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www.cjroth.com faviconBuilding An Elite AI Engineering Culture In 2026

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High-performing engineering teams in 2026 are defined by taste, discipline, and leverage—not by AI tool choice—and a small set of exemplars like Linear, Cursor, Vercel, and Stripe share structural practices like writing-driven culture, design-engineer fusion, spec-driven development, tiny teams, and ruthless quality habits.