News•Feb 6, 2026
Tools Aren’t Enough: Scaling AI Adoption for Engineering Teams
Block reports that roughly 95% of its engineers now rely on AI‑assisted coding tools, with most operating at advanced stages that require multiple parallel agents. To move teams from early experimentation to orchestrated multi‑agent workflows, Block launched an Engineering AI Champions program, a gamified repo‑readiness initiative, and a structured context‑engineering methodology (RPI). The program delivered a 69% jump in AI‑authored code, a 37% increase in reported time savings, and a 21‑fold rise in automated pull requests. Going forward, Block aims to broaden orchestrator usage and embed AI‑native practices across all engineering squads.
