When using AI stops feeling like throwing dice – AI Behind the screens, a Vend Podcast

Software engineering is the first knowledge frontier to be radically altered by AI. In this episode, host Vilde is joined by Director of Unlocking Opportunities, Technology, Niklas Derouche, and Lead Software Designer, Melker Forssell, to map out the reality of augmented engineering at Vend. They share the frank struggles of early experimentation, when using early models felt like throwing dice, and how they turned those frustrations into a workflow that clears backlogs and improves code quality. The trio dives into the organic growth of Vend's single most active Slack channel, why standardising on a tool creates a unifying tech culture across five countries, and the vital importance of talking openly about cognitive load and token burn. Host: Vilde Opsal, Director of AI Engineering and Data Science at Vend Guests: Niklas Derouche, Director of Unlocking Opportunities, Technology at Vend, and Melker Forssell, Lead Software Engineer at Vend. Producer: Camilla Buch, Senior Communications Manager at Vend