
Dev Interrupted
Dev Interrupted is the go-to podcast for software engineering leadership. Each week, hosts Andrew Zigler, Ben Lloyd Pearson, and Dan Lines sit down with industry experts to explore the strategies, struggles, and stories behind high-performing software teams. Paired with weekly industry news coverage, the conversations dive deep into the real challenges that define excellence in modern tech.
Podcasting since 2020 • 237 episodes
Dev Interrupted
Latest Episodes
AI agents are knocking. Is your API ready to answer? | GraphQL’s Matt DeBergalis
The rise of AI agents is more than a tooling upgrade - it's a fundamental rewiring of the entire developer experience, with your APIs at the very center. We're joined by Matt DeBergalis, co-founder and then-CTO-now-CEO (congrats Mat...
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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59:13

The people-pleaser in the machine | Wayfound’s Dr. Tatyana Mamut
Your AI is learning to lie to you. It's not malicious—it's just trying to be a people-pleaser. This dangerous phenomenon, known as AI sycophancy, is what happens when we train models with outdated incentives.Dr. Tatyana Mamut, an anthrop...
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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1:00:41

Is your AI strategy built for speed or stability? | Qodo’s Itamar Friedman
Is your team's AI strategy tailored for a fast-moving startup or a high-stakes enterprise? The answer could determine your success or failure. We're rejoined by Itamar Friedman, co-founder and CEO of Qodo, to break down what separat...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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41:35

You don't need more code. You need more business impact. | Thoughtworks' Chris Westerhold
Is your engineering team shipping more code but creating less business impact?We're joined by Chris Westerhold, Global Practice Director at ThoughtWorks, to confront why engineering waste is so difficult to define and eliminate. He expla...
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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59:10

The fundamentals of agent-driven software workflows
You've bought the AI tools, but are you seeing the promised productivity gains? Join Dev Interrupted hosts Dan Lines and Ben Lloyd Pearson, as they break down the fundamental shift from AI coding assistants to intelligent, agentic s...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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59:08
