Sean Roberts

Sean Roberts VP, Applied AI Sean Roberts is a developer and systems thinker leading the charge on Agent Experience (AX), the emerging principle that’s reshaping how apps are built for AI agents as well as humans. As VP of Applied AI at Netlify, he’s driving the platform’s AI strategy and helping define how developers build agent-native apps using familiar tools like APIs, LLMs, and modern frameworks. With deep experience in web performance and architecture, Sean is a trusted voice in the developer community, known for making complex ideas practical. Outside of work, he collaborates on AI experiments with his eight-year-old son and keeps his balance at the local skatepark. [long] Sean Roberts is building the future of the web, a future that’s already unfolding where anyone can build powerful digital experiences without writing code, and developers are shipping apps that work for both humans and AI agents. As VP of Applied AI at Netlify, Sean leads the company’s AI strategy. He’s shaping how LLMs, APIs, and the web come together in agent-native apps. His work is pivotal in creating intuitive, AI-driven experiences that empower developers and end users alike. He helped define what Agent Experience (AX) means in practice and how the web needs to evolve to support it. With a background in web architecture and performance, Sean has played a central role in how Netlify is evolving for this next chapter of the web. He’s also an active voice in the developer community, writing about real-world AI workflows, contributing to industry discussion, and sharing practical ideas with other engineers building in this space. Outside of work, you can find Sean working on AI side projects and working with his son on web-based games and experiments for fun. When he’s not coding, you may find Sean at a local skatepark or finding new ways to break things on purpose.