Dev Interrupted
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The Dev Interrupted Podcast is the premier podcast for software engineering leaders. Hosts Dan Lines, Ben Lloyd Pearson, and Andrew Zigler invite expert guests from around the world to explore strategy and day-to-day topics ranging from dev team metrics to accelerating delivery. Join us weekly for new episodes.
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Stupid Things Orgs Do That Kill Productivity | A Conversation With Netflix, FloSports & Refactoring.club
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05/07/22 • 51 min
At LinearB, we like to think we spend all our time figuring out how to unlock developer potential. To find ways to let devs do more of the work they love and reduce the amount of time they spend dealing with needless hurdles, idling and churn.
We’re not the only ones thinking about how to do this, though. At our recent INTERACT panel, we assembled amazing engineering leaders from Netflix, FloSports and the Refactoring.club newsletter to give us their inside knowledge on how they increase productivity and promote creativity in their own organizations.
One of the highlights of our INTERACT conference, this panel conversation is filled with real wisdom and takeaways we hope you can apply to your own teams the moment it’s over.
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Coding Your Dreams into Reality: Lessons from an Engineer turned Entrepreneur | ButterCMS Jake Lumetta
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04/18/23 • 35 min
Engineers make great entrepreneurs. So a startup that has two engineers as its founders must be twice as good, right? Not exactly.
On this week's episode of Dev Interrupted, we talk to Jake Lumetta, founder & CEO of ButterCMS. A serial entrepreneur, Jake found success (and failure) with numerous startups before striking it big with ButterCMS.
He joins us today to discuss practical advice for engineers-turned-entrepreneurs, like knowing when to step away from the keyboard and handover the codebase, why building a B2B startup is so much easier than building a B2C, and why two engineers founding a company together isn't always a good idea.
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- ButterCMS is hiring: https://buttercms.com/
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Team Topologies: Organizing Business & Technology Teams | Authors Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais
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03/21/23 • 48 min
Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and sustainably. But how do you build the best team organization for your specific goals, culture, and needs?
That's the question posed by authors Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais in their highly-acclaimed book, Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow.
On this week's episode of Dev Interrupted, we revisit Dan's 2021 conversation with Matthew and Manuel. Since first airing, their book has received broad recognition for its step-by-step advice, approach to team patterns and interactions, and compelling analysis of the communication pathways that lead to organizational success.
We think this episode is as relevant today as it was when it was released - and we hope you agree!
Show Notes:
- Learn more at teamtopologies.com
- Check out the Team Topologies Academy: https://academy.teamtopologies.com
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08/29/23 • 36 min
In an industry buzzing with enthusiasm for Engineering Platforms, many are developed without a clear product vision, leading to poor adoption or even hindering organizational performance.
On this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, cohost Conor Bronsdon talks with Simone Casciaroli, Head of Engineering at Onto. We first encountered Simone's insights at LeadDev New York and immediately knew he'd be the perfect guest to discuss how to build engineering platforms using the right metrics.
Join us as Conor and Simone delve into the HEAT metrics and explore how they dovetail with established engineering standards like DORA. The episode rounds off with an engaging discussion about electric vehicle startup Onto.
Show Notes:
- Read more from Simone at his website: simonecasciaroli.com
- Follow Simone on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonecasciaroli/
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04/30/24 • 43 min
This week, I sat down with Neha Batra, VP of Engineering for Core Productivity at GitHub. Our conversation is about the value of taking calculated risks in engineering leadership, using a “risk budget," and how you can leverage your social capital to take risks that help your career.
Neha also shares her insights on senior engineering leaders' challenges when aligning business needs with talent and product execution. She discusses her framework for strengthening company alignment and engineering efficiency using established communication paths.
Episode Highlights:
00:26 Frameworks that strengthen company alignment
03:11 How should you channel frustration into creation?
05:58 Conceptualizing your risk budget
12:53 Strategies for building communication pathways
16:04 Conducting AMA's with your team
21:47 How do you get team members to take accountability?
25:27 How do you gather signals from your team?
29:13 Mistakes leaders make you can learn from
36:32 Building curiosity into mundane experiences like dating
Show Notes:
- Starting Your Engineering Metrics Program
- nerdneha (Neha Batra) · GitHub
- Neha Batra
- Neha (@nerdneha) / X
- GitHub: Let’s build from here · GitHub
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04/23/24 • 28 min
In the last few years, disengagement at work has become a massive issue. We learned from Dr. Andre Martin’s episode that 53% of managers are burnt out and 1 in 3 employees leave their jobs in the first 90 days.
This week, we sat down with Chuck Lafferty, VP of CRM at ADP, to discuss ADP’s approach to employee engagement and innovation. Chuck dives into building trust within teams, innovative techniques like ‘Survey Roulette’ to incorporate user feedback into development, and the critical role of understanding and caring for individuals.
