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Engineering Culture by InfoQ

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Software engineers, architects and team leads have found inspiration to build better, high performing teams by listening to the weekly InfoQ Podcast. We have achieved that by interviewing some of the top CTOs, engineers and technology directors from companies like Uber, Netflix and more. Over 500,000 downloads in the last 3 years.

Episodes

VR Environments for Collaborative Software Development

In this podcast, Shane Hastie spoke to Jonathan Schneider and the development team from Moderne about their experiences using an immersive VR environment for collaborative software development. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3T2jC5A Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - ...

Oct 11, 202230 min

Shifting from Passenger to Driver Mindset

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Mingxi Wu, VP of Engineering for TigerGraph about their engineering culture, motivating engineers through empowerment and shifting from a passenger to a driver mindset. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3qsa07W Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Ev...

Sep 09, 202219 min

Great Engineers are Always Learning – Lessons from a Unicorn Founder

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Idit Levine, founder of Solo.io, who is on the shortlist of women-founded Unicorn status startups in the world. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3cwK3k6 Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - Oct 24-28...

Sep 02, 202230 min

Friction in Data Analytics Workflows Causing Stress and Burnout

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Matthew Scullion about the state of the data analytics workforce, friction in data analytics value streams and the resultant high rates of stress and burnout. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3KuMHU5 Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCo...

Aug 29, 202231 min

Deliberately Designing Culture for Creativity and Innovation

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dean Guida of Infragistics about what's needed to enable and support a collaborative, innovative culture. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3pE4QFD Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - Oct 24-28, 202...

Aug 15, 202222 min

Enabling a Collaborative and Welcoming Open Source Community

In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to Eric Arellano, Nick Grisafi and Josh Cannon of the Pants open source community about creating and maintaining an inclusive and supportive environment and developer experience. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3vN9gNz Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: ht...

Aug 08, 202223 min

Making the DevOps Pipeline Transparent and Governable

In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to David Williams of Quali about DevOps culture, visibility into the pipeline and effective governance. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3c4mWN9 Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - Oct 24-28, 2022 - Oct 2-6, 2023 InfoQ Live: https://liv...

Jul 10, 202223 min

Mailchimp’s Culture of Production-ready, Momentum, Togetherness, and Pragmatism

In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to Eric Muntz of Mailchimp about how they attain production-ready, momentum, togetherness, and pragmatism. The value of internal apprenticeship systems, growing teams deliberately and removing friction in the developer experience. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/39qdFOG Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects...

Jun 13, 202227 min

Joy of Agility with Joshua Kerievsky

In this podcast, Shane Hastie spoke to Joshua Kerievsky about his keynote at the Agile 2022 conference in July and his forthcoming book Joy of Agility. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/39bq1df Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - Oct 24-28, 2022 - Oct 2-6, 2023 InfoQ Live...

Jun 04, 202225 min

Collaborating to Create Products Customers Love

In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to Sara Rossio Chief Product Officer at G2, about how product people and technical people collaborate to build great products that people love. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3lINWDK Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon San Francisco: https://qconsf.com/ - Oct 24-28, 2022...

May 27, 202219 min

Recruiting and Retaining Great Technologists

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods Shane Hastie spoke to Keren Halperin about what’s needed to recruit and retain great technologists in today’s dynamic employment environment. Read the transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3yj6XUT Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon Plus online: https://p...

Apr 29, 202224 min

Randy Shoup on Creating High-Performance Cultures

This is a re-post from August 2019. In this podcast recorded at QCon London 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Randy Shoup, VP of Engineering at WeWork about what is needed to create a high-performance culture. Read the show notes of this interview: https://bit.ly/3rpegpG Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Ev...

Apr 14, 202225 min

InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends Report March 2022

In this podcast the InfoQ Culture & Methods editors, along with special guest Sandy Mamoli, discuss what they have seen over the last year and the trends they see going forward. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/38cnMpn Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon Plus online: https://plus.qconferences.com/ - May 10-...

Mar 31, 20221 hr 10 min

Recruitment, Retention, Finding The Right Job, Onboarding People in a Remote Environment

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, first spoke to Chase Kocher of aim4hire about improving the recruitment process, finding the right people and finding the right job as a candidate, then to Kate Wardin, Engineering Manager for Developer Productivity at Netflix, about the challenges and opportunities when onboarding someone new in a remote environment and building developer experience that creates joy. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3pUjkS4 Subs...

