Dev Interrupted

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.

CTO of LinearB, Yishai Beeri, joins the podcast to discuss setting and reporting engineering goals. They cover methodologies for predictability, key metrics like planning accuracy and cycle time, and effective communication with business stakeholders. Learn how to align engineering goals with business priorities for operational excellence.

Neha Batra, VP of Engineering at GitHub, discusses the importance of taking risks in leadership, establishing communication pathways, and conducting AMAs with your team. She also shares insights on building trust, accountability, and gathering signals from team members. Neha highlights the pitfalls leaders should avoid and the value of curiosity in navigating experiences like dating.

Chuck Lafferty, VP of CRM at ADP, discusses employee engagement, trust-building in teams, and innovative techniques like 'Survey Roulette'. Understanding individual needs and fostering meaningful work leads to increased productivity. Actionable steps include personalized interactions and empathetic leadership to improve engagement.

Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB, delves into achieving developer productivity through outcomes, minimizing noise, and balancing tech, processes, and communication. She discusses three horizons for investment breakdown, the importance of goal setting for noise reduction, and the role of AI in developer productivity.

Binil Pillai, SMB Security Strategy Head at Microsoft, discusses the importance of SMB security, leveraging AI for threat detection, and Microsoft's Security Copilot. Topics include key security challenges, AI integration, and advice for SMB leaders on starting security assessments.

Melissa DePuydt, Sr. Director of Engineering at Upstatement, discusses leveraging her journalism background in engineering leadership. Topics include thinking like a journalist for effective planning, risk management, and decision-making, preparing for disruptions, conducting pre-mortems, and embracing diverse perspectives. Insights on career switching, team collaboration, and continuous learning are also shared.

The podcast discusses the varied roles of VP of Engineering, the importance of self-evaluation for career growth, and using personality tests for team dynamics. They also explore the impact of AI on the workforce, aligning engineering with business goals, and enhancing human skills with AI technology.