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PEER REVIEW: Sergey Tselovalnikov, Staff Software Engineer at Canva

PEER REVIEW Ep 07

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Bito CEO Amar Goel sits down with Sergey Tselovalnikov, Staff Software Engineer at Canva and former team lead at JetBrains, to dig into what’s actually changing in software development as AI tools become mainstream.

Sergey brings a sharp lens to the growing conversation around AI-assisted development, especially the gap between ‘vibe coding’ and long-term engineering.

In this episode, he shares a grounded take on how LLMs are shifting developer workflows, the trade-offs teams need to watch for, and where this is all going next.

Episode 07 highlights

In this episode of PEER REVIEW, Amar and Sergey discuss:

  • Vibe coding vs real engineering: why generating working code isn’t enough when systems need to evolve over time.
  • Shift-left vs shift-right: how AI tools push testing, architecture, and quality checks later in the dev process.
  • Roles of the future: why architects and platform engineers are becoming more central as AI takes over low-level code.
  • Junior vs senior impact: how LLMs boost early productivity but risk creating blind spots for less experienced devs.
  • Measuring real value: why teams need to focus on where AI tools actually improve velocity, not just where they impress in demos.
  • Building responsibly with AI: how safe defaults, clear boundaries, and good engineering practices still matter in an LLM-first world

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Sushrut Mishra

As Bito's developer content manager, Sushrut loves breaking down complex topics into accessible content. From tips on smarter code reviews to the latest in developer tooling, Sushrut's goal is to help engineers build their best code.

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Amar Goel

Amar is the Co-founder and CEO of Bito. With a background in software engineering and economics, Amar is a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple companies including the publicly traded PubMatic and Komli Media.

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