Products & leadership

Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Your Code Is No Longer Your Greatest Asset

Andreea Pârvu - SVP Growth and Development @ Endava

Conference hall

11 November 2026, 10:30–11:00

Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that writing code is no longer the most valuable thing you do. What makes you a great developer?

For decades, developers have built their careers around mastering programming languages, frameworks and technical problem-solving. But what happens when AI can generate code faster than we can type?

Remember Top Gun: Maverick? The pilots knew the manual, mastered the technology and understood the rules. But accomplishing the mission required something more: judgement, adaptability, teamwork and the ability to perform when it mattered most.

Sound familiar?

As AI reshapes software development, our value is shifting from simply writing code to framing the right problems, challenging solutions and creating meaningful impact.

But there's another challenge: the endless race to keep up with new tools, models and frameworks. Are we becoming better developers, or just faster, more overwhelmed versions of ourselves?

Because AI might know the manual. But you're still responsible for flying the mission.

Andreea Pârvu

Endava

Hi, I’m Andreea, and I help leaders become the change-makers they want. I am an HR professional with a background of more than 10 years of expertise in designing, building, and implementing people strategies that generate change and performance at the organizational level. From expanding in multiple geographical areas, workforce planning, development programmes, and engagement initiatives. Working with the leadership team across the organization, understanding and identifying the business needs, and finding the proper solutions to facilitate growth and scalability. Leadership, management, and coaching programmes. Increase performance and build cohesive teams by creating a sense of belonging in virtual teams, working with global teams, The United States, APAC, UK, Europe. Recently I’ve become an accredited international coach, and I’m working with leaders and organizations to facilitate growth. I’ve put all my skills, knowledge, and expertise into the game to accompany people connecting the dots and moving forward. parvuconsultancy.ro