To lead the domestic expansion of Devin,the AI software engineer,
Signed a strategic partnership with Cognition AI

Supporting Japanese companies in introducing AI driven development based on proprietary methods that realize high-quality and highly productive software development

SHIFT Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masaru Tange, TSE Prime Market: 3697, hereinafter “SHIFT”), which supports customers’ sales of software services and product manufacturing, announces that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with AI startup Cognition AI, Inc (Head Office: California, CEO: Scott Wu , Cognition AI), creator of Devin, the AI software engineer”

SHIFT has accumulated a track record of AI driven development by establishing SHIFT DQS, a system development framework that achieves high quality and high productivity, which it has independently built, and an innovative software development method that utilizes Devin, a AI software engineer. With the conclusion of a strategic partnership with Cognition AI, we will further promote the development of high-quality and efficient software utilizing Devin and the development of human resources who will be responsible for AI driven development. In addition, we will support the introduction of AI driven development in domestic companies with the aim of accelerating the improvement of productivity and technological innovations at development sites.

The leading company in AI-driven development in Japan is now partnering with the leading AI software engineering company Cognition to contribute to the spread of AI driven development and the development of the developer community in Japan together with Cognition AI.

<About AI Software Engineer “Devin”>

Devin is the autonomous AI software engineer, capable of performing end-to-end engineering tasks and collaborating with software engineering teams. It operates at the level of a junior engineer, can be triggered from various platforms like Slack, Teams, Jira, API, or the Devin interface, and is designed to help software engineers become more efficient and help technology companies develop products and features faster and more reliably.

Devin is capable of comprehending user instructions in a natural language and performing tasks autonomously throughout the software development process. In addition, we work seamlessly with key tools such as Slack and GitHub to report progress in real time, as well as sophisticated processing capabilities to automatically detect and correct errors.

<Results of Devin Introduction and Utilization in SHIFT>

SHIFT is dramatically improving the productivity of software development by establishing SHIFT DQS, a system development framework that realizes high-quality and high productivity that it has independently built, and a proprietary development method that utilizes a combination of Devin. As of the end of August 2025, the development efficiency is estimated based on the verification results of multiple projects.30～50Percentage improvement is indicated.

In the system test and user acceptance tests, which are processes since the combination test, we further improve the quality and productivity of the test by utilizing a proprietary quality assurance framework that specializes in AI systems and AI based tests that utilize test design AI”TD AI Assistant.

With the conclusion of this strategic partnership, we will leverage Devin utilization we have cultivated to date and our expertise in introducing and establishing AI drive development to promote the introduction and establishment of AI drive development in various development organizations and development support.

■Inquiries for AI Drives and Devin Introduction
https://service.shiftinc.jp/en/contact/

■Please see this press release for more information on AI driven developments in SHIFT.(Japanese only)
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000111.000018724.html

< CEO of Cognition AI, Scott Wu ‘s comments>

I am excited to announce the commencement of our collaboration with SHIFT to promote the adaption and expansion of AI-driven development practices and Devin within Japan. Through this partnership, I am confident that we will contribute to enhancing the development productivity of Japanese enterprises and fostering the growth of the software developer community. Together with SHIFT, Cognition is committed to creating an environment where engineering teams can increase their engineering, thereby unlocking new possibilities in Japanese software development.

Contact
PR Office of SHIFT Inc.
pr_info@shiftinc.jp