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By Henry Suryawirawan

Great technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined, and they are not something that we can fully learn in any school or book. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence. Find out what makes them great and how to apply those lessons to your work and team.

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#206 - The Fundamentals and Future of DevOps and Software Delivery - Yevgeniy Brikman

In this episode, I sit down with Yevgeniy Brikman to discuss his upcoming book, “The Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery.” Learn the key principles and future of DevOps to help you ship code faster and more reliably.

#205 - Measuring Code Quality in the Age of GenAI - Matt Van Itallie

Ever wonder what a credit score for your codebase would look like? In this episode, Matt Van Itallie, founder of Sema, discusses how his company is revolutionizing the way we assess and understand code quality for technical due diligence, including the portion of GenAI usage.

#204 - Stop Inflicting Daily Standups and Computer Science Riddles on Your Devs - David Guttman

Are you tired of cargo cult engineering leadership? In this episode, David Guttman, author of “The Superstruct Manifesto”, shares his intriguing manifesto on building and leading high-performing engineering teams.

#203 - Building Effective and Thriving Machine Learning Teams - David Tan & Dave Colls

In this episode, I sit down with David Tan and Dave Colls, co-authors of the book “Effective Machine Learning Teams” to discuss the complexities of building and deploying ML models, building and managing effective ML teams, and ensuring successful ML projects.

#202 - The Rise of AI in Shaping the Future of Work - André Neubauer

AI is changing EVERYTHING – including the way we build software. Are you READY for it? Join me and André Neubauer, the CTO of Trusted Shops, as we dive deep into the impact of AI on the future of work, particularly in the software development space.

#201 - Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance - Rebecca Parsons

In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Rebecca Parsons, coauthor of Building Evolutionary Architectures and ex-CTO of ThoughtWorks, on the topic of evolutionary architecture. Rebecca also offers her perspective on the impact of AI in software development and evolutionary architecture.

#200 - Become a Great Engineering Leader - James Stanier

In this milestone episode of the podcast, James Stanier returns for the third time to discuss his latest book, “Become a Great Engineering Leader.” We explore the role of an engineering leader and delve deep into the nuances of engineering leadership.

#199 - Think Like an Engineer, Talk Like an Executive, and Go Beyond Your Limits - Pramoda Vyasarao

Pramoda Vyasarao is an engineering leader turned coach and the author of “Beyond Your Limits”. In this episode, Pramoda shares his insights on the importance of communication for engineers, as well as his inspiring journey of achieving 52 lofty goals in over 20 years and going beyond his limits.

#198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura Tacho

Laura Tacho is the CTO of DX and a leading voice in the world of developer experience and productivity. In this episode, we explore the ever important role of aligning developer experience with business goals and discuss the DX Core 4, a new developer productivity framework recently published by DX.

#197 - Beyond Input & Output: Building Outcome-Oriented Engineering Teams - Balki Kodarapu

Balki Kodarapu is the VP of Engineering at Lōvu Health and a seasoned engineering leader with a wealth of experience from startups to large organizations. In this episode, Balki shares his valuable insights on how to build and lead high-performing engineering teams that go beyond just churning out code.