Dev Interrupted

Adam Berman, Head of Engineering at Semgrep, shares his insights on scaling product lines within a company. He discusses the challenges of transitioning from a single product to multiple offerings, emphasizing the role of strong organizational design and effective collaboration. Adam highlights the importance of user feedback in the development process and balancing innovation with stability. He also delves into the need for rapid iteration and learning, advocating for a mindset shift from building products to fostering a culture of experimentation.

Amanda Sopkin, Engineering Manager at Asana, shares her journey transitioning from software engineer to manager, emphasizing mentorship and team balance. Topics include tailoring leadership styles, managing senior vs. junior engineers, promoting team members, and balancing professional growth with personal fulfillment.

Plaid's Mark Robinson shares how he saved 25% in cloud costs, stressing the need to understand bills and optimize resources. Topics cover tagging resources, network and storage cost optimization, organizational buy-in, and benefits of cost optimization. Challenges in cost savings, automation for efficient software deployment, and responsible cost assignment are also discussed.

Louis Brandy from OpenAI discusses navigating the AI hype cycle, distinguishing practical AI from the hype, and the challenges facing engineering leaders. Topics include AI vs human code, real-time AI applications, and career paths for engineers in the AI field.

Engineering leader Johnny Ray Austin discusses handling unrealistic expectations in product development, aligning roadmaps with business goals, managing ambiguity in teams, and debunking common industry delusions like 'build it and they will come'. The conversation emphasizes the importance of transparency, meaningful metrics, and fostering a high-performing engineering culture to drive successful outcomes.

Exploring Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) platforms in this podcast, discussing data optimization, profitability in engineering, and how SEI can benefit VPEs and CTOs. The future of SEI platforms, automation, and managerial effectiveness are highlighted, emphasizing the importance of data-driven decision-making and workflow optimization.

Sanghamitra Goswami, Senior Director of Data Science at PagerDuty, discusses leveraging AI in engineering teams, measuring ROI, and practical AI applications. Topics include the importance of LLMs, getting buy-in for AI, and finding use cases for AI in products.

Thayse Onofrio, Software Engineer, delves into micro frontends, highlighting their independence and deployment benefits over monoliths. She discusses the challenges of transitioning, the importance of coordination, and cultural impacts on developers. Exploring bounded contexts, testing challenges, and team collaboration, she emphasizes flexibility and continuous evolution in frontend development.

Author Gil Broza discusses achieving better results through Agile processes, system thinking, and mindful mindset adjustments. He highlights pitfalls leaders face, like viewing people as resources, and emphasizes the importance of a unified organizational mindset.

Bloomberg's Engineering Manager Luis Vega shares insights on enhancing developer engagement with internal tools by applying UX design and branding. He discusses creating intuitive applications, giving mascots to apps, and fostering a culture of innovation at Bloomberg. Vega also reflects on his journey into development and future plans for the company's internal tools.