Code generation is becoming commoditized. System-level judgment is not. Wingman helps engineers grow where it matters.
As agentic AI takes over implementation, the question shifts from "can you build it" to "do you understand the system you're changing."
PR count, lines of code, and velocity reward output volume — not judgment. Engineers optimize for what's measured, not what matters.
Leveling conversations rely on gut feel and anecdote. There's no structured, evidence-based view of how engineers are developing system-level judgment.
When agents write the code, it's unclear whether engineers are building real understanding or just reviewing output. Growth becomes impossible to observe.
What differentiates engineers is not output volume — it's the ability to reason about boundaries, coupling, risk, and system stability. These signals are observable. Growth can be measured without surveillance.
Wingman analyzes PR artifacts and produces structured, coaching-oriented feedback. It doesn't score engineers — it surfaces reflection and stretch guidance.
Are changes contained to the appropriate module or service layer, or do they leak across ownership boundaries?
Do new dependencies flow in the right direction, or does the change introduce problematic cross-service coupling?
Are all modified code paths covered by tests? Does the engineer account for edge cases and failure modes?
Are changes sized for safe, incremental rollout — or do large PRs bundle unrelated concerns without a staged plan?
Does the engineer ensure CI passes and review feedback is addressed before merging? Are checks treated as a gate?
Do merged changes hold in production? Hotfixes and reverts are a lagging signal of insufficient care at merge time.
Manager value emerges from voluntary usage. The primary success metric is repeat use — not mandated adoption.
That's actually accurate. I didn't know that pattern was visible from the outside.
L4 Engineer, pilot userI didn't realize I was avoiding cross-boundary work. Seeing it written out made it click.
L4 Engineer, pilot userI'm going to fix the decomposition issue before merge. I hadn't framed it that way before.
L5 Engineer, pilot userExperience the Wingman growth intelligence interface firsthand.