Podcasts

Mindful Leadership in the Age of AI

In this episode, Thomas Betts and Sam McAfee discuss how AI hype is reshaping organizational behavior, why many companies struggle with experimentation, and how unclear decision structures create friction. They explore psychological safety and mindful leadership as essential foundations for healthier, more effective engineering cultures.

[Video Podcast] Frictionless DevEx with Nicole Forsgren

In this episode, Thomas Betts talks with Dr. Nicole Forsgren, the author of Accelerate and one of the most prominent and important minds in DevOps and developer productivity. The conversation is about identifying and removing developer friction, the subject of her new book, Frictionless.

2025 Key Trends: AI Workflows, Architectural Complexity, Sociotechnical Systems & Platform Products

In this end-of-year panel, the InfoQ podcast hosts reflect on AI’s impact on software delivery, the growing importance of sociotechnical systems, evolving cloud realities, and what 2026 may bring.

Platform Engineering for AI: Scaling Agents and MCP at LinkedIn

QCon AI New York Chair Wes Reisz talks with LinkedIn’s Karthik Ramgopal and Prince Valluri about enabling AI agents at enterprise scale. They discuss how platform teams orchestrate secure, multi-agentic systems, the role of MCP, the use of foreground and background agents, improving developer experience, and reducing toil.

How to Use Apache Spark to Craft a Multi-Year Data Regression Testing and Simulations Framework

Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from Stripe, shares his experience in building a testing system based on multi-year worth of data. He shares insights into why Apache Spark was the choice for creating such a system and how it fits in the "traditional" engineering practices.

Enhancing Team Dynamics and Psychological Safety in DevOps with Brittany Woods

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Brittany Woods about about team dynamics, leadership, and the evolving nature of DevOps and platform engineering.

Platform Engineering – Making Other Teams 10x Better

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Jessica Andersson about the role of platform engineering in empowering and enabling other teams.

Platforms, People and Process for Great Developer Experience

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Daniel Bryant, the News Manager at InfoQ, about engineering culture and developer experience.

The State of Software Engineering from an Academic Perspective

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Martin Kropp and Craig Anslow about the current state of software engineering from an academic perspective.

Dojo Coaching for Building Technical Skills

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dion Stewart and Joel Tosi about their book "Coaching for Learning" and the Dojo model of experiential and immersive learning.