Dev Interrupted
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.
Episodes
210 episodes
Low-Code Won’t Replace You | Camunda’s Bernd Ruecker
Ben and Andrew open the show by discussing the emergence of the DeepSeek AI model, Google's shakeup of the SEO landscape, and speculate on whether or not we're seeing the death of free APIs.Then, Ben sits down with Bernd Ruecker, Co-Fou...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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45:30
The Need for Speed | 2025 Engineering Benchmarks
Want to ship better software? Get in the fast lane.This week, hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson and Andrew Ziegler open the episode with a discussion of some of the tech topics dominating the news cycle like Microsoft's restructuring to focus on ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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31:06
Managing Developer Feedback Effectively | Atlassian’s Andrew Boyagi
Is your company relying on surveys alone to bridge the gap between developers and managers? In this episode of Dev Interrupted, host Ben Lloyd Pearson and Dan Lines, COO of LinearB, dive into the perceived misalignment between eng...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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41:48
The Hero Culture Trap | Sowmya Subramanian
How do you build a culture that balances operational excellence with developer happiness? By shifting from firefighting to foresight.Kick off Season 5 of Dev Interrupted with hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson, Andrew Zigler, and Dan Lines as they ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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53:58
Season 4 Finale: A Fond Farewell, What’s Next & Would You Rather
It's the end of an era on Dev Interrupted as we say farewell to host Conor Bronsdon and welcome a fresh voice, Andrew Zigler!Join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as Conor revisits his favorite interviews and moments from Season...
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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40:34
Developer Productivity Will Decline in 2025 | Predictions from LinearB’s Ori Keren
2025 will test every assumption about how engineering teams work.With the new year fast approaching Ori Keren, CEO of LinearB, has some bold predictions that might surprise you, like why developer productivity could actually go down in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 49
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38:26
From Rockets to Roadmaps: An Engineer's Guide to Product Success | Sift Stack’s Austin Spiegel
What’s the secret to building better products? Letting engineers drive the vision.This week, host Ben Lloyd Pearson interviews Austin Spiegel, co-founder and CTO of Sift Stack, who previously spent years leading engineering teams at Spa...
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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28:51
From Fear to Function: Rethinking Engineering Processes | Stytch’s Julianna Lamb
Most developers (ourselves included) want to run for the hills when they hear the words “engineering process.” But it turns out, the biggest danger to your team may not be having enough process.You don’t have to take our word f...
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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25:28
Are Only 20% of Devs Happy? | Stack Overflow’s Erin Yepis
This week, Dev Interrupted dives into the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, revealing a surprising statistic: only 1 in 5 developers are happy in their jobs. Stack Overflow's Senior Analyst of Market Research and Insights, Erin...
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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45:49
Making Sense of Agentic AI | ThoughtWorks Birgitta Boeckeler
There’s AI agents. There’s AI tooling. Do either drive business impact or are they just more things your dev team is supposed to stay on top of?Birgitta Boeckeler, Global Lead for AI Assisted Software Delivery at ThoughtWorks, joins the...
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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47:40
Open Source Meets AI | Red Hat's Scott McCarty
Open source has transformed software development, but can it do the same for AI?In this episode of Dev Interrupted, Conor Bronsdon talks with Scott McCarty, Senior Principal Product Manager at Red Hat, about the potential of open source ...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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45:38
Back to First Principles | Productiv CTO Ashish Aggarwal
Everyone knows the era of growth at all costs is over, but where does that leave us? And specifically, where does that leave founders? The answer is straightforward: founders have to start thinking like business people. This week, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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38:45
The Real Measure of Success in Platform Engineering | MassDriver CEO Cory O'Daniel
It’s time we recognize the idea of a ‘Golden Path’ is unrealistic.In this episode of Dev Interrupted, host Dan Lines is joined by Cory O'Daniel, CEO of MassDriver, to discuss Cory’s provocative article 'DevOps is Bullshit'. They cover th...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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45:04
Transforming Customer Support with AI | DevRev’s Co-founder & CEO Dheeraj Pandey
This week, host Conor Bronsdon chats with Dheeraj Pandey, CEO and co-founder of DevRev. Dheeraj shares his incredible journey from leading Nutanix to a valuation of $16 billion, to now striving to build another unicorn with DevRev.Dheera...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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49:52
Observability as a Success Catalyst | Momento’s Co-Founder & CTO Daniela Miao
This week, co-host Conor Bronsdon sits down with Daniela Miao, co-founder and CTO of Momento, to discuss her journey from DynamoDB at AWS to founding the real-time data infrastructure platform Momento. Daniela covers the importance...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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42:05
Iteration Velocity is the Key to Engineering Success | Vercel’s Malte Ubl
This week, our host Dan Lines chats with Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, about why iteration speed is a game-changer for teams trying to deliver more efficiently. Malte shares how accelerating the development cycle and embracing platform engineering ...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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37:51
How Specialized Models Drive Developer Productivity | Tabnine’s Brandon Jung
What are the limitations of general large language models, and when should you evaluate more specialized models for your team’s most important use case?This week, Conor Bronsdon sits down with Brandon Jung, Vice President of Ecosystem at...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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45:50
Agentic AI: Dissecting the Future of AI Workflows | Memra's Founder Amir Behbehani
Engineering teams are already seeing efficiency gains by leveraging Gen AI solutions like Copilot, but the next wave of AI workflows has the potential to 10X productivity.This week, we’re exploring the world of Agentic AI with Amir Behbe...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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45:14
The Rising Demand for Soft Skills in Engineering | LinkedIn’s VPE Aarathi Vidyasagar
According to a LinkedIn study, engineers with strong soft skills are promoted 13% faster than those with only technical skills. Given how AI wil...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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45:22
Finding the Best Gen AI Use Case for Your Dev Team | Sonar’s Peter McKee
Gen AI for dev teams has been a focal point of conversation for the last few years, but the technology and application are both still very nascent. How can you find the best Gen AI use case for your team, and implement it safely?This wee...
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Season 4
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Episode 33
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34:51
Mastering Developer Experience at Shopify | Eytan Seidman, Director of Product
In an organization as big as Shopify, how can you pioneer exceptional developer experience not only for your team but also for external developers using your product?This week we’re joined by Eytan Seidman, Director of Product at Shopify...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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43:02
Helping Government Software Teams Move Faster | Carnegie Mellon's Robin Yeman
Both the aerospace and defense sectors are renowned for long project timelines rife with silos and hurdles that get in the way of productivity. With over 20 years of experience at Lockheed Martin and elsewhere, Robin Yeman literally wrote the b...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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23:55
Scaling Smart: Strategies for Product Development | Semgrep’s Adam Berman
Scaling new product lines within a growing company can be both an opportunity and quite challenging. Semgrep's Head of Engineering Adam Berman joined us this week to share his own experience developing Semgrep's second product line.Adam ...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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39:48
From Mentor to Manager: How to Get Into Engineering Management | Asana’s Amanda Sopkin
This week, co-host Conor Bronsdon sits down with Amanda Sopkin, Engineering Manager at Asana. Amanda shares her journey from software engineer to manager, discussing the pivotal moment she chose to pursue management over an individual contribut...
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Episode 29
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25:52
The Rise of Cloud Costs, and How to Optimize Them | Plaid’s Mark Robinson
“If you're not careful, cloud computing can lose more money faster than any invention in history” - Mark Robinson, Infrastructure Engineer at PlaidThis week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson sits down with Plaid’s Mark Robinson to learn how ...
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Episode 28
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24:58