Learning eXchange Track:

Software Development using AI

Partial List of Presenters

Overview
AI is reshaping software development strategies by automating routine coding work, accelerating testing and deployment, and enabling teams to focus on higher level design and innovation through intelligent, adaptive tooling.

Engineering in an AI-Native World: What Changes and What Doesn't

Will Jung, Session Leader

• Chief Technology Officer
• nCino
• Will_Jung@LinkedIn
  
  
• Bio: Will Jung is the Chief Technology Officer at nCino. He is responsible for leading the development and execution of the technology roadmap across engineering, architecture, platforms and infrastructure – all in support of nCino’s broader product strategy.
  
  Prior to nCino, Will worked in the financial services industry for over 18 years across various product and engineering leadership roles.
  
  

• Session Details: AI is writing more code every day—cleaner, faster, and increasingly complex code. For engineers and students considering the field, this raises urgent questions: What's the future of my role? Should I still pursue engineering? What skills actually matter now?
  
  nCino is building with AI daily across a 500+ person engineering organization serving 2,000+ financial institutions globally. Engineering has changed and yet it hasn’t. Join us to explore:
  
  • What fundamental engineering skills matter more than ever (and which are commoditized)
  • How AI is redefining what "good engineering" means—from code quality to system thinking
  • Real examples from nCino's transition to AI-native development: what worked, what failed, and what surprised us
  • Practical strategies for current engineers to stay relevant and maximize AI in their workflow
  • Why students should still choose engineering—and how to prepare differently
  Whether you're an experienced engineer navigating this transition or a student deciding if engineering is right for you, you'll leave with a concrete understanding of where engineering is headed and how to position yourself for success.
  
  

From AI User to AI Builder: Creating an Intelligent Agent

Ian Norris, Session Leader

• Senior Software Engineer
• nCino
• Ian_Norris@LinkedIn
  
  
• Bio: Ian is a UNCW alumni who graduated in 2020 with a degree in Computer Science. He began his career shortly after as a Software Engineer, eventually moving to nCino where he has worked for over three years. Since joining nCino, he has been instrumental in creating their data platform, enabling data intelligence in banking workflows, and now focuses on artificial intelligence. Currently, he is helping nCino build and scale intelligent agents within their bank operating systems.
  
  

• Session Details: Evolve from AI user to AI builder in this hands-on workshop where you'll create your own intelligent agent from scratch. Move beyond simple chatbots to build AI that can maintain context, use tools, and make decisions autonomously.
  
  Working with a modern agentic framework, you'll learn the fundamentals of agent design through rapid prototyping. We'll build a functional agent that can reason through problems, access external capabilities, and handle multi-step tasks.
  
  The session covers the complete journey from concept to deployment: starting with core agent patterns, implementing memory and tool use, and scaling from prototype to production-ready systems. You'll leave with working code, practical knowledge of agent architectures, and a clear roadmap for building sophisticated AI assistants.
  
  
• Hands On Session: Bringing a laptop (with Python installed) with you will make this session more benefical