India, Sept. 30 -- AI coding tools are generating code faster, shifting more of engineers' attention towards designing systems, reviewing output, and testing whether software works reliably.

During a discussion titled 'How Engineering Changes When AI Writes The Code' at Inc42's inaugural 'The CTO Summit 2026' in Bengaluru, panellists described how AI is changing engineering work beyond code generation, from the time spent on design and review to investment in testing infrastructure. This shift is also prompting teams to rethink productivity: more code does not necessarily mean better products or faster releases.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kshitij Shah, EIR at Digio.

Jitendra Agrawal, executive VP of engineering at JioHotstar...