Engineering metrics used to reward speed. But AI changed the rules. 

Today, two engineers can ship the same feature just as fast. When execution gets compressed, the gap between good and exceptional gets harder to see. Yet, most leadership systems haven’t caught up. 

Hiring and performance still measure output, even though, as Gregor Ojstersek puts it, “Owning the full dev cycle is already expected.” Leaders can spot great engineers in practice, but struggle to name those traits clearly or reinforce them through hiring, reviews, and workflows. 

That’s why we’re bringing South Africa’s tech leaders together for an intimate evening of roundtable discussions to compare notes on what the next-gen engineer actually looks like, and where current systems are falling short.

We’ll kick things off with a behind-the-scenes look at how OfferZen’s product team is making next-gen engineers more visible in hiring — by highlighting AI fluency, frameworks, and real-world projects on candidate profiles.

From there, we’ll move into guided round table discussions.