EP. 02 - Jilles Soeters on AI/ML and Developer Experience

Welcome back to Beyond the Stack! In Episode 02, I sit down with Jilles Soeters, Senior Staff Engineer at Udemy, to talk about his journey from teaching himself HTML as a kid to shaping developer experience at scale.We cover:How AI changes the day-to-day workflow of a software engineerThe strengths and weaknesses of models like Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, and QwenEmerging ideas like vibe coding (coined by Andrej Karpathy)MCP servers and why they matter for real-world contextHonest advice for CS students entering a world where LLMs are everywhereJilles also shares pivotal career lessons and why staying curious is the real edge for engineers today.🎧 Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w02bweXk2yw🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-02-jilles-soeters-on-ai-ml-and-developer-experience/id1836825875?i=1000729052881Connect with Jilles Soeters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillesme/Connect with me:Website – https://yash-verma.comLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/-yv/#BeyondTheStack #SoftwareEngineering #AI/ML #MCP