Agentic Coding in 2026: How Top Engineering Teams Are Restructuring Around AI Agents (opens in new tab)

Salesforce published data that quietly changed how I think about team design. In April 2026, their engineering output, measured by a machine learning-based Effective Output score, grew 151.3% year over year. PRs merged per developer jumped 79%. Work items completed per developer rose 50.8%. They didn't double their headcount. They restructured how their teams operate around AI agents. This is the inflection point. Not "AI makes developers faster" — we knew that. But "AI changes what an engine...