, the Field CTO at Buildkite and former Google engineer, shares her journey from startup founder to shaping innovative CI/CD solutions. She discusses how customers’ enthusiastic feedback led her to Buildkite, and reveals her MVP focused on connecting technical contexts with engineering. Spriha talks about the balance between catering to power users versus creating curated experiences. She also predicts the future of CI as a risk-based system and offers invaluable advice for startup founders on maintaining enthusiasm and addressing major risks.