AI Oct 7, 2025

AI-Powered Development Productivity in Finance

🎥 Recorded live at the MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2025 — Austin, TX (October 9, 2025) Session Title: AI-Powered Development Productivity in Finance Speaker: Devdas Gupta, Sr. Manager, Software Development and Engineering Lead, Charles Schwab Abstract: AI agents are transforming the software development lifecycle — from smart copilots that assist with coding to autonomous assistants that handle testing, debugging, and deployments. These tools are freeing developers to focus on creativity, innovation, and higher-value problem-solving. In this lightning talk, Devdas Gupta from Charles Schwab shares how AI-powered development practices are boosting productivity, reducing repetitive work, and accelerating delivery within real-world cloud-native environments. He provides practical insights, success stories, and lessons learned from integrating AI agents into financial software development teams — offering a realistic look at where human–AI collaboration is headed. What you’ll learn: • How AI agents boost developer productivity without replacing humans • Real-world strategies for integrating AI copilots and assistants into workflows • Why cloud-native environments are ideal for AI-powered development • How to start small, scale smart, and enable continuous collaboration between people and AI • A vision for the future of human–AI teamwork in software engineering.