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.
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.
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.
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.
Is your engineering team running like the wild, wild west? In this episode, Ganesh Datta, co-founder and CTO of Cortex, explores what it takes to achieve engineering excellence. We also discuss how platform engineering and IDPs can help teams scale, improve reliability, and align with business outcomes.
Is your software development process stuck on a conveyor belt? In this episode, experienced CPTO, Klaus Breyer, explains how to break free from outdated manufacturing mindsets and build truly high-performing, agile teams that 'Move Fast and Break Silos.'
Is AI taking over the craft of coding? In this episode, Annie Vella discusses her recent ACM paper on AI’s impact on software development, including the trade-offs between speed vs quality and the emerging software engineer identity crisis in the age of AI coding assistants.
What if your most critical systems run on code that no one fully understands? In this episode, Omer Rosenbaum, CTO and co-founder of Swimm, explains how to use AI to close the knowledge gap in your legacy codebase. He also shares practical advice for how junior developers can thrive in the AI era.
Feeling like you have valuable technical insights to share but struggle to put them into words? In this episode, Piotr Sarna, author of “Writing for Developers”, shares the common hurdles developers face in writing and provides practical tips to get started.
In this special in-person episode, Sanne Grinovero shares the story of Java's evolution from his unique perspective as a long-time open-source contributor. He shares his 16-year career journey at Red Hat, highlighting key projects like Hibernate, Infinispan, and especially the creation of Quarkus.
What if the biggest blocker in your tech career isn’t your code, but your thinking? In this episode, Diana Montalion shares the practical insights and mental models from systems thinking to help you make that essential shift.
