Devin

What is Devin?

Devin is an AI software engineer designed to handle complex coding tasks, such as code migrations, refactors, and backlog work, to enhance engineering efficiency. It collaborates with teams by learning their codebase and workflows, integrating with tools like GitHub, Slack, and Linear for seamless task delegation. Devin solves problems like tedious manual refactoring by automating repetitive tasks, as demonstrated by its 8-12x efficiency gains in Nubank's ETL migration. Its mission is to reduce engineering hours, cut costs, and allow teams to focus on building better products by handling monotonous and time-consuming coding subtasks.

Devin's Core Features

• Automates code migrations and refactors, saving engineering hours by handling tasks like language migrations and codebase restructuring.

• Performs data engineering tasks such as ETL development and data cleaning, improving data processing efficiency.

• Resolves bugs and backlog work by creating first-draft pull requests and automating ticket resolution, reducing manual effort.

• Integrates with tools like GitHub, Slack, and Linear, enabling task delegation and progress updates within existing workflows.

• Tests changes autonomously, ensuring reliability and reducing the need for manual testing by engineers.

• Learns from the codebase and tribal knowledge, adapting to unique workflows for better collaboration and task execution.

• Supports application development by addressing frontend bugs, unit testing, and building SaaS integrations, enhancing development speed.

• Handles technical debt and performance optimization, maintaining and modernizing codebases for long-term scalability.