
Balancing Speed and Quality in AI-Native Engineering
Executive Summary AI-native engineering promises faster delivery, but speed alone does not guarantee quality. As AI-generated code increases developer velocity, many teams experience new bottlenecks around code reviews, system ownership, and shared understanding. Senior engineers are increasingly burdened with review overload, while junior engineers risk shipping code they cannot fully explain. In enterprise environments, balancing speed and quality requires deliberate intent, visible context, and clear ownership. Teams that succeed treat AI as an accelerator within a disciplined engineering process—not as a replacement for decision-making. This article explores the hidden costs of unchecked velocity in AI-native engineering and outlines practical principles for scaling safely without sacrificing code quality or long-term maintainability.































