DPE Summit in 2 weeks! Meet Develocity 360; Developers as “orchestators”; What is Continuous GRC; plus, open DPE positions around the world!


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FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT

🌉 Got your ticket yet? Don’t miss DPE Summit in 2 weeks!

We’re just two weeks out from DPE Summit 2025. We can’t wait to join 500+ developers and engineers at The Midway in San Francisco on September 23-24!

This is the only event fully dedicated to Developer Productivity Engineering and Developer Experience. It only happens once a year, and it’s happening now. Get ready to learn from dozens of top engineering organizations as they share their best practices and lessons learned solving productivity challenges at scale. 

Still wondering what to expect? Check out our impressive list of speakers and sessions or explore the full two-day agenda. 

Remaining spaces are extremely limited and going fast—get your ticket while supplies last!
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Have you heard? Develocity 360 is now available!

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Develocity 360, our new toolchain observability platform designed to meet the growing demand for observability across both local and CI build processes.


Traditional observability began as a way to visualize what happens in a system by recording logs, metrics, and tracing data. Toolchain observability from Develocity 360 builds on this by providing the ability to track, analyze, and optimize every stage of the software build, test, and deploy process. With Develocity 360, you can:

  • Use Agentic AI for proactive troubleshooting and issue resolution

  • Optimize build performance and compute resources

  • Create a more reliable software delivery pipeline

  • Ensure more secure and compliant software

Develocity 360 shifts toolchain observability to the left and extends it across your entire software delivery pipeline, from the developer’s local machine all the way to CI. By recording the end-to-end build process, regardless of your tech stack or toolchain, you can uncover the full context and relationships between different parts of the software build process.
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IDEAS & INSIGHTS

From grunt work to Maestro?

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“Turning an AI-assisted sketch into a system that survives audits, runs at scale, and does not break the bank’s risk model is still real engineering work.”


        - Dr David Hardoon, global head of AI enablement at Standard Chartered


This article in Future CIO covers a thoughtful conversation with Dr. David Hardoon. It’s interesting to consider the concept of software engineers evolving from "coders" to "orchestrators" when it comes to working with Generative AI. 


According to Forrester, who noted in 2024 that AI was already freeing developers from routine tasks like generating boilerplate code, the article emphasizes that while GenAI accelerates prototyping, "real engineering work" remains crucial for transforming an AI-assisted sketch into a production-ready system. 


The new role involves being pulled upstream into design, integration, and governance, with success measured by metrics like prototype-to-production velocity and business outcome multipliers. The most valuable asset in this new era remains you—the human engineer. 


Learn more about the impact of GenAI on our codebases and pipelines in this white paper by Gradle founder and CEO, Hans Dockter.
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EXPERT TAKES

Security and compliance concerns? Learn about how we’re making “Continuous GRC” the next evolution in DevOps

Unexpected late-stage GRC violations delay deployments and cause expensive re-work. 


While DevOps has revolutionized how software is built and deployed—making significant gains in efficiency and speed by automating various stages of the SDLC—one critical aspect still remains too often manual and reactive: ensuring that your software build and deploy process adheres to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) requirements. 


The traditional, periodic approach to GRC is increasingly inadequate, creating bottlenecks and potential risks, especially in large enterprises with complex regulatory landscapes. The next logical evolution in this journey is Continuous GRC—the comprehensive automation of GRC processes, integrating them seamlessly into the DevOps and IT Service Management pipeline. 


This blog post from Gradle’s Field CTO explains how Continuous GRC is the next critical evolution in modern software development.
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DPE UNIVERSITY

Sign up for “Gradle Shared Build Logic”

As your Gradle project gets bigger, you'll find yourself writing the same code in many different places. This can lead to errors and make it hard to keep things organized. In this training, you’ll learn a better way to manage common project settings using something called convention plugins.

For developers with Gradle Build Tool experience (including knowledge of core concepts and authoring build files), this 1-hour, self-paced course will teach you how to confidently create a location for shared configuration and utilize the power of convention plugins. 

See what you can learn in just an hour!
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

DPE Job Openings

The industry needs you! You might find your dream role among these job openings related to DPE, developer productivity, and engineering leadership. 


NOTE: These postings are active at the time of sending but are subject to change.

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