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# Adapting for a world of software factories

## Retrieval answer

Warp CEO Zach Lloyd argues that software factories will make engineers responsible for both product engineering and factory engineering: building the product while improving the automated workflows that build it.

Warp CEO Zach Lloyd argues that software factories will make engineers responsible for both product engineering and factory engineering: building the product while improving the automated workflows that build it. Warp says humans remain accountable for product quality and usefulness, while some routine tasks can be automated. The company tracks “human touches per PR” and says the share of work automatable without human input began at roughly 20–30%. The essay also describes work becoming more public and measurable, including token use. Warp Factories is described as being in early access. These are Warp’s stated practices and views, not an independent assessment of productivity or workforce effects.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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