# Spec-Driven Development in Practice: A AWS Hero Journey

An episode of [The AWS Developers Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1574162669), 4 Feb 2026, 59 min.

Audio: https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/developers.podcast.go-aws.com/media/194.mp3

Christian, AWS Hero and Solution Architect at Bundesliga, shares his journey and hard-won lessons from adopting spec-driven development with AI coding assistants at enterprise scale. Learn when to use specs vs vibe coding, how to build effective steering documents, and practical strategies for helping engineering teams transition from traditional development to AI-assisted workflows. Discover the difference between spec-driven and vibe coding approaches, when to use each, and how to build effective steering documents that guide AI assistants. Christian shares enterprise adoption strategies that actually work, including the show-and-tell approach to reduce AI adoption fear, treating AI as a peer teammate, and creating centers of excellence for sharing learnings. We explore custom agents and the single responsibility principle, context engineering over prompt engineering, and dive into exciting re:Invent announcements like Lambda Durable Functions. Whether you're leading engineering teams, exploring AI-assisted development, or looking to optimize your development workflow, this conversation offers practical insights from real-world enterprise implementation. With Christian, AWS Hero, Solution Architect at Bundesliga, Creator of promptz.dev • promptz.dev - Community library of prompts and agents Kiro IDE - AI-powered development environment Kiro Powers - Packaged capabilities for specialized tasks Strands Agents - Framework for building agentic applications Lambda Durable Functions - Long-running workflow capability AWS Community Builders AWS Heroes Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais

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