Episodes 254
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Since May 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth. Created by Patrick Akil

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How Top Engineers Are Solving the Code Review Bottleneck

Jun 10, 2026 40m

AI generates 10x more code, but your senior engineers still review it by hand and it's burning them out. Even Google admits code review is now the bottleneck nobody knows how to solve.Florian Buetow,…

Google DeepMind Lead: The New Rules of Software Engineering

Jun 03, 2026 23m

Are you ready to adapt to the rapidly evolving rules of software development? In this deep dive, Logan Kilpatrick, Director and Engineer at Google DeepMind, breaks down how AI agents, advanced…

Addy Osmani: Top Tier Software Engineers vs. AI Agents. The Mindset You Need

May 28, 2026 17m

As AI agents transform software engineering, how do you leverage them without losing your coding skills or risking production disasters? In this episode, Google Cloud AI Director Addy Osmani breaks…

What World Class Software Engineers Do That You Don't

May 20, 2026 32m

After 250 episodes of Beyond Coding, a pattern shows up again and again: the engineers who thrive aren't the ones chasing the newest tool or the cleanest code. They're the ones who learn fast, keep…

What Separates Cracked Software Engineers From Everyone Else

May 06, 2026 38m

Reddit Reacts is back. I'm taking the most controversial takes on software engineering from Reddit and giving you my unfiltered perspective on what's happening, from juniors leveraging AI tools, to…

How the Best DevOps Engineers Are Using AI to Get Sh*t Done

Apr 29, 2026 47m

Most engineers are using AI coding tools without understanding what they actually are and it's costing them. Microsoft Certified Trainer Rob Bos has trained thousands of engineers on AI tooling, and…

Why World Class Engineers Don't Apply For Jobs

Apr 22, 2026 37m

Most engineers approach open source the wrong way. They write code, open a PR, and wonder why it never gets merged. Bruno Schaatsbergen, Terraform core contributor and ex-HashiCorp engineer, breaks…

Software Expert: This Is How You Design Systems That Survive

Apr 15, 2026 53m

What separates software that survives from software nobody wants to touch? Nico Krijnen has spent 30 years building systems, coaching teams, and learning why some projects thrive while others quietly…

Top Microsoft Advisor: "Coding Is Cheap, Software Is Expensive." You're Focused on the Wrong Thing

Apr 08, 2026 46m

Suzanne Daniels is a Top Microsoft Advisor who works with CTOs and engineering leaders across EMEA on developer productivity, GitHub, and AI adoption. Her take: the industry is obsessing over coding…

AI Expert: Most Software Engineers Aren't Ready for What's Coming

Apr 01, 2026 47m

The role of the software engineer is shifting from execution to orchestration, and it's happening faster than most of us realize. Dennis Vink, Principal Consultant at Xebia, breaks down how he…

Ian Miell: If You've Been At The Same Company 3+ Years, You're Already In A Box

Mar 25, 2026 1h

Most senior engineers don't realize they're stuck until it's too late. The longer you stay, the more people around you have already decided who you are and what you're for. Ian Miell, CTO at…

Hands-On Coding Architect: Don't Let Complexity Kill Your Codebase

Mar 18, 2026 52m

Most architects stop coding... and that's exactly where they lose their edge. Dennis Doomen has been a hands-on coding architect for 30 years, and his take is blunt: if you're not in the code, you…

Uber Engineering Manager: Why Clarity Beats Seniority

Mar 11, 2026 44m

Sendil Nellaiyapen, Engineering Manager at Uber, has built systems that scale to millions of users. In this episode he shares what most engineers get wrong about both system design and the move into…

Lead Software Engineer: Why You Can Write the Code in a Day but Ship in a Month

Mar 04, 2026 39m

Are you over-engineering for a future that might never come? In this episode, we explore why "future-proofing" often leads to wasted time and sunk costs, and how shifting your mindset from opinions…

How Senior Software Engineers Balance Speed and Quality (Scale-Up Lessons)

Feb 25, 2026 47m

The difference between a junior and a senior engineer isn't coding speed, it's knowing when to say "no.""The best code you can write is the code you don't write." In this episode, I sit down with…

How to Think About Software Engineering (CTO's Perspective)

Feb 18, 2026 46m

We are at a unique point in history where there is finally an alternative to human coding. If AI can write the code effectively, what is left for the software engineer?In this episode, Joris Conijn…

How to Build the Best Platforms for Software Engineers

Feb 11, 2026 43m

Is your internal developer platform actually improving velocity, or is it a bottleneck? We discuss why platform teams building "cool" abstractions is a red flag, and you should aim to create the best…

Career Advice I'd Give Every Software Engineer Right Now

Feb 04, 2026 1h 1m

Engineering hasn't become easier, writing code has just become faster. Time to stop fighting symptoms and start thinking in systems. In this Q&A, I break down the career advice I'd give to any…

The Skills That Matter When AI Writes Your Code

Jan 28, 2026 41m

The software engineering landscape is shifting rapidly. Coding is becoming "cheap" because of tools like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor etc. Interviews are evolving to focus on system design over…

Google & AWS Veteran: How To Become a Top Tier Software Architect

Jan 21, 2026 1h 4m

"Architects shouldn't try to be the smartest people in the room, they should make everybody else smarter."In this episode, Gregor Hohpe (ex-Google & AWS, author of "The Software Architect…

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