Andy Roberts

AI is changing how we build software.
But the playbook is still being written.

I write about the gap between AI's promise and what actually happens when engineering teams adopt it, and I help organisations close it.

The thinking

Honest takes on AI, software development, and how teams actually work.

What I do

Engineering transformation

Your team has AI tools.
They don't have AI process.

There's a difference, and it's where most of the value gets lost.

I help engineering teams build the structure, discipline, and process that turns AI capability into consistent, quality output. Not faster chaos.

API strategy

Most enterprise APIs weren't designed for the AI era.

Verbose responses, human-centric patterns, no concept of agent consumption.

I help organisations rethink their API strategy for a world where AI is increasingly the primary consumer, from GraphQL architecture through to AI-ready infrastructure.

Experience

I've spent my career at the intersection of engineering and commercial leadership, building and scaling teams across both sides of the equation.

Advised 200+ engineering teams on API strategy and engineering practices, from scale-ups to Fortune 50 organisations.

Led API engineering at a £2bn e-commerce operation through a monolith to microservices to federated GraphQL transformation.

Keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on API strategy and GraphQL adoption, reaching audiences of 40,000+ across Europe.

Get in touch

If any of this resonates, I'd like to hear from you.

workwith@andyroberts.io