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I build production AI systems and teach software engineers to do the same.Every week I create real AI systems and automations that save time, save money, and increase leverage. Then I show you exactly how I built them. Complete code. Deployed to production. No theory.I've spent 20 years building software systems and leading engineering teams. Now I'm focused on applied AI - building systems that solve real problems and teaching others to do the same.I run two things:AI Engineer - A community where professional software engineers learn production AI through weekly live builds, code reviews, and hands-on projects. We build together: RAG pipelines, autonomous agents, automations.Leverage AI - Custom AI development for businesses when off-the-shelf tools aren't enough. AI systems, intelligent workflows, and automations that scale your business operations.📩 Get my free weekly newsletter: newsletter.owainlewis.com👥 Join the community: skool.com/aiengineer💼 Work with me directly: leverageai.co

Owain Lewis

When a software engineer reads "developer productivity", they start thinking of managers measuring PRs and Jira tickets. This isn't that.

DX is a developer insights platform, designed by the researchers behind DORA and SPACE.
Many solutions provide metrics - but most don’t focus on the right things. DX’s research team has developed a new approach to measuring developer productivity that focuses on the developer experience.

Developer productivity is complex and requires a comprehensive approach to fully understand. DX offers a suite of tools that help you capture data from surveys and systems, both periodically and in real-time.

DX is relied on by developer productivity leaders at companies of all stages — from startups like Vercel and Brex to Fortune 500 companies like Pfizer, P&G, and eBay. In addition to its products, DX provides expertise in implementation, program design, and transformation to help leaders adapt to changing environments and drive continued impact year after year.

Enterprise Business Development Representative

Business Development Representative

Augury

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Overstock.com

High volume role involving inbound/outbound calls, emails, texts, and live chat. Key points are de-escalation, retention, and sales.

Customer Solutions Specialist

BYU Law School

Studied the ways cultural changes in the US affect perception and adoption of laws--specifically looking closely at the way perception and legal precedence for the death penalty has changed over time. 

Focused on the unique cultural movements that have led to changes in abortion law, legalized gay marriage, and firearm use in the United States.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Improving Developer Experience — with the researchers behind DORA & SPACE

Avid Reader • Reptile Enthusiast • Rockhound • Amateur Lockpick • World Traveler • Foodie

In addition to all the above, I'm helping engineering leaders at companies of all stages— from startups to Fortune 500— understand the bottlenecks and inefficiencies that are holding their engineering teams back.

Most leaders we talk with struggle to get a deep and comprehensive understanding of what the biggest problems are. In every engineering org, there are a lot of problems and a lot of loud voices.

In a perfect world, developer productivity teams know exactly where the biggest productivity problems are AND be able to communicate to the rest of the business through concrete metrics.

A lot of companies have set up the DORA metrics but found that they only provide high-level signals— leaving them asking “So now what?”. Some teams also try surveys, but give up after a couple of attempts due to the effort required and poor results.

It's a complicated problem— one that DX is specifically designed by the researchers behind DORA and SPACE to solve.

Open to connecting and talking about any and all of the above, or to exploring any other interesting topics.

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