Function cockpit
Engineering
Agents build, test and document. Engineers own architecture and release.
Phase: Phase 3 — Functional orchestration
Run the intent-to-release graph as a governed system: decomposition, code generation, testing, documentation, vulnerability detection and deployment preparation are agent work; product intent, architecture and production release remain human.
Trust score
0
Touchless
0%
Human review
0%
Override rate
0%
Capacity released
25-40% engineering capacity in selected software-factory settings (case-specific)
Accountable human
Chief Technology Officer
CoS agent: Engineering Chief of Staff
Cost to serve per unit including inference, and where the capacity went
Unit economics
What a unit of Engineering work costs to serve
Cost per unit is stated after inference, not before it. more
Units per week
116,848
Cost to serve / wk
$1.3M
was $3.9M
Run-rate saving
$133.8M
annualized at current volume
Inference spend / wk
$294K
22% of cost to serve
Capacity released
248.4 FTE
626 → 377 on the work
Cost to serve by sub-function
Before and after, per unit, with the inference component shown separately.
| Sub-function | Units / wk | Cost / unit before | Cost / unit now | Of which inference | Change | Weekly delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio & Intake | 4,462 | $42 | $15 | $1.97 | -64% | $120K |
| Architecture & Design | 6,946 | $21 | $8.80 | $1.44 | -59% | $87K |
| Build | 15,527 | $40 | $15 | $3.40 | -63% | $390K |
| Code Review & Quality | 9,574 | $47 | $14 | $1.78 | -69% | $312K |
| Test & Assurance | 16,000 | $13 | $4.20 | $0.78 | -68% | $142K |
| Release & Deployment | 14,063 | $21 | $6.74 | $1.50 | -68% | $199K |
| Site Reliability | 16,109 | $24 | $6.59 | $1.78 | -72% | $273K |
| Technical Debt | 12,503 | $43 | $17 | $4.79 | -61% | $323K |
| Developer Experience | 13,955 | $36 | $13 | $3.05 | -65% | $321K |
| Security Engineering | 7,570 | $47 | $13 | $3.00 | -72% | $258K |
| Engineering Analytics | 139 | $2K | $441 | $125 | -71% | $148K |
| Total | 116,848 | $3.9M | $1.3M | $294K | -66% | $2.6M |
Inference is a variable cost that scales with volume, unlike the headcount it replaced. more
Where the released capacity went
Capacity that is not redeployed is not a saving, it is a rounding error waiting to be re-hired.
Portfolio & Intake
34.2 → 22.6 FTE
Redeployed into control design and independent testing.
Architecture & Design
51.4 → 31.9 FTE
Redeployed into exception judgment and supplier relationship work.
Build
80.1 → 40.7 FTE
Redeployed into customer-facing escalation ownership.
Code Review & Quality
57.7 → 40.8 FTE
Redeployed into agent supervision, calibration and coaching.
Test & Assurance
84.5 → 54.9 FTE
Roles held flat; released hours absorbed volume growth rather than headcount reduction.
Release & Deployment
56.7 → 31.2 FTE
Redeployed into agent supervision, calibration and coaching.
Site Reliability
97.2 → 61.8 FTE
Redeployed into scenario work and strategy authoring review.
Technical Debt
51.0 → 33.6 FTE
Roles held flat; released hours absorbed volume growth rather than headcount reduction.
Developer Experience
62.9 → 30.0 FTE
Redeployed into cross-function process redesign.
Security Engineering
39.4 → 23.2 FTE
Redeployed into exception judgment and supplier relationship work.
Engineering Analytics
10.7 → 6.7 FTE
Redeployed into customer-facing escalation ownership.