Beyond Coding podcast

Beyond Coding

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

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

 

#229

Forward Deployed Engineer: The Role Up 800% (And How to Get It)

Traditional software engineering job listings have dropped by 70%, yet Forward Deployed En... more

10 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:33

10 Dec 2025


#228

AI Won't Replace Software Engineers, But This Might (CEO Perspective)

If you think your value as a software engineer comes just from writing code, you're al... more

03 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:49

03 Dec 2025


#227

How We Get More Done with Fewer Engineers

What if you could build a multi-million dollar software company where only 10% of your emp... more

26 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:52

26 Nov 2025


#226

How to Think About System Design (GitHub Engineer's Perspective)

System design interviews often focus on theoretical complexity, but how do Senior Engineer... more

19 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:01

19 Nov 2025


#225

From Backend Engineer to Head of Mobile (Lessons from Uber)

What does it take to build a career as a mobile engineer when AI is changing everything? ... more

12 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:34

12 Nov 2025


#224

How to Stay Relevant in Tech (25+ Years of Lessons)

Worried about staying relevant as AI and new tools keep changing tech? The answer isn't ch... more

05 Nov 2025

59 MINS

59:35

05 Nov 2025


#223

Promotions, Salary & Leadership: I Answer Your Toughest Tech Career Questions

You asked, I answered. In this Q&A episode, I tackle the toughest career questions you sub... more

29 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:10

29 Oct 2025


#222

What Separates Good Engineers from Great Ones

What's the real difference between a good software engineer and a truly great one? It’s mo... more

22 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:04

22 Oct 2025


#221

From 6 Engineers to 2: Why Product and Engineering Are Merging

What if the standard 6-person software team is now obsolete? AI tooling isn't just a produ... more

15 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:24

15 Oct 2025


#220

How Hackathons Make You a Better Software Engineer

What if you could turn a weekend project into a core product feature at a major tech compa... more

08 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:27

08 Oct 2025


#219

AI Startup CEO Reveals What Really Kills AI Projects

What if the biggest obstacles to AI innovation aren't what you think? Deeploy CEO Maarten ... more

01 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:08

01 Oct 2025


#218

The Graph Problem Most Developers Don't Know They Have

As a developer, you're trained to think in rows and tables. But what if that's the exact r... more

25 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:38

25 Sep 2025


#217

How Deepfakes are Evolving (And What You NEED to Know)

It takes just three seconds for AI to steal your voice and impersonate you in a way no one... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:30

17 Sep 2025


#216

From Pixels to Tokens: UX Is Not Enough Anymore

What does it take to build AI features at the scale of Microsoft Copilot? Senior Product ... more

10 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:41

10 Sep 2025


#215

Stop Hiring Junior Engineers Because of AI?

As AI accelerates development, many companies are halting junior hiring, believing AI tool... more

03 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:41

03 Sep 2025


#214

How to Master Software Engineering (From Junior to Architect)

Feeling overwhelmed by the constant change in software engineering? After 25 years in the ... more

27 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:48

27 Aug 2025


#213

The Simple Daily Habit That Unlocks Your Productivity

Time is your most finite resource; once you spend it, you can never get it back. In this c... more

20 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:42

20 Aug 2025


#212

Principal Software Engineer: Democracy at Work is Overrated

Dario Gieselaar, Principal Software Engineer from Elastic gets brutally honest about what ... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:06

13 Aug 2025


#211

How to Get a Remote or International Tech Job (Complete Guide)

The most common question I get is "How do I land a remote or international tech job?" In t... more

06 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:15

06 Aug 2025


#210

Tech Founder: From 0 to 15 Million Users. Here's What We Learned

Maximiliano Neustadt, CTO and co-founder of Polarsteps, shares the incredible journey of b... more

31 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:43

31 Jul 2025


#209

Software Engineering Went From Hacker Culture to...

Pauline Vos (Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB) reveals how software culture evolved fro... more

24 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:48

24 Jul 2025


#208

Search Is In Everything You Build (And You Probably Don't Know It)

Search is just about Google? Think again. In this conversation with Pratim Bhosale (Senior... more

16 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:10

16 Jul 2025


#207

Inside VEED’s AI Product Strategy: Speed, Scale, and User Feedback with Samuel Beek

Samuel Beek, Chief Product Officer at VEED, joins me to share how their team ships AI-powe... more

09 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:39

09 Jul 2025


#206

From AI Hype to Real-World Results! Getting AI into Production with Sohrab Hosseini

How do you cut through the AI hype and successfully deploy AI products at scale? In this e... more

04 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:02

04 Jul 2025


#205

Why We're Excited About React Compiler (React Compiler Explained) with Lydia Hallie

This was a special episode, recorded at React Summit in Amsterdam! Curious to hear your fe... more

25 Jun 2025

19 MINS

19:35

25 Jun 2025


#204

AI in Software Engineering: Productivity, Pitfalls, and Practical Advice with Stacy Cashmore

Is AI a productivity tool or a dangerous shortcut for developers? In this episode, Stacy C... more

18 Jun 2025

55 MINS

55:31

18 Jun 2025


#203

The Identity Crisis of Software Engineers in the Age of AI with Borislav Nikolov & Rares Mirica

AI is reshaping software engineering—but are developers getting better or worse? In this e... more

11 Jun 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:46

11 Jun 2025


#202

Can AI Really Replace Human Customer Support?

In this episode, Dennis de Reus, co-founder of Stellar and former Head of AI at ABN Amro, ... more

04 Jun 2025

40 MINS

40:36

04 Jun 2025


#201

Leadership, Burnout & Building Global Teams with Ray Bogman

Great leaders don’t manage—they inspire, coach, and build trust. In this episode, Ray Bogm... more

14 May 2025

53 MINS

53:23

14 May 2025