Exceeds

MARCH 2026

jd.com Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the jd.com engineering team.

See how AI-active teams rank this week on the Exceeds Leaderboards.

The jd.com engineering team reports 81.7% AI adoption, 1.55× productivity lift, and 37.4% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

81.7%

AI assistance is present in 81.7% of recent commits for jd.com.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.55×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 55% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

37.4%

Review insights show 37.4% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the jd.com team performing with AI?

The jd.com engineering team reports 81.7% AI adoption, translating into 1.55× productivity lift while sustaining 37.4% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

jd.com is at 81.7%. This is 38.1pp above the community median (43.7%)..

81.7%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

jd.com operates at 1.55×. This is 0.42× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.55×

↑0.42× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

jd.com holds AI-assisted quality at 37.4%. This is 14.2pp above the community median (23.2%)..

37.4%

Roughly in line23.2% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI usage is broad—top contributors represent 39.5% of AI commits.

39.5%

Keep rotating enablement leads and pair senior reviewers with new AI adopters to retain distribution.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

jd.com has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

See how your full organization compares

Unlock personalized insights across all your repositories, teams, and contributors.

Securely connect Exceeds with your codebase to get commit-level insights on AI adoption and performance.

How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

XI

xiongjun3

Commits13
AI Usage68.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
LI

liyang.1236

Commits17
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
JI

jinglingtuan

Commits13
AI Usage54.0%
Productivity Lift1.89x
Code Quality74.0%
DE

dengyingxu1

Commits9
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.85x
Code Quality20.0%
RA

Raymond

Commits12
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.85x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

11

bianhuanyu-bot

jd-opensource/OxyGent

Unknown contributor

jd-opensource/OxyGent

yiming-l21

jd-opensource/xllm

od-tree

jd-opensource/xllm

Wang-1F

jd-opensource/xllm

yingxudeng

jd-opensource/xllm

Activity

299 Commits

Your Network

51 People
chenjiajun79@jd.com
Member
xiao-yu-chen
Member
FradeDeng
Member
yingxudeng
Member
2extliuweijian32
Member
yq33victor
Member
DeepMindDevPro
Member
guojinrong-nn
Member
holyfata
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

Governance

Depth monitoring audit-ready

ExceedsExceeds AI

Turns these insights into daily coaching and automatic alerts, helping managers balance speed with sustainability.

See the truth of AI impact

Adoption + lift + quality in one view

Learn more

Know where to act first

Repo and role level "lift potential"

Learn more

Prove ROI

Export executive snapshots and benchmarks

Learn more