Sep 12, 2025 · #27Managing up, down, and the robotsIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Michael Lopp, serial engineering leader and author of Managing Humans, about AI’s impact on engineering, junior developers, and leading through change.Listen
Jul 31, 2025 · #26Develop, deploy, operate: The three stages of delivering business valueIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Titus Winters — a Senior Principal Scientist at Adobe — about his new research paper titled Develop, Deploy, Operate: A holistic model for understanding the costs and value of software development.Listen
Jul 22, 2025 · #25How to hire normal engineers and help them do great workIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Charity Majors, CTO of Honeycomb, to explore engineering productivity myths and how to build systems for “normal” engineers.Listen
Jun 30, 2025 · #24Growing engineering headcount in the world of AIIn this episode of Engineering Unblocked, Rebecca sits down with Allan Leinwand, Chief Technology Officer at Webflow and serial engineering leader who has scaled teams at Slack, ServiceNow, and Shopify.Listen
Jun 24, 2025 · #23Navigating developer productivity at NetflixIn this episode of Engineering Unblocked, Rebecca sits down with Kathryn Koehler, Director of Developer Productivity at Netflix, to explore the unique challenges of scaling engineering at a 20-year-old company.Listen
Jun 11, 2025 · #22Preserving culture and delivery speed through growthRebecca sits down with Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO of Stytch, to explore the challenges of building and scaling engineering culture at a fast-growing startup.Listen
Jun 4, 2025 · #21Developer productivity drivers and detractorsIn this episode, Rebecca sits down with Max Kanat-Alexander, Executive Distinguished Engineer for Developer Experience at Capital One, to explore the nuances of developer productivity and experience.Listen
Jan 3, 2025 · #20The science of developer experienceIn today’s episode, Rebecca chats with Kristen Foster-Marks, Head of Developer Experience at Depot. They discuss questionable “ghost engineer” research, why ethical, rigorous studies matter, and how developer experience makes a difference — even in a tough economy.Listen
Dec 16, 2024 · #19The state of DORA and developer productivityIn today’s episode, Rebecca talks with Nathen Harvey who leads the DORA group at Google Cloud. Nathen shares insights from the 10th annual DORA report, covering topics like the relationship between AI adoption and software stability, the importance of transformational leadership, and the role of quality documentation. Listen