Tech Lead Journal

Mar 03 2025 221 ep. 53 mins 358
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Great technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined, and they are not something that we can fully learn in any school or book. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence. Find out what makes them great and how to apply those lessons to your work and team.

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#208 - Navigating Tech Leadership Transitions: From Engineer to Executive - Norman Noble

Mar 03 2025 48 mins  
(07:37) Brought to you by Lemon.io⁠⁠⁠Lemon.io⁠⁠⁠ is your go-to platform for hiring top-tier, pre-vetted software engineers from Europe and Latin America. You'll get matched with your developer in just 48 hours.Tech Lead Journal listeners get 15% off your first 4 weeks of work at ⁠⁠⁠lemon.io⁠⁠⁠.Ever wondered what it takes to climb the tech leadership ladder f

#207 - The Art of Storytelling: Effective Communication and Data Visualization - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Feb 24 2025 66 mins  
(04:44) Brought to you by Lemon.io⁠⁠Lemon.io⁠⁠ is your go-to platform for hiring top-tier, pre-vetted software engineers from Europe and Latin America. You'll get matched with your developer in just 48 hours.Tech Lead Journal listeners get 15% off your first 4 weeks of work at ⁠⁠lemon.io⁠⁠.Want to communicate more effectively and get your work the attention it deser

#206 - The Fundamentals and Future of DevOps and Software Delivery - Yevgeniy Brikman

Feb 17 2025 82 mins  
(06:49) Brought to you by Lemon.io⁠Lemon.io⁠ is your go-to platform for hiring top-tier, pre-vetted software engineers from Europe and Latin America. You'll get matched with your developer in just 48 hours.Tech Lead Journal listeners get 15% off your first 4 weeks of work at ⁠lemon.io⁠.Want to learn the key principles and future of DevOps that can help you ship code faster

#205 - Measuring Code Quality in the Age of GenAI - Matt Van Itallie

Feb 10 2025 58 mins  
(03:55) Brought to you by Lemon.ioLemon.io is your go-to platform for hiring top-tier, pre-vetted software engineers from Europe and Latin America. You'll get matched with your developer in just 48 hours.Tech Lead Journal listeners get 15% off your first 4 weeks of work at lemon.io.Ever wonder what a credit score for your codebase would look like?In this episode, Matt Van Itall

#204 - Stop Inflicting Daily Standups and Computer Science Riddles on Your Devs - David Guttman

Feb 03 2025 61 mins  
Are you tired of cargo cult engineering leadership? In this episode, David Guttman, author of “The Superstruct Manifesto”, shares his intriguing manifesto on building and leading high-performing engineering teams. We explore: - Why daily standups are overrated and what to do instead- How to avoid the trap of the "10x engineer" myth- Why computer science riddles don

#203 - Building Effective and Thriving Machine Learning Teams - David Tan & Dave Colls

Jan 27 2025 58 mins  
Is your ML project stuck in POC hell and failing to deliver real value? In this episode, I sit down with David Tan and Dave Colls, co-authors of the book “Effective Machine Learning Teams” to discuss the complexities of building and deploying ML models, building and managing effective ML teams, and ensuring successful ML projects. Key topics discussed:- Learn the key differen

#202 - The Rise of AI in Shaping the Future of Work - André Neubauer

Jan 20 2025 53 mins  
“Looking at the development pace of this area, it’s just a question of when generative AI will take over larger parts of software engineering. It’s a leadership responsibility to ensure your organization is ready for AI and you are taking the right path.” AI is changing EVERYTHING – including the way we build software. Are you READY for it? In this episode, we dive deep

#201 - Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance - Rebecca Parsons

Jan 13 2025 56 mins  
“Evolutionary architecture became a necessity, not because anybody wanted it to be, but because you didn’t have a choice. You have to be able to change your systems to keep up with changing business and consumer expectations, let alone regulatory frameworks.” In this episode, I have an insightful conversation with Rebecca Parsons, coauthor of Building Evolutionary Architectur

#200 - Become a Great Engineering Leader - James Stanier

Nov 25 2024 67 mins  
“Leadership is where you have, not necessarily a large organization, but increasing scope and increasing impact, while bringing lots of people along with you.” In this milestone episode of the podcast, James Stanier returns for the third time to discuss his latest book, “Become a Great Engineering Leader.” We explore the role of an engineering leader and delve deep into the

#199 - Think Like an Engineer, Talk Like an Executive, and Go Beyond Your Limits - Pramoda Vyasarao

Nov 18 2024 61 mins  
“As an engineer, you don’t have to drop your technical skills, but you need to communicate like an executive. The more you communicate this way, you will have more opportunities and more impact on your job.” Pramoda Vyasarao is an engineering leader turned coach with two decades of experience at Oracle and Meta, and the author of “Beyond Your Limits”. In this episode, Pra