Secure-by-design is a mindset, not a feature with James Hall

"Imagine the worst headline you could read about your product - then build so it never happens."

As AI and automation reshape how we build software, security can longer be an afterthought. It's a way of thinking that needs to be embedded across teams, culture, and code.

James Hall believes resilient systems start with clear thinking, structured discovery, and engineering habits that stick. In this episode of the XTech Podcast, he joins Debbie Forster MBE to unpack what secure-by-design really means in practice.

From open source contributions and observability challenges in AI, to aviation-style checklists and "silly" side projects that teach serious skills, James shares how Parallax blends creativity with rigour to build products that scale safely.

He also issues a clear warning: businesses cutting junior developer roles in the name of AI efficiency may be setting themselves up for a major skills gap.

If your tech is built to last, your teams - and your users - will feel the difference.