About
I'm Phil Fugate — an engineering leader at AWS based in Denver, Colorado. I've been writing code professionally for over 20 years and managing engineering teams for the last several. Currently I'm building and leading a team of software development engineers at AWS.
Outside of work, I'm building FinEL — a financial analytics platform that normalizes SEC filing data to enable cross-company financial comparison. Think Bloomberg Terminal, but for the rest of us.
What I write about
This site is where I share what I've learned about using AI to dramatically accelerate software development. Not theory — I'm writing from the perspective of someone who has shipped real infrastructure, real CI/CD pipelines, and real products with AI as a daily collaborator.
After 20 years of building software the traditional way, the last couple of years have changed everything about how I work. I want to help other experienced engineers make the same leap.
Background
- Now Engineering leader at AWS, Denver
- Side Building FinEL Analytica — financial data platform
- 20+ yrs Full-stack engineering across startups and enterprise
Disclaimer
I work at AWS. The opinions expressed on this site are entirely my own and do not represent Amazon, AWS, or any of its subsidiaries. I'm writing here on my personal time because I think these topics matter.