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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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#235 - From AI Chaos to Clarity: Building Situational Awareness with Wardley Mapping - Simon Wardley

Can you navigate AI disruption without understanding your landscape? In this episode, Simon Wardley, creator of Wardley Mapping, explains how to build true situational awareness in your organization and shares what leaders need to know about AI adoption beyond the current hype.

#234 - Building for Reliability: Durable Execution & Insights from Temporal's Report - Preeti Somal

How much of your code exists only to prevent failures? In this episode, Preeti Somal, SVP at Temporal, explores Temporal's durable execution paradigm for building reliable applications. She also discusses key findings from Temporal’s first State of Development Report.

#233 - Data Beats Hype: Measuring Your AI Adoption Impact - Laura Tacho

Is your AI investment paying off? Many leaders struggle to see real ROI beyond the hype. In this episode, Laura Tacho, CTO of DX, introduces DX’s new AI Measurement Framework™ with its three critical dimensions: utilization, impact, and cost.

#232 - Hibernate Creator on Why Developers Hate ORM (And How We're Fixing It) - Gavin King

Why do so many developers have a love-hate relationship with ORM? In this episode, Gavin King, the creator of Hibernate, reveals the real reasons behind the controversy and what's being done to fix the fundamental issues.

#231 - Faster Code Reviews, Faster Code Shipping with Stacked PRs - Greg Foster

Are long code review cycles killing your engineering team's velocity? Learn how top engineering teams are shipping code faster without sacrificing quality. In this episode, Greg Foster, CTO and co-founder of Graphite, discusses the evolution of code review practices and the benefits of stacked PRs.

#230 - Technical Coaching in the Age of AI with Samman (Ensemble) - Emily Bache

Struggling with technical debt and code quality? Learn how a technical coach can help your team level up. In this episode, Emily Bache, a Samman technical coach, shares her proven method for building better engineering teams through structured learning and collaborative coding.

#229 - The Management System for High-Performing Engineering Organizations - Michi Kono

Why do engineering teams slow down as they scale? It's not the technology—it's the management systems. In this episode, Michi Kono, CTO at Garner Health and former engineering leader at Meta, Capital One, and Stripe, shares his battle-tested approach to building scalable engineering organizations.

#228 - Leading Transformational Engineering Teams with Craft in the AI Era - Mohan Krishnan

How do you build a high-performing engineering team in the AI era? And will AI make fundamental engineering skills obsolete? In this episode, Mohan Krishnan, Head of Engineering at Grab, shares lessons from leading transformational engineering teams and the future of tech in Southeast Asia.

#227 - Infrastructure as Code: Delivering Dynamic Systems for the Cloud Age - Kief Morris

How has Infrastructure as Code changed in the last five years? In this episode, Kief Morris returns to discuss the third edition of his book “Infrastructure as Code.” Learn how to align infrastructure with business needs and manage today's growing infrastructure complexities.

#226 - Ex-Google Duplex Eng Lead on Disrupting $2B Clinical Trials with AI - Patrick Leung

Ever wondered how AI is being applied in the world of clinical trials where human lives are at stake? In this episode, Patrick Leung, CTO of Faro Health and former Google Duplex Engineering Lead, reveals how AI is transforming the clinical trial process that normally costs billions and takes years to complete.