Beyond Coding

Connect with Malcolm Matalka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-matalka-a6527382 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/htpxkxyCX9I Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Where to dock your boat? 00:02:49 - Patrick's friends bought a boat 00:03:31 - Malcolm sold his house and bought a boat 00:05:52 - Relaxing on a boat 00:07:47 - Living small and minimalistic 00:09:22 - Taking the plunge twice 00:10:32 - Terrateam is a TACoS 00:11:47 - What is OpenTofu? 00:14:33 - Why people work on OpenTofu 00:16:05 - Terrateam and github actions 00:17:40 - Total cost of ownership 00:19:03 - The idea to start Terrateam 00:22:53 - Starting a business with a close friend 00:24:41 - Offering high quality support 00:25:44 - Full responsibility to choose the technology 00:28:13 - Choosing OCaml as backend language 00:31:16 - Ocaml solution directions 00:35:01 - Escape hatches 00:36:34 - Computers are really fast 00:38:10 - AI for developer productivity 00:41:55 - Generating the code doesn't reduce the bottleneck 00:44:25 - Productivity in a 2-man team 00:47:06 - Should engineers talk to customers? 00:49:39 - Offering flexibility and accommodating 00:52:59 - Rounding off

Connect with Yu Guo: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-guo-yguo⁠ TomTom at CES: ⁠https://www.tomtom.com/events/trade-show/ces-2024⁠  Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/Jip8CG1Mqi4⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - How Yu ended up at TomTom 00:01:45 - Leveraging generative AI 00:03:56 - ChatGPT location plugin 00:07:11 - Embracing ChatGPT within the organisation 00:09:57 - Generative AI and rapid prototyping 00:13:10 - Domain knowledge is key with generative AI 00:15:31 - Rapid company innovation with AI 00:17:38 - Cocreating with other organisations 00:19:26 - BentoML and optimizing model usage 00:21:28 - Partnering with Microsoft 00:22:24 - Protecting user data privacy 00:24:00 - Productive engineers with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT 00:26:26 - Developer experience teams at TomTom 00:27:19 - Open sourcing AI solutions 00:28:25 - Past vs. present machine learning investments 00:31:08 - Where is generative AI heading? 00:33:19 - Uncertainty and fear of AI 00:34:52 - Knowledge gaps because of AI 00:36:29 - VisionGPT 00:37:00 - Sensory input in GPT 00:38:19 - AI hope and fear in big tech

Connect with Bandan Jot Singh: https://twitter.com/bandanjot https://www.linkedin.com/in/bandan https://substack.com/@productify Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/Qg1kaCaS9pE New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:20 - How to find like-minded people00:02:36 - Creating content creates relationships00:03:29 - Product strategy00:05:53 - Growing responsibilities in Gojek00:08:02 - Strategic thinking00:10:02 - Market research vs. experimentation00:13:38 - You're wrong 50% of the time00:16:11 - Ideas are a commodity00:16:38 - Product stages00:18:32 - Early stage product, no product market fit00:20:22 - Decision making on mature products00:23:15 - Investing in data pipelines00:25:27 - Optimizing for the organisation instead of yourself00:29:01 - 10% of the Fortune 500 remain00:31:50 - Payments and sticking to a domain00:35:26 - Tech minded vs. market oriented product managers00:38:29 - Domain becomes more important for product people00:40:32 - Getting out of your comfort zone00:41:43 - Empowering teams the right way00:44:15 - Everyone needs to create content as a skill00:46:28 - 3 ways of content creation and absorption you can do00:48:16 - Why Bandan started writing00:50:09 - People are seeking quality content00:51:49 - A content writer's dilemma00:54:40 - You shouldn't write that!00:56:44 - Choosing to uphold your values00:58:38 - Your closest circle01:00:05 - Unique podcast experience :)

Connect with Keeya Wang-Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeyawangjones Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/tVNt6img4mU New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:23 - Ingka and enabling coworkers00:02:51 - Customer journey mapping00:04:16 - Keeya used to be a coworker on the floor00:05:28 - 80-20 focus areas00:08:44 - Encouraging others to start experimenting00:13:12 - Figuring out your passion00:15:34 - Understanding the strategy00:18:48 - Executing with intent00:19:37 - Strategy to deliverables00:21:36 - Communication is key00:23:59 - Accommodating for diversity00:27:06 - Transparency brings safe spaces00:29:38 - Assumptions and survival mode00:33:50 - Being as transparent as can be00:35:19 - Empathy and tough love00:38:11 - Feedback and job reviews00:41:21 - Understanding costs00:43:28 - Building partnerships00:46:22 - Managers vs. leaders00:49:32 - What type of leader do you want to be?

Connect with Francisca Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisca-dias Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/FLOxOU_lK54 New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Francisca's day00:02:23 - How Francisca got great at public speaking00:03:44 - Educating others00:04:47 - Patrick's siblings and growing up00:06:28 - From aerospace engineering to tech00:08:13 - No one hearing your opinion00:11:43 - Empowering yourself00:13:28 - The way others perceive you00:15:28 - Understanding your value00:17:20 - How do you find your secret sauce00:18:49 - Looking at the past00:20:30 - Upholding your values00:23:42 - Different nourishment00:26:58 - Personalised education00:30:46 - Being in the dark, building your own flashlight00:33:16 - Surrounding yourself with entrepreneurs00:34:38 - Building relationships00:37:05 - A mindset of abundance00:38:39 - Removing perfection00:39:44 - Abundance creates abundance00:41:34 - Client mismatches00:42:41 - Having a business coach00:45:48 - Believe in yourself and have fun!

