Patrick Debois

Patrick Debois

Patrick Debois

Product Developer Relations Lead · Tessl

Bio

Patrick is a true pioneer—credited with coining the term DevOps, co-authoring the DevOps Handbook, and launching the very first DevOpsDays back in 2009. Since then, he’s been shaping the tech industry with his unmatched ability to bring development, operations, and now GenAI together in truly transformative ways. He now works at Tessl where he shapes up Product Devrel and the AI Native Dev community. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this: 🔹 Independent consultant at the cutting edge of GenAI and DevOps 🔹 Fractional CTO, advisor, and workshop leader 🔹 Former VP of Engineering, Distinguished Engineer, CTO 🔹 Guided teams at industry giants like Atlassian and Snyk 🔹 Active speaker, community builder, and lifelong learner Patrick is all about raising the bar—helping companies embed engineering rigor into their GenAI journeys, inspiring teams to embrace AI for automation, and advising GenAI platforms on how to truly deliver value. He bridges the gap between management and engineering with a rare mix of deep tech expertise and people-first thinking. 💬 Ready to hear where the future of DevOps, GenAI, and software delivery is headed? This is your chance.

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Patrick Debois, the engineer who coined "DevOps" in 2009, now works on "context engineering" at Tessl, arguing that as AI coding agents mature, the quality of context supplied to them matters as much as the code itself, and that teams need the same rigor (lifecycle, CI/CD, observability) applied to context that DevOps brought to software delivery. His recent talks and writing introduce the Context Development Lifecycle (CDLC) and the organizational patterns needed to scale AI coding agents across engineering teams.

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