The Modern Day Software Architect

Adam is a world-class technologist who has been working in the software industry since 2009 and currently works as a software architect at PowerSchool (an EdTech company) where he's passionate about enabling dev teams to build highly scalable and secure products. Adam is an evangelist for great developer experiences and has given talks at AWS Reinvent and Launch Darkly's Trajectory conference