Connect with Mahdi Fanidisfani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahdifanidisfani Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/geoUh6Tdl3Y New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:23 - Mahdi's new role as CEO at Kruso00:02:53 - Typical consultancies00:04:36 - Value delivery squad00:06:17 - First months as CEO00:07:23 - Consultancy at Xebia00:10:36 - From tech lead to engineering manager00:12:19 - Many responsibilities00:14:11 - Lead by example and togetherness00:16:41 - Head of engineering00:18:59 - Unified engineering priorities00:20:37 - No more hands-on coding00:23:25 - Pull request reviews are amazing00:25:55 - Making sure people don't overwork00:27:50 - Proper focus00:30:52 - Overachieving and personal growth00:33:21 - Staying close to your people00:36:15 - Fueling ambition00:39:07 - Exceptional solo programmers00:42:07 - Hiring questions00:45:15 - Handling new technology00:47:12 - Forming a team as the CEO00:49:58 - Handpicking people00:52:26 - Maintaining relationships00:55:25 - An economic view00:56:26 - Creating a shared vision01:00:39 - Aligning the company

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/bKKQm6A1jJ8 New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - Dutch IT market salary and engineering efforts 00:03:36 - Not feeling valued 00:04:19 - How do you manage your time? 00:05:23 - Learning off the job 00:06:21 - How would you build your own team? 00:08:40 - Technical skills 00:09:42 - How do you know a deadline is not realistic? 00:13:11 - How to overcome imposter syndrome? 00:18:42 - Is it possible to succeed in IT if you have ADHD? 00:20:38 - Have ever come close to burning out? 00:24:41 - Do's and don'ts for people starting a podcast 00:28:51 - JUST DO IT!! 00:29:27 - How can developers get into the content creation space? 00:34:07 - Rounding off

Connect with Tom Siebeneicher:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-siebeneicher Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/XEdICT5kSCA New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Tom ran his first marathon00:02:42 - Running long distance00:04:47 - Connecting with others through running00:05:48 - We hate swimming00:07:08 - Mental clarity and flexibility00:10:15 - How to not overwork00:12:27 - Sharing team goals00:14:00 - Tell me what to do00:16:22 - Understanding the why00:17:28 - Growing up in a different time and world00:18:37 - Why do we want to change?00:21:38 - Adapting based on people's needs00:23:56 - Ask me anything sessions with architects00:24:52 - The issue with agile coaching00:26:58 - Agile will not work everywhere00:29:19 - Comparing what is logical00:32:02 - Having the mindset to adapt00:32:46 - Being tired of change00:34:32 - How to measure organisational change00:36:18 - Who drives initiatives00:38:24 - Mistakes Tom made00:40:34 - Mature organisations00:42:50 - The freedom to fix things00:44:17 - Different organisational problems and solutions00:47:15 - Disrupting your own organisation00:49:43 - Challenges with acquiring companies00:51:07 - Dollar shave club00:52:45 - Starting your own company00:56:41 - Time catches up00:58:16 - There is always the next sprint

Connect with Joseph Muli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-muli Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/l__mtnOduoU New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Levent Tutar00:02:16 - Losing everything00:05:30 - Survival mode00:06:30 - Seeking help00:08:12 - Telling your story00:11:15 - What truly matters00:13:16 - Finding a community00:16:22 - What lead Joseph to NL00:18:08 - Different problems00:19:43 - Acts of service00:21:27 - A broken home00:23:29 - Learning about yourself00:25:00 - Self improvement00:27:39 - Reflecting00:29:18 - Gratitude and anxiety00:31:57 - Psychedelics and religion00:34:09 - Life experiences00:36:51 - Leading by vulnerability and empathy00:39:21 - Connecting with people00:40:40 - Equal level of communication00:42:21 - Professional boundaries00:44:14 - Relationships where you can be yourself00:47:00 - Leadership is difficult00:50:26 - We are all human beings00:53:21 - Existing in bubbles00:55:41 - Ideas and conversations with yourself00:58:01 - Seeing yourself from outside-in01:00:17 - We do what we must01:01:45 - Compounding momentum01:04:30 - Why we do the work

Connect with Michael Doye: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdoye Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/zyebooludUo New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Barbecuing00:03:02 - Back to the office policies00:06:32 - Enforcing back to the office00:07:57 - Logging all your time policy00:09:34 - Dutch perspective00:11:40 - From software engineer to engineering manager00:15:04 - Different leadership styles00:17:34 - Being authentic00:19:38 - Letting go of hands-on work00:22:34 - Prioritising work00:23:00 - Burnout signs within a team00:25:18 - Being mindful of when you work00:26:36 - Hiring in tech is broken00:28:45 - Teaching technical skills00:30:06 - Setting expectations with new hires00:30:51 - Having difficult conversations00:32:30 - New responsibilities that aren't fun00:34:01 - Fully letting go of hands-on work00:36:00 - Friendships as engineering manager00:37:54 - Work is like a box00:40:13 - Renegotiating your position00:42:38 - Putting more energy in certain people00:45:31 - Transparancy as a manager00:47:40 - What information can not be shared00:50:01 - Be like water