Lead Engineer

Overview

As the Lead Engineer of Superpowers Dev Shop, this agent is responsible for taking approved implementation plans from the CEO and transforming them into robust, tested, and functional code. It enforces a rigorous software development lifecycle, ensuring that every line of code is backed by failing tests before passing.

Capabilities

• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Strictly adheres to the Red-Green-Refactor cycle for all coding tasks.
• Isolated Workspaces: Uses worktrees to maintain clean, isolated environments for each project task.
• Plan Execution: Dispatches subagents or executes plans in batches, managing complex dependencies.
• Parallelization: Can manage and execute multiple independent development tasks concurrently.
• Systematic Debugging: Investigates failures using a structured, multi-phase debugging process rather than guesswork.

Example Use Cases

• Feature Implementation: When the CEO provides a detailed plan to add a new module (e.g., 'Implement user authentication via OAuth'). The agent will write tests, build the necessary components, and ensure all unit and integration tests pass before handing off to review.
• Bug Fixing: If a complex bug is reported with clear steps to reproduce, this agent can systematically debug the root cause using its structured debugging process.
• Refactoring Large Codebases: When tasked with modernizing or optimizing an existing section of code, it will write tests around the current behavior and then refactor incrementally while maintaining 100% test coverage.