About
Andrew Zigler is a GTM Engineer at LinearB and the host of Dev Interrupted, a twice‑weekly podcast and newsletter where 40k+ builders decode the transition to AI-native engineering. He holds a B.A. in Classics from The University of Texas at Austin and spent his early career teaching in Japan before jumping into tech. As a result, his atypical, interdisciplinary background sits at the intersection of research, education, and journalism. In 2026, Andrew was selected as an inaugural AAIF Ambassador.
Andrew Zigler's commitment to technical education began in high school, where he served as the National High School President of SkillsUSA. In this role, he lobbied for America's future workforce in Washington, D.C. to maintain funding for vocational training.
Andrew completed his Classics degree at The University of Texas at Austin and joined the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, where he taught English to K-8 students in Kuwana, Mie and learned how to wrangle a classroom (which turned out to be a shocking useful skill later on with agents).
Once back in the States, Andrew entered the workforce as a front‑end developer at an education company, where he built education platforms for the LSAT and bridged the gap between engineering execution and organizational strategy. As a Developer Advocate at Mattermost, he created technical resources for open-source collaborative software used by critical infrastructure, defense, and public sector organizations.
In January 2026, he won an AI hackathon hosted by The Atlantic as an early milestone in his agentic engineering journey. He has since been named an inaugural AAIF Ambassador and published peer-reviewed research about agentic preparation.
Today, Andrew is a GTM Engineer at LinearB and the host of Dev Interrupted, a twice‑weekly podcast and newsletter where 40k+ builders decode the transition to AI‑native development and agentic orchestration. He interviews the engineering leaders at the world's most impactful technology organizations to discover the future of software development.