Kirill Skrygan
CEO
Beyond the AI Arms Race: The Next Era of Software Development.
Beyond the AI arms race: how JetBrains combines deep code intelligence with AI so developers and organizations build, understand and maintain software with confidence – while quality, accountability and control stay in the driver seat as software development evolves. Concrete perspective from the JetBrains CEO on how AI changes how software is built, the role of developers and engineering teams, and how to adopt AI at scale without compromising engineering standards.
Focus areas
Code Intelligence, AI-assisted Development, Developer Tools, Engineering Control, Quality at Scale. Focus: how organizations adopt AI in software development at scale without compromising quality, accountability or control. Perspective of the JetBrains CEO after 14 years of product leadership and earlier industrial .NET work.
Bio
Kirill Skrygan is CEO of JetBrains, the company behind intelligent software development tools trusted by more than 15 million users and 88 Fortune Global Top 100 companies. He leads JetBrains as the company combines its deep expertise in code intelligence with AI to help developers and organizations build, understand and maintain software with confidence and stay in control as software development evolves. Before being appointed CEO, Kirill spent 14 years at JetBrains, playing a pivotal role in shaping industry-leading software development products used by millions worldwide. Earlier in his career, he worked in industrial .NET programming for U.S. healthcare systems. A software developer at heart, Kirill is particularly interested in how AI is changing the way software is built, the role of developers and engineering teams, and how organizations can adopt AI at scale without compromising quality, accountability or control. Kirill lives in Amsterdam and is passionate about inspiring people, a skill he developed while leading more than 100 athletes at the Ultimate Frisbee Club. Outside of JetBrains, he enjoys spending time and traveling with his family.