Tech vs. People: The Hardest Problem with Will LaForest | Ep. 26
Tim Berglund talks to Will LaForest (Confluent) about his career in software and data streaming. Will’s first job: a high school internship at DARPA. His challenge: turning advanced technology into so...
6 Apr 28min
How Maven Changed Java Forever with Baruch Sadogursky | Ep. 25
Viktor Gamov talks to Baruch Sudakurski (TuxCare) about his career in developer advocacy. Baruch's first job: fixing electric kettles. His challenge: figuring out how to map a non-relational database ...
30 Mar 38min
Inside OpenAI’s Streaming Backbone with Aravind Suresh | Ep. 24
Adi Polak talks to Aravind Suresh (OpenAI) about his career in distributed systems and real-time streaming. Arvind’s first job: coding at school. His challenge: turning OpenAI’s fragile Kafka setup in...
23 Mar 30min
The 1 Billion Row Challenge with Gunnar Morling | Ep. 23
Tim Berglund talks to Gunnar Morling (Confluent) about his career in open source Java and data streaming. Gunnar’s first job: a student PHP developer in AMD’s e-learning group. His challenge: working ...
16 Mar 30min
From Git Blame to Principal Engineer with Sage Pierce | Ep. 22
Adi Polak talks to Sage Pierce (Indeed) about his career in software engineering and event-driven architectures. Sage’s first job: Java Swing development at a Department of Defense–affiliated research...
9 Mar 34min
From Coding Machines to Leading Humans ft. Leonid Igolnik | Ep. 21
Viktor Gamov talks to Leonid Igolnik (Former CTO at Clari) about his career in B2B SaaS engineering leadership. Leonid’s first job: teaching kids Pascal. His challenge: changing buyer behavior and sca...
2 Mar 36min
Killing Clusters & Orchestrating Chaos with Colt McNealy | Ep. 20
Tim Berglund talks to Colt McNealy (LittleHorse Enterprises) about his career in distributed systems. Colt’s first job: software engineer at a real estate company. His challenge: working in a complex ...
23 Feb 38min
Deleting Architecture for Better Systems ft. Daniel Doubrovkine | Ep. 19
Adi Polak talks to Daniel Doubrovkine (Shopify) about his career building data‑intensive systems. Daniel’s first job: delivering pharmacy medications by bike. His challenge: building Artsy’s Art Genom...
16 Feb 26min
