Luis De Avila

Engineering Leader. Startup Founder. Occasional Philosopher.

I've led engineering organizations of 30+, managed multimillion-dollar books of business, and built teams that shipped high-scale products for the NFL, Fox Sports, and Activision/Blizzard. Before that, I co-founded two startups and went through 500 Startups as a CTO.

I studied Philosophy and Ethics in college… which turns out to be surprisingly useful when your industry is being reshaped by AI. Today I write and speak about agentic coding, spec-driven development, and responsible AI, with a focus on what actually works over what sounds good in a pitch deck.

Talks & Appearances

I speak about the shifts happening in software delivery right now; AI-powered automation, agentic coding, and responsible AI, drawing from real projects, not hypotheticals.

Recent Engagements

  • AILA Responsible AI Symposium 2025: A Smarter Future of Work: AI-Powered Automation

  • Techqueria Summit 2025: Beyond the Buzzword: Real-World AI for Global Content

  • Responsible AI in Action (Panel): How Circle K is leveraging AI technology at scale