Mar 11, 202237 min

Enabling great teams to solve tough problems in a culture of passion and innovation

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Adam Sypniewski of Deepgram about nurturing a culture of passion and innovation to solve tough problems. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3vHH1AZ Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://bit.ly/24x3IVq - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Events: QCon London: https://qconlondon.com/ - April 4-6, 2022 -...

Mar 04, 202227 min

The Challenges of DevOps and the Importance of Developer Experience with Jyoti Bansal

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jyoti Bansal about the challenges of DevOps today and the importance of developer experience for effective software development today. Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ QCon London: qconlondon.com/ - April 4-6, 2022 / Londo...

Feb 21, 202224 min

Evidence Based Management with scrum.org

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Patricia Kong of Scrum.org about Evidence Based Management. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/34evOMo Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ QCon London: https://qconlondon.com/ - April 4-6, 2022 / London, UK Q...

Jan 28, 202229 min

Building Effective Developer Communities

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Robin Purohit about creating and developing effective developer communities and how machine learning can help support curation and moderation. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3qsm6P6 Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - even...

Jan 14, 202221 min

The High Performance Edge – What Makes Some Organisations Stand Out

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Steve Spear about the characteristics of high-performance organisations and how leadership enables creativity and productivity. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3JR78dm Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ ...

Jan 07, 202228 min

Engineering Culture Trends Report – 2021

This is a re-post from March 2021. In this podcast, the Culture and Methods editorial team discusses their views on the current state and trends in the Culture and Methods area that they monitor. The editorial team consists of Ben Linders, Craig Smith, Doug Talbot, Raf Gemmail, Shaaron Alvares and Shane Hastie. Unfortunately, Shaaron was unable to join in the recording, however, her perspectives are included in this and in the accompanying trends report article. Read a transcript of this intervi...

Dec 24, 202152 min

Real-World Experiences Adopting the Accelerate Metrics

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nikolaus Huber of Reservix and Vladyslav Ukis of Siemens Healthineers about the application of the Accelerate metrics in their teams. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/323Zmvm Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq....

Dec 17, 202125 min

Engaging with and serving the digital seeker to craft great experiences

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Raj de Data about applying AI in high-performance tennis, serving the digital seeker and delivering exceptional digital experiences. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3pRBmDG Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.c...

Dec 13, 202133 min

Becoming a Great Engineering Manager is Hard

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Anand Sufi about making the shift from being an individual contributor to an engineering manager Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3Elwg8P Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ QCon London: https://qconlondon....

Dec 03, 202126 min

Obeya Rooms for Transparency, Collaboration and Communication

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Carol McEwan and Greg Woods from iObeya about the use of Obeya spaces and the culture of transparency they encourage in organisations. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3cLZrG3 Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq...

Nov 26, 202125 min

Using Data to Remove Friction in the Digital Employee Experience

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Mike Schumacher about the impact of poor digital employee experience and using data to remove friction in the employee experience Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/30OVPAB Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/...

Nov 22, 202121 min

The value of playfulness and mindfulness in work

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Amaranatho Robey about playfulness, mindfulness and his journey from AI developer to monk to executive coach. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/2ZOVCwp Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - events.infoq.com/ QCon London: https:...

Nov 05, 202123 min

Career and Leadership Advice for Engineers and Technical Professionals

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jeff Perry about the important leadership and people skills that technologists are often not trained in, why career coaching can be valuable, being deliberate about career choices and advice for technical leaders. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3nFcKNz Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: www.i...

Oct 29, 202124 min

The Amazon Way with John Rossman

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to former Amazon executive John Rossman about the latest edition of his book, The Amazon Way. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3uNQYKk Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - https://events.infoq.com/ InfoQ Live: ht...

Oct 08, 202124 min

Moving from Individual Contributor to People Leader

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Sam McAfee about helping technologists move from being individual contributors to leaders of teams. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3AZHVID Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsletter [monthly]: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter/ Upcoming Virtual Events - https://events.infoq.com/ InfoQ...

Oct 01, 202127 min

Effective Remote and Asynchronous Work with Kaleem Clarkson & Tammy Bjelland

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke with two of the speakers from the Remote Teams track at QCon Plus, Kaleem Clarkson & Tammy Bjelland, about the dangers of “hybrid” working environments and what is needed to make flexible remote and asynchronous working effective. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3nhPpCK Subscribe to our newsletters: - The InfoQ weekly newsletter: https://www.infoq.com/news/InfoQ-Newsletter/ - The Software Architects’ Newsle...

Sep 11, 202132 min