Newsletter #8
Welcome back. It's been a busy few weeks at re:cinq, so here's a quick catch-up on what we've been working on, publishing and organising.
02 · Team
New faces around re:cinq
We've grown the team quite a bit recently. They all come from very different backgrounds, so we asked each of them to share a bit about the path that brought them here.
JasperLead AI Native EngineerRead the story →
SufyaanLead AI Native EngineerRead the story →
PhilippPlatform Engineering LeadRead the story →We're still hiring Lead and Senior AI Native Engineers. See the open roles
03 · From the blog
What we've been writing about
AI Native operating model · Part 2/7The Hybrid TeamHow the delivery team itself changes once agents become part of it.
AI Native operating model · Part 3/7The Delegation BoundaryHow much work an agent should be allowed to do without asking for approval.
From Platform Engineering to Software Factories and Agentic OrganizationsPhilipp connects his platform engineering background to software factories, and looks at what changes when agents start depending on the same internal platforms, access and organisational processes as people do.
Agentic AI Architecture: The Intent Plane and the Execution PlaneWhat building Lore, our internal software factory, taught us about separating the planning of agent work from the systems that actually execute it.
Reducing Coding-Agent Costs: Stop Paying a Model to Rename a VariableA lot of AI cost optimisation starts one step earlier than model choice: checking whether the task needs an AI model in the first place.04 · Knowledge base
A few terms we've been adding
05 · Community
Meetups and events
Recap: AI Native NL #12 at Studytube, 29 September
Meetup #12 took us to Studytube. Thanks to the Studytube team for hosting us, and to everyone who came along for the evening.
Coming up
27 Oct · AWS, AmsterdamAI Inference in the Real World: From Kubernetes to the Far EdgeRSVP →
25 Nov · Xebia, AmsterdamInside Coding Agents: What Survives Between SessionsRSVP →Where else to find us
29–30OctDutch Cloud Native DayUtrechtPini speakingPini speaking4–5Novcode.talksHamburgSponsorSponsor20NovAgentic Engineering DaysZurichPini speaking · SponsorPini speakingSponsor24–25FebCASE 2027BerlinSponsorSponsor
14 Mar 2027 · BarcelonaKubeBoatHeading to KubeCon Europe? We are sponsoring KubeBoat, a sunset cruise the night before it starts. Come say hi on deck.All events: re-cinq.com/events
Thanks for reading. If anything here made you think, disagree, or want to compare notes, just reply to this email. We read them all.
The re:cinq team
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