Overview

• In a discussion with investor Matthew Berman, Garman rejected proposals to cut entry-level roles, calling the idea "the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
• He argued junior employees are inexpensive and highly engaged with AI tools, making them crucial for building future engineering capability.
• Garman said internal data shows more than 80% of AWS developers now use AI for tasks including unit tests, documentation, code, and agentic workflows, with usage rising weekly.
• He promoted AWS's Kiro as an assistive coding tool and emphasized teaching fundamentals like problem decomposition and sound software practices.
• He criticized tracking the share of AI-written code as "a silly metric" and warned that generating more lines can lead to worse software.