Dev Interrupted

Ori Keren, LinearB co-founder and CEO, predicts trends for engineering leaders in 2024. They discuss dev team metrics, the term 'engineering efficiency' vs 'developer productivity', rise of gen AI written code, remote work friction points, and the importance of adopting a metrics program.

Dr. Steven J. Spear, renowned MIT senior lecturer and author, discusses the core principles from his book 'Wiring The Winning Organization'. They highlight how the best organizations enhance problem-solving through slowification, simplification, and amplification. Case studies from NASA's Apollo missions and Apple's smartphone market dominance showcase the power of collective ingenuity for exceptional achievements.

In this podcast, the topics discussed include the challenges in the code review process, the importance of programmable workflows in automating software deployment, the benefits of Gitstream in improving efficiency, and the extension of the Dora framework to improve developer happiness.

Conor Bronsdon, an engineering leader with a voice in the board meetings, shares insights on rising through the ranks. Topics include balancing tough decisions, team well-being, maintaining technical edge while speaking in business terms, and aligning engineering and product culture with business goals.

Join Conor Bronsdon and Charles Max Wood, CEO of Top End Devs, as they discuss strategies to overcome career stagnation for developers. Topics include showcasing your work, building strong networks, and continuous learning. Gain valuable insights and practical tools to confidently navigate today's complex tech landscape and get 'unstuck' in your career.

Bhavini Soneji, an engineering leader with expertise in bringing diversity to tech leadership, joins host Dan Lines to discuss the importance of diversity in engineering leadership. They explore the benefits of varied perspectives, creativity, and knowledge sharing. They also share strategies for encouraging diverse hiring and promoting diversity and inclusion within companies.

Head of Google Cloud's DORA team, Nathen Harvey, discusses the key findings from the 2023 DevOps report, including the impact of change approval processes and trunk-based development on software delivery performance. He also emphasizes the importance of organizational system design, leadership, and developer-led improvement for enhancing team performance and collaboration.

Experienced engineering leader Bhavini Soneji discusses building customer-focused engineering organizations. They dive into the meaning of being 'customer-obsessed' and share secrets to maintaining customer passion beyond product launch. They also touch on differentiating elite VPs of engineering/CTOs from average ones and strategies to engage engineers post-launch.

Scott Carey, Editor-in-Chief of LeadDev, discusses the job landscape for laid-off software engineers and the challenges faced by non-traditional tech companies in hiring engineers. They also touch on the major trends within the engineering community and the upcoming LeadDev conferences.

Noah Labhart, CTO at Veryable and host of Code Story, shares insights on assembling and nurturing engineering teams. Topics include feedback, hiring developers vs programmers, treating programming as an art and a science, and the importance of setting up a great engineering team.