The Android developer career path

This moderated panel brings together senior Android leaders in industry to share how agentic and intelligent tools are changing the Android developer career path. They offer real-world, on-the-ground insights about what they're seeing in their teams and amongst their peers in the community. The second half of the session will be dedicated to audience Q&A, inviting folks to share any techniques that have worked well within their teams. You'll leave with a clearer picture of how to adapt your skills and guide your teams. This recording is from the community track at Android Dev Summit Extended in London. Thanks to all our guest speakers! Speakers: Zijian Zhao, Ed Holloway-George, Ale Stamato, Nicole Terc, Ash Davies, Grant Kemp Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction and panelist introductions 6:53 - Staying relevant and core fundamentals in the AI era 10:06 - Continuous learning and keeping up with ecosystem changes 16:24 - Maximizing engineering efficiency with AI 18:53 - Advice for junior developers and critical thinking with LLMs 24:34 - Audience Q&A on AI hesitation and ethics 27:50 - Summary and closing remarks Watch all the sessions from Android Dev Summit 2026 → https://goo.gle/ADS26-All-Sessions Subscribe to Android Developers → https://goo.gle/AndroidDevs #AndroidDevSummit2026 Event: Android Dev Summit 2026 Products Mentioned: Developer Tools, Android Skills