When employees feel valued, heard, and engaged in meaningful work, you see improved productivity and increased job satisfaction. The episode concludes with actionable steps to improve employee engagement through personalized interactions and empathetic leadership.
Episode Highlights:
- 01:51 How does Chuck define employee engagement?
- 04:06 Can you measure employee engagement?
- 12:05 How can managers engage individual developers?
- 17:16 Survey Roulette and how it helps engage engineering teams.
- 22:31 Winning in the workplace
- 23:45 The importance of separating the problem from the person
- 25:30 How can you improve employee engagement?
Show Notes:
- Starting Your Engineering Metrics Program Workshop
- Chuck Lafferty
- Payroll, HR and Tax Services | ADP Official Site
- Confident Coder
- ChuckLafferty (@ChuckLafferty) / X
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07/18/23 • 30 min
On this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, co-host Conor Bronsdon welcomes Francisco Trindade, Director of Engineering at Braze, to discuss strategies to improve collaboration and effectiveness within engineering teams.
Francisco notes a shift in the tech industry over the past decade from focusing on rapid hiring and individual growth to a need for more effective team dynamics. Criticizing the tech industry's aversion to micromanagement, he argues that it has inadvertently resulted in a lack of focus on team effectiveness and proposes a renewed emphasis on fostering productive environments for engineers to fully realize their potential.
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01/23/24 • 33 min
On this week's episode, we're joined by Carol Barrett, the Engineering Leader in Consumer Identity and Access at Netflix. Host Conor Bronsdon interviews Carol to learn about Netflix’s blueprint for success when building engineering teams, and how they foster a culture where inspiration and purpose are at the forefront.
Carol shares her valuable insights on empowering engineers to make their own decisions, ensuring product management and engineering are perfectly synced, and the importance of flexible structures that cater to team dynamics. She also discusses the unique challenges and opportunities Netflix faces, including their approach to innovative projects and navigating uncharted technological territories.
From quarterly commitments to building impactful partnerships, learn how Netflix maintains its edge by allowing teams the freedom to define their own paths.
Episode Highlights
- 4:17: Finding Alignment Between Product, Leadership and Engineering
- 11:21 How to Build Trust in Your Partnerships
- 16:26 Why Engineers Have to Decide What's Best
- 22:56 Connecting Your Team’s Purpose to the Company’s Purpose
- 28:37 Why Netflix Stopped Hiring Only Senior Engineers
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08/15/23 • 25 min
The wrong internal tools can hold your team back. So how do you find the right ones, and how the heck do you get engineers to adopt them once you do?
On this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, co-host Conor Bronsdon welcomes Debo Ray, co-founder & CEO of DevZero, to discuss the challenges developers face due to inadequate tools. With a keen sense of developers' needs, Debo explains why many companies fail in this domain, squandering precious dev time.
Debo also offers a peek into the future of cloud development, the work he's doing at DevZero, and the nuances of marketing tools to developers.
Show Notes:
- Learn more about DevZero at devzero.io
- Debo's Newsletter
- DevZero's LinkedIn
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09/05/23 • 45 min
How do you become an engineering leader? Is it the right fit for your career? And if you do, how do you become a good one?
In this multi-part series on the career journey of an engineering leader, Dev Interrupted answers these questions and many more by inviting expert guests from the software industry to share their experiences, lessons, failures and triumphs as leaders. Whether you started your career today - or 20 years ago - this series has something for everyone.
In our first episode, host Dan Lines is joined by Thiago Ghisi, Director of Engineering at Nubank. Together, they explore the nuances of beginning a career as an engineering manager: from acing the interview process and securing a promotion to confidently navigating your first 3 weeks on the job.
Join us for a series of real-world lessons and insights from top engineering leaders.
Show Notes:
- Listen to Thiago's podcast, Engineering Advice You Didn't Ask For
- Register for the 2023 Engineering Benchmarks Report Release Webinar
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How many episodes does Dev Interrupted have?
Dev Interrupted currently has 224 episodes available.
What topics does Dev Interrupted cover?
The podcast is about Devops, Data, Software, Software Development, Agile, Podcasts, Technology and Developer.
What is the most popular episode on Dev Interrupted?
The episode title 'Stupid Things Orgs Do That Kill Productivity | A Conversation With Netflix, FloSports & Refactoring.club' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Dev Interrupted?
The average episode length on Dev Interrupted is 38 minutes.
How often are episodes of Dev Interrupted released?
Episodes of Dev Interrupted are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Dev Interrupted?
The first episode of Dev Interrupted was released on Oct 22, 2020.
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