11: Open Source Work Is Work
If you look at any of our open source projects, you’re bound to see the phrase “Made with 💚 at Spotify.” That’s because many open source projects start off as passion projects. But is passion enough?...
27 Okt 202246min
10: Basic Pitch
What if you could create a guitar solo just by humming it? That’s Basic Pitch, a new open source project from Spotify’s Audio Intelligence Lab. Basic Pitch is a neural network that can analyze the rec...
6 Okt 202244min
09: It's All About the Data
In technology, as in life, bad experiences often start with bad data. This is as true with a misguided aunt setting you up on a blind date as it is with machine learning recommendations about which po...
15 Sep 202232min
08: Humans in the Loop
Get ready: we’re diving into machine learning. Hear how we’re improving personalization with reinforcement learning (RL), what makes ML engineering so different from other kinds of software engineerin...
25 Aug 20221h 11min
07: *Bonus!* Kelsey on How to Give a Great Talk
In this special bonus episode, Google’s Kelsey Hightower is back to tell us what separates a good talk from a great one, the importance of storytelling, and the pitfalls of relying too much on your de...
11 Aug 202212min
07: Kelsey Hightower on Engineering Culture
The one and only Kelsey Hightower drops by the recording studios at Spotify’s global HQ in Stockholm to chat with host Dave Zolotusky about what it’s like being a software developer today: did it get ...
4 Aug 202238min
06: Bits of Math at Scale
Our Audio Intelligence Lab built the world’s beefiest effects pedal using machine learning and Python. Say hello to Pedalboard, an open source framework for adding studio-quality effects to audio file...
28 Apr 202238min
05: Advent of Code
What do coders do when they’re not coding for work? Sometimes they code for fun. (And sometimes they code for fun at work.) Hear why every December some of Spotify’s engineers become obsessed with the...
7 Apr 20221h 8min
