The Pragmatic Engineer

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Software engineering at Big Tech and startups, from the inside. Deepdives with experienced engineers and tech professionals who share their hard-earned lessons, interesting stories and advice they have on building software. Especially relevant for software engineers and engineering leaders: useful for those working in tech.

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Episodes

Linear: move fast with little process (with first engineering manager Sabin Roman)

Brought to you by: • Launch Darkly — a platform for high-velocity engineering teams to release, monitor, and optimize great software. • Sevalla — Deploy anything from preview environments to Docker images. • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. — On today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by fellow Uber alum, Sabin Roman, now the first Engineering Manager at Linear . Linear, known for its powerful project and issue-tracking system, streamlines workflows throughout th...

Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 12 min

Promotions and tooling at Google (with Irina Stanescu, Ex-Google)

Brought to you by: • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • Sonar — Trust your developers – verify your AI-generated code. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Irina Stanescu, a seasoned engineer with over 14 years in software engineering and engineering leadership roles at tech companies like Google and Uber. Now an engineering leadership coach, Irina helps tech professionals build impactful careers, teaches a course on influence, and shares insights thro...

Nov 06, 2024•59 min

Twisting the rules of building software: Bending Spoons (the team behind Evernote)

Brought to you by: • The Enterprise Ready Conference on October 30th — For B2B leaders building enterprise SaaS. • DX — DX is an engineering intelligence platform designed by leading researchers. • ByteByteGo — Ace your next system design interview. — You may not be familiar with Bending Spoons, but I guarantee you’ve encountered some of their well-known products, like Evernote and Meetup. In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, we sit down with three key figures from the Italy-based start...

Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 19 min

Efficient scaleups in 2024 vs 2021: Sourcegraph (with CEO & Co-founder Quinn Slack)

Brought to you by: • Paragon : Build native, customer-facing SaaS integrations 7x faster. • WorkOS : For B2B leaders building enterprise SaaS — On today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer , I’m joined by Quinn Slack, CEO and co-founder of Sourcegraph, a leading code search and intelligence platform. Quinn holds a degree in Computer Science from Stanford and is deeply passionate about coding: to the point that he still codes every day! He also serves on the board of Hack Club, a national nonp...

Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min

AI tools for software engineers, but without the hype – with Simon Willison (co-creator of Django)

The first episode of The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast is out. Expect similar episodes every other Wednesday. You can add the podcast in your favorite podcast player, and have future episodes downloaded automatically. Listen now on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube . Brought to you by: • Codeium : Join the 700K+ developers using the IT-approved AI-powered code assistant. • TLDR : Keep up with tech in 5 minutes — On the first episode of the Pragmatic Engineer Podcast, I am joined by Simon Willison. S...

Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 13 min

The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: Trailer

Welcome to The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast , hosted by Gergely Orosz, the author of The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter. In each episode, we dive deep into the world of software engineering, offering practical insights on scaling teams, engineering leadership, and navigating the evolving tech landscape. With industry veterans and successful engineers as guests, this podcast is perfect for anyone looking to level up their engineering career with real-world advice. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube...

Sep 17, 2024•1 min

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