#S2.06 Your AI Transition Does Not Stop with Adopting the Technology - Stefan Schubert-Peters
Shownotes
Stefan Schubert-Peters returns to Beyond Vibe Coding to discuss a topic many engineering organizations are only beginning to name: AI adoption and AI identity change are not the same thing. At felmo, a difficult retro around AI, job security and career anxiety made him realize that even experienced engineers who already use AI can still be entering a deeper change curve around what the technology means for their role and future.
The conversation distinguishes two clocks inside the AI transition. The visible clock is adoption: tools, workflows, Codex, Claude, hooks, skills and agentic code. The slower clock is identity: what happens when software engineers, managers, product people, QA and designers have to rethink the craft and boundaries they built their professional identity around. André warns that companies can easily misread adoption dashboards and declare victory while the organization is still in the middle of the real change.
The leadership message is pragmatic: managers need to create safety without pretending the change is optional, show uncertainty without losing direction, and make role evolution explicit instead of leaving people in limbo. The episode points toward a future where engineering roles compact, designers may push PRs, QA changes shape, and product clarity becomes even more important because faster engineering can amplify confusion as easily as output.
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- felmo: https://felmo.de/
- Stefan Schubert-Peters on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-schubert-peters/
- Previous Beyond Vibe Coding episode with Stefan: https://www.youtube.com/live/Dle0yrRF9WA
- Lenny's Newsletter - How tech workers are feeling in 2026: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-tech-workers-are-feeling-in-2026
- Lenny's Podcast - How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dDyuNfZYNjVBZ0rl0OAFW
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