Adrian Spender is Director of Engineering Effectiveness at Tesco, where he leads initiatives across developer experience, platforms, AI, and tooling to enable 2,500 engineers to deliver at scale with speed and quality. His mission is to maximise the time engineering teams spend delivering value by making the best way the easiest way. Over the past eight years at Tesco, Adrian has also led teams building APIs and web experiences used by millions. Across a 30-year career spanning startups to global enterprises, he brings deep experience in software engineering, architecture, and leadership, with a passion for building high-performing teams and sustainable engineering cultures.