Developer experience is becoming the new compliance benchmark

In regulated industries, software delivery is living under two competing pressures: move faster and be more controlled than ever. That tension—the compliance-velocity paradox—is where many…

In regulated industries, software delivery is living under two competing pressures: move faster and be more controlled than ever. That tension—the compliance-velocity paradox—is where many CIOs, engineering leaders, and platform teams are feeling the strain. And often, the pressure lands squarely on the developer experience (DevEx).

Developers and QA teams spend their days navigating approvals, tooling gaps, documentation steps, and security checks that were never designed for modern release cycles. The result? Slowdowns, friction, and rising risk, and this is long before an audit ever begins.

But here’s the shift happening across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and the public sector.

Organizations are realizing that improving developer experience may be one of the most effective ways to strengthen compliance and accelerate ...