Book Andrew to speak at your next event
With 20+ years of industry experience, Andrew knows coding is only part of the job. His talks connect with engineers through practical insights that help them think differently about how they deliver software and lead.
Andrew delivered a highly impactful keynote to launch an AI Transformation Event at MiTek, Inc. His emphasis on the human side of transformation reinforced that successful AI adoption depends as much on leadership and culture as it does on technology. The value of his contribution to our event was greater engagement, more open dialogue, and stronger leadership support for our teams.
Andrew’s credibility and authenticity elevated the conversation and left a lasting impression across the organization.
Peter Alber
Director of Software Development at MiTek
# Speaking Topics
If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem, you have bigger problems.
Writing more code doesn't mean delivering more value. AI can speed up coding, but it won't fix bottlenecks elsewhere in the delivery process. This talk explores how to identify and tackle the next constraint to actually improve delivery.
Audience leaves with:
- An understanding of why more code doesn't necessarily mean more value.
- A practical way to identify bottlenecks from idea to production.
- Ideas for using AI beyond coding, including discovery, reviews and testing.
- Better ways to measure progress through delivery and customer value, rather than code output.
The Human Side of AI Adoption
Engineers are still human. Treating their reactions to AI as resistance and trying to logic them into change won't work. So much has happened and there's a lot to process from how AI is changing the work engineers' love and their identity and sense of value.
Audience leaves with:
- An understanding of why AI change feels hard.
- Space to recognise and reflect on their own emotions.
- Insight into the five stages of losing our craft.
- Practical ways to support engineers through the transition.
Embrace the suck: the part of leadership nobody warned you about
You were great at writing code. Now you're expected to lead. This talk explores the identity shift, competing demands and new responsibilities of moving from engineer to leader, and how to make the transition successfully.
Audience leaves with:
- An understanding of why the engineer-to-leader transition feels hard.
- Insight into the identity shift and common challenges.
- Practical ways to navigate new responsibilities.
- Strategies to resist the pull back to coding and grow into leadership.
Debugging Difficult Conversations - Or "How not to chicken out"
Difficult conversations are essential to solving problems, building stronger teams and growing your career. This talk explores why we avoid them, the cost of staying silent, and a practical framework for having them well.
Audience leaves with:
- An understanding of what makes conversations difficult.
- Insight into the cost of avoiding them.
- An appreciation of how they benefit individuals, teams and careers.
- A practical framework to prepare for and navigate difficult conversations.
# Meet Andrew Murphy
Engineering Leader & Educator
Andrew’s career has taken him from developer to CTO, leading engineering teams and shipping products at scale-ups and enterprises.
He brings that experience, alongside his work as CTO of an AI health-tech company, to workshops about the responsibilities engineers face beyond writing code.
- Tech leadership educator
- 20+ yrs exp (Software engineer to CTO)
- Creator of Tech Leaders Launchpad
- CTO at AI health-tech company, PatientNotes.app