Engineering Efficiency

Scale Output Without Scaling Headcount

Your senior engineers are drowning in PR reviews. Every "quick review" costs focus, velocity, and morale. diffray's 10+ AI agents handle the routine checks so your best people can do their best work.

5 hrs/week
Saved per senior engineer
From routine review tasks
25+ hrs/week
For a team of 5 seniors
That's a full engineer equivalent
$150K+/year
Equivalent value
Without hiring costs
0
Additional headcount
Scale output, not costs

"Can You Review My PR?" Is Killing Your Velocity

Every PR review request seems small. But the cumulative cost is massive.

"Can you review my PR?"

Every PR needs senior eyes. Your best engineers become review bottlenecks.

Happens 10-20x/day

Context Switching Tax

Each review interrupts deep work. It takes 23 minutes to regain focus.

~4 hours lost/day

Same Feedback, Different PR

Seniors explain the same patterns repeatedly. 'We covered this last week.'

Knowledge doesn't scale

Review Queue Grows

PRs pile up. Developers wait. Ship velocity drops. Seniors burn out.

Team frustration rises

Where Does Senior Engineer Time Go?

70% on tasks AI can handle. That's not sustainable.

Reviewing routine PRs
35%
AI can do
Explaining conventions (again)
20%
AI can do
Catching basic security issues
15%
AI can do
Architecture decisions
15%
High value
Mentoring & career growth
10%
High value
Building features
5%
High value

What if seniors spent 70% more time on architecture and building?

Multi-Agent Architecture

10+ Agents = 10x Senior Leverage

Each specialized agent handles one type of review that seniors would otherwise do manually. It's like cloning your best engineer's knowledge across every PR.

Security Agent

Replaces: Security review checklist

Catches OWASP Top 10 on every PR

Performance Agent

Replaces: Performance review pass

Finds N+1 queries, memory leaks automatically

Architecture Agent

Replaces: Design pattern enforcement

Ensures consistent architecture across PRs

Consistency Agent

Replaces: 'Follow our style guide' comments

Enforces conventions without senior time

Quality Agent

Replaces: 'What about edge cases?' questions

Catches bugs before they reach seniors

Seniors Review What Matters

AI handles the checklist. Humans handle the judgment calls.

1

PR Opened

Developer submits code. No waiting for senior availability.

2

10+ Agents Review

Security, performance, architecture, conventions — checked in parallel.

3

Routine Issues Fixed

Developer addresses feedback. Most issues resolved without senior input.

4

Senior Reviews What Matters

Complex decisions flagged. Seniors spend time on high-impact items only.

The Shift

Without diffray

  • Seniors spend 5+ hrs/week on routine reviews
  • PR queue averages 2-3 days
  • Same feedback given repeatedly
  • Security issues caught inconsistently
  • Must hire to scale output

With diffray

  • Seniors focus on architecture & mentoring
  • PRs reviewed in minutes, not days
  • Consistent standards, every PR
  • Security Agent catches OWASP Top 10
  • Scale output without scaling costs

Teams That Ship Faster

"We doubled our PR throughput without hiring. diffray handles the routine checks, seniors focus on architecture. It's like we added 2 engineers to the team."

VP of Engineering

50-person engineering team

2x PR throughput

"I used to spend half my day in PR reviews. Now I actually have time to build the features I was hired for. diffray catches the stuff I'd catch anyway."

Staff Engineer

8 years experience

4 hrs/day reclaimed

"Our review queue went from 3 days average to same-day. Developers aren't blocked, seniors aren't burned out. Win-win."

Engineering Manager

Team of 12 developers

3 days → same day

Common Questions

How does diffray help scale engineering output?

diffray's 10+ specialized AI agents handle routine code review tasks that typically consume senior engineer time. Security, performance, architecture, and consistency checks happen automatically on every PR, freeing your best engineers to focus on building features and mentoring.

Does this replace senior engineers?

No — it multiplies their impact. Instead of reviewing every PR personally, seniors set the standards via custom rules and Playbook. diffray enforces these standards consistently across all PRs, effectively scaling one senior's knowledge across the entire team.

How much time can we actually save?

Teams report saving 3-5 hours per senior engineer per week on routine reviews. For a team with 5 seniors, that's 15-25 hours weekly — equivalent to adding a part-time engineer without the cost.

What about complex architectural decisions?

diffray handles the routine checks (security, performance, conventions) but flags complex issues for human review. Seniors still make architectural decisions — they just don't waste time on formatting and basic security checks.

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10+ specialized agents
5+ hrs/week saved per senior
No additional headcount