Dev Interrupted
The Dev Interrupted Podcast is the premier podcast made exclusively for software engineering leaders. Hosts Dan Lines, Conor Bronsdon, and Ben Lloyd Pearson 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
193 episodes
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
AI Hype Cycle: How to Find Real and Practical vs. Shiny | OpenAI’s Louis Brandy
AI is the biggest hype cycle happening in tech right now, but how do you know what’s actually going to make an impact for your product and team vs. what’s just new and shiny?This week, LinearB COO & Co-founder Dan Lines sits down wit...
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Episode 27
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44:17
Realistic Product Roadmaps and Other Lies | Best Egg’s Johnny Ray Austin
When we first saw the talk titled “Space Aliens Are Among Us, Your Product Roadmap is Realistic and Other Lies you Believe,” we knew we had to sit down with Best Egg’s Johnny Ray Austin at LeadingEng SF last year.Johnny joined our host ...
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Episode 26
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43:57
Labs: Everything You Need to Know About Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI)
Engineering leaders have long used value stream management and CI/CD tools to improve software delivery practices. However, an increasing demand for cost and efficiency is leading to the adoption of new technologies. Enterprises are quickly ado...
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Episode 25
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38:37
Data Science & AI: Getting Buy-In and Demonstrating ROI | PagerDuty’s Sanghamitra Goswami
In this episode of Dev Interrupted, Conor Bronsdon is joined by Sanghamitra Goswami, Senior Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at PagerDuty. Sanghamitra shares her expertise in AI and data science, including how engineering teams can...
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23:28
The Power of Micro Frontends & Breaking Down Monoliths | Thayse Onofrio
This week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson chats with Thayse Onofrio, Software Engineer at Clutch and ex Thoughtworks. Thayse discusses how micro frontends allow individual application components to be operated and deployed independently, helping ...
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24:19
Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization's Potential | Gil Broza
Dan Lines is joined by Gil Broza, author of 'Deliver Better Results,' to discuss how you and your organization can achieve better results by focusing on processes. Gil shares his 20-year journey in the Agile field, focusing on product developme...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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46:12
How to Increase Adoption of Internal Developer Tooling | Bloomberg’s Luis Vega
This week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson sits down with Bloomberg’s Engineering Manager Luis Vega. Luis discusses the initial challenges of enhancing developer engagement with internal tooling. He outlines his approach to building internal appli...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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38:35
Labs: Setting Engineering Goals and Reporting to Stakeholders
In our first Labs episode of the year, LinearB COO and Co-founder Dan Lines is joined by CTO Yishai Beeri to explore how elite engineering organizations set and report on their engineering goals. Modern engineering leaders face a du...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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38:00
Why You Need to Take Risks as an Engineering Leader | GitHub’s VPE Neha Batra
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 capi...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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43:32
Unlocking Employee Engagement and Innovation | ADP’s Chuck Lafferty
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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28:56
Automated ≠ Autonomous: Developer Productivity and AI | MongoDB’s Tara Hernandez
This week, our host Dan Lines sits down with Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB. Together, they explore the nuances of developer productivity and the impact of AI in engineering environments.Tara emphasizes that achi...
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44:46
How Microsoft Integrates AI into Security | Binil Pillai
In the past year, ransomware attacks have been up almost 300%, with over 50% targeting small businesses. To help mitigate this increase, Microsoft is launching their new Security Copilot, and we sat down with their SMB Security Strategy Head, B...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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29:13
How to Leverage a Non-Technical Background in Engineering Leadership | Melissa DePuydt
In this episode, host Conor Bronsdon talks with Melissa DePuydt, Sr. Director of Engineering at Upstatement. Melissa discusses how her background in journalism has uniquely positioned her to excel in engineering leadership roles. She highlights...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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33:56
Preparing for Your First VP of Engineering Role | Honeycomb VPE, Emily Nakashima
On this week’s episode, host Conor Bronsdon sits down with Emily Nakashima, VP of Engineering at Honeycomb.io, to discuss how you can prepare to be a VP of Engineering, and how the role differs among companies. Being a VPE varies based on compa...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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35:09
How to Build Influence as an Engineering Leader | Kelly Vaughn
This week, host Conor Bronsdon welcomes back Kelly Vaughn, Director of Engineering at Spot AI, to talk about building influence as an engineering leader. Kelly shares insights on the importance of leadership skills for both individual contribut...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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33:23
How to Achieve Predictable Software Delivery at Scale | Syngenta’s Jason Krohn
On this week’s episode, host Conor Bronsdon is joined by Jason Krohn, Global Head of Delivery at Syngenta. Jason delves into how his teams at Syngenta leverage software engineering intelligence to achieve predictable delivery at scale. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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36:29
The Startup CTO's Handbook | Zach Goldberg
This week, host Dan Lines welcomes back Zach Goldberg, CTO and author of the book 'The Startup CTO's Handbook: Essential Skills and Best Practices for High Performing Engineering Teams.’ Zach shares insights from his extensive career as a CTO a...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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40:02