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MARCH 2026

netlight.com Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The netlight.com engineering team reports 94.0% AI adoption, 1.12× productivity lift, and 72.3% 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

94.0%

AI assistance is present in 94.0% of recent commits for netlight.com.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.12×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 12% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

MODERATE

72.3%

Review insights show 72.3% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the netlight.com team performing with AI?

The netlight.com engineering team reports 94.0% AI adoption, translating into 1.12× productivity lift while sustaining 72.3% 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?

netlight.com is at 94.0%. This is 50.4pp above the community median (43.7%)..

94.0%

↑50.4pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

netlight.com operates at 1.12×. This is 0.01× below the community median (1.13×)..

1.12×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

netlight.com holds AI-assisted quality at 72.3%. This is 49.1pp above the community median (23.2%)..

72.3%

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 impact is concentrated—82.2% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

82.2%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

netlight.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.

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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:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

PR

prefeitura.rio

(87.4%)

NA

naduni.local

(87.4%)

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.

MZ

Moritz Zingg

Commits43
AI Usage98.0%
Productivity Lift1.22x
Code Quality74.0%
HB

Hugo Björk

Commits126
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift1.12x
Code Quality74.0%
AB

Alexander Binett

Commits4
AI Usage100.0%
Productivity Lift1.06x
Code Quality82.0%
WA

William Asp

Commits23
AI Usage74.0%
Productivity Lift1.02x
Code Quality20.0%
OK

Oliver Kiss

Commits13
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.01x
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

1

alexbinett-netlight

Klimatbyran/garbo

willeasp

Klimatbyran/garbo

EspenHegdal123

Klimatbyran/garbo

Unknown contributor

Klimatbyran/garbo

okis-netlight

Klimatbyran/garbo

hugo-nl

Klimatbyran/garbo

Activity

130 Commits

Your Network

8 People
alexbinett-netlight
Member
alexander.binett@netlight.com
Member
demo-netlight
Member
EspenHegdal123
Member
hugo-nl
Member
moritzzingg-netlight
Member
okis-netlight
Member
willeasp
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

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