Annie Vella

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Annie Vella

Distinguished Engineer · Westpac New Zealand · verified 2026-09-04

Annie Vella is an engineering leader and researcher with over twenty years of experience across startups, scale-ups, and large enterprises in four countries. Her work focuses on AI adoption, governing agentic systems at scale, and the transformation of software engineering as the craft changes. Her research examines how professional software engineers experience the impact of AI, and she writes and speaks widely on helping engineers and leaders find joy and pride in the work ahead.

From a paper they wrote for us, 2026

1 in the library1 talkPublishing since 2026

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2026

Guidance paperThe Sociotechnical Architecture of AI-Enabled Enterprises

with Ian Eslick, Collin Fox & 8 others

2026

TalkThe Specialisation Trap

AI Summit Spring 2026 · 20 min

2023

RoleDistinguished Engineer

Westpac New Zealand · 2023

2021

RoleTechnology Area Lead

Westpac New Zealand · 2021 – 2023

2019

RoleEngineering Manager

MessageBird · 2019 – 2020