Award Categories
Platform Navigator
For someone who built an internal platform that actually makes developers' lives better, including AI agents working alongside their teams. Whether it's eliminating toil, speeding up deployments, or just making things work seamlessly.
Trailblazer
For leaders who've mastered the art of learning from real users in live environments, including rolling out AI-native tooling to their teams. They've figured out how to experiment safely, iterate quickly, and ship improvements with confidence.
Shield
For making security a natural part of the development flow instead of a roadblock, including the code AI writes and the actions agents take. This person embedded security practices that actually stick.
Compass
For solving the eternal puzzle of cloud costs without stifling innovation, now with AI and agent usage in the mix. They brought visibility to spending and aligned engineering and finance.
Golden Canary Award
The highest honor, awarded to a team that's firing on all cylinders in the age of AI-accelerated delivery. They didn't just adopt AI coding tools or agents, they rolled them out org-wide, built the habits and guardrails to make it stick, and got the rest of the team on board. On top of that, they're shipping fast, staying secure, keeping costs in check, and maintaining quality. This is the team everyone wants to work with.


