Agentic Software Engineering Night #1

AI is changing the way we build software. Agentic Software Engineering takes this a step further. Rather than using AI only for isolated tasks, teams work with specialized AI agents that take on concrete responsibilities across the software lifecycle, from planning and coding to testing and documentation. These agents operate in clearly defined roles and are coordinated through structured workflows. Developers set the goals and guardrails, guide how the agents are used, and review the outcomes. The result is a new kind of collaboration between humans and machines, with a stronger focus on quality, speed, and scalability.

The first Agentic Software Engineering Night Berlin will take place on April 14, 2026. Join us for two talks by Torben Keller and Johannes Rave, plus plenty of time for discussion and networking.

Agenda:
18:30 Open Doors

19:00 From Vibe Coder to Code Owner
– Torben Keller

An AI agent can generate thousands of lines of code in a few minutes. That's powerful – and overwhelming. You can't read and fully understand every line anymore when you want to take advantage of agents. But if you're shipping to production, you own that code. So, how do you take responsibility for something you didn't write and can't fully review?

This isn't a new problem. Developers working on brownfield projects face it every day. You join a team and inherit a codebase with hundreds of thousands of lines written by people who left years ago. You don't know every line – yet you ship features, fix bugs, and take ownership. But how?

The same principles apply to AI-generated code. What we've learned from decades of working with legacy systems and inherited codebases translates directly to the age of vibe coding.

In this talk, you'll learn:

• What brownfield development teaches us about owning code we didn't write
• How to build an "Agent Harness" that integrates these practices into your AI workflow, ensuring agents follow your rules and standards

About Torben:
Torben is a consultant at INNOQ, where he focuses on how software teams can work effectively with AI agents. His main area of expertise is the shift from traditional coding to Agentic Software Engineering, in which developers orchestrate multiple AI agents to carry out autonomous tasks across the development process. He also teaches INNOQ’s three-day Agentic Software Engineering training and regularly speaks at conferences and meetups, where he shares practical insights and proven strategies for introducing agentic development approaches.

19:45 Break

20:00 – Second talk by Johannes Rave.
Details coming soon.

20:45 Open End