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Latest episodes
Jan 17, 2024 • 28min
William Mendes | Leadership, Management & Engineering Metrics
In this episode, join William Mendes, SRE Manager at Feedzai and mentor at IFTL.William explores the challenges faced as an SRE manager. He discusses the balance between metrics, including DORA metrics and Cycle time, and the need for direct communication. He also emphasizes psychological safety and shares strategies to prioritize and support developer experience and well-being.Lastly, William offers valuable advice on seeking feedback from the team for personal and collective evolution.William on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-mendes/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Jan 10, 2024 • 32min
Alexandre Goedert, Thoughtworks | Building Autonomous Dev Teams
Join Alexandre Goedert, Head of Technology at Thoughtworks.In this episode, Alex takes a deep dive into his team collaboration practices and defines what constitutes 'Good software' for engineering teams. Further, he also highlights the pivotal role of large-scale CI/CD, fostering the autonomous mindset and crucial aspect of ensuring a positive developer experience within teams. Alex concludes by offering parting advice to the audience, emphasizing the importance of connecting to business value and fostering a collaborative team environment.Alexandre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandregoedert/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Jan 3, 2024 • 36min
Stephan Schmidt, Amazing CTO | Impact vs Velocity!
Join Stephan Schmidt, CTO Coach at Amazing CTO.In today's episode, Stephan discusses the various challenges faced by CTOs, the importance of creating tech strategies, aligning dev teams to focus on creating impact and bridging the gap between tech & business goals. He also sheds light on technical debt and what separates a leader from a manager.Stephan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanjschmidt/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Dec 27, 2023 • 29min
Herijs Deksnis from Giraffe360 | To-dos to Kanbans to Scrums
Join Herijs Deksnis, Director of Software Engineering at Giraffe360.In this episode, Harijs talks about his experience of scaling up a startup from 0 to 1, and from 1 to 10 and beyond. Further, he discusses the psychological strategies to manage 'bus factors' and handling technical debt. Lastly, he talks about the sure-shot signs of developer burnout & inefficiency in the team and the ways to balance engineering, product & business milestones.Harijs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harijsdeksnis/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Dec 20, 2023 • 32min
Limor Bergman | Empowering Women in Tech
Join Limor Bergman, tech leadership coach & mentor at LBG Consulting Services Ltd. Limor also hosts her own podcast series - 'From a Woman to a Leader'.In this episode, Limor discusses the challenges she has faced as a woman in tech, and how she overcame them. She also emphasises the importance of having a mentor, keeping up with the latest tech, and employing metrics tools for estimation & prediction. Lastly, she shares valuable advice on effectively advancing a career in tech.Limor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Dec 12, 2023 • 26min
Ashik Uzzaman from Twin Health | Enabling ICs to Management Roles
Join Ashik Uzzaman - Director of Engineering, Treatment Platform at Twin Health. He's also the creator of 'Leader's Whiteboard' - a blog and an educational YouTube channel for engineering leaders.Being an avid reader & a chess enthusiast, Ashik is also passionate about coaching individual developers and helping them move into management roles. He shares his knowledge of various leadership styles with us, emphasizing hands-on experience, reading & peer-to-peer feedback. Furthermore, he talks about empowering developers, setting clear objectives and leveraging metrics as an engineering leader for the overall improvement of the team.Ashik on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashikuzzaman/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Dec 5, 2023 • 31min
Peter Kristianto Widjaja | Leading Tech Teams from 0 to 1
Join Peter Kristianto Widjaja, Co-founder & CTO at Hubble.BuildIn this episode, Peter talks about scaling a startup from 0 to 1. He also sheds light on the importance of purpose-driven values, being people-centric, 360 feedback and holistic methods of measuring developer well-being along with efficiency.Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkwidjaja/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Nov 29, 2023 • 29min
Jeff Watkins from xDesign | Tech & Processes in the AI Era
Join Jeff Watkins, Chief Product & Technology Officer at xDesign, who leads a team of 250+ engineers.In this episode, Jeff talks about the concept of the 'iron triangle' and the ways to balance it. He also discusses the implementation of the latest security tech and AI tech, defining success for dev teams, utilising engineering metrics to identify bottlenecks and understanding developer psychology.Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-watkins-5167111/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Nov 22, 2023 • 30min
Serdar Mustafa | Leading Dev Teams to Market Fit
Join Serdar Mustafa, the founder of Phoenix Software Consulting, who has also contributed to the product & engineering teams of companies like Twilio & Wise. He now works as a Fractional Advisor to multiple tech startups and is the author of the blog 'From Code to Boardroom' on Substack.Today's discussion revolves around leading dev teams towards a Product-Market Fit. Serdar sheds light on important topics like people leadership, tech debt, goal-setting methodologies, and measuring developer efficiency & well-being the right way.He also talks about the concept of a Minimal Lovable Product and the connection between technical debt & delivering an MVP.Serdar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serdar-mustafa/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
Nov 22, 2023 • 40min
Marian Kamenistak | Boosting Efficiency with Data & Empathy
Meet Marian Kamenistak, engineering leadership mentor & coach, founder of Augment Lab & Engineering Leaders CZ. He's also the former VP of Product Engineering at Mews.The episode starts with a fun fireside chat where Marian talks about his first coding days, his favourite Netflix show & his end-of-the-day routine. In the main section, Marian sheds light on how to maintain engineering efficiency with a data-driven and empathetic mindset. He emphasizes his core principles of transparency, trust & prevention. He also elaborates on two distinctive terms - 'Roadmap contribution' and 'Epic Cycle Time’.Marian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariankamenistak/Beyond the Code is an exclusive series of podcasts with tech leaders across the globe, sharing learnings about dev processes, growth, culture, and well-being.Connect with us!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/typoapp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typo_app/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Typoapp_Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088731559819Try typo for free: https://typoapp.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondthecodebytypo/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit grocto.substack.com
