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MARCH 2026

okteto.com Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The okteto.com engineering team reports 86.7% AI adoption, 1.36× productivity lift, and 43.4% 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

86.7%

AI assistance is present in 86.7% of recent commits for okteto.com.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.36×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 36% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

43.4%

Review insights show 43.4% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the okteto.com team performing with AI?

The okteto.com engineering team reports 86.7% AI adoption, translating into 1.36× productivity lift while sustaining 43.4% 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?

okteto.com is at 86.7%. This is 43.0pp above the community median (43.7%)..

86.7%

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?

okteto.com operates at 1.36×. This is 0.23× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.36×

↑0.23× 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?

okteto.com holds AI-assisted quality at 43.4%. This is 20.1pp above the community median (23.3%)..

43.4%

Roughly in line23.3% 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—87.2% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

87.2%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

okteto.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:

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

PO

postgresql.org

(87.5%)

BL

bloq.com

(21.4%)

DA

daimond113.com

(21.4%)

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.

JL

Javier López Barba

Commits80
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality88.0%
RB

Ramiro Berrelleza

Commits19
AI Usage48.0%
Productivity Lift1.09x
Code Quality20.0%
TE

Tere

Commits13
AI Usage58.3%
Productivity Lift1.07x
Code Quality20.0%
FM

Francisco Miranda

Commits28
AI Usage67.6%
Productivity Lift1.06x
Code Quality20.0%
IF

Ignacio Fuertes

Commits51
AI Usage85.0%
Productivity Lift1.03x
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

2

irespaldiza

okteto/docs

huguestennier

okteto/docs

rberrelleza

okteto/docs

ifbyol

okteto/docs

okteto/okteto

teresaromero

okteto/okteto

okteto/docs

jLopezbarb

okteto/okteto

Activity

91 Commits

Your Network

8 People
fran@okteto.com
Member
huguestennier
Member
irespaldiza
Member
jLopezbarb
Member
ifbyol
Member
nicklas@okteto.com
Member
rberrelleza
Member
teresaromero
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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