“It’s very hard to innovate unless the underlying data that you’re innovating on is properly protected,” said Vecci. “We’re trying to make people more productive, we’re trying to use AI and other new technologies, but in order to realize these benefits, it has to be done safely.”
“I think a lot of technologists go into our profession to solve badass problems together,” he said. “And I think over time we’re isolating our [teams].”
For the past 18 months, he explained, the company has worked to break down those barriers and have engineers embed into product teams. “Not only does it solve the hard problems in a more simple way, it’s actually created a culture and an environment where people are having fun coming to work, they’re solving problems that we haven’t been able to solve and the morale has just skyrocketed,” he said. Over time, “this creates an environment of proactive innovation while still putting guardrails in place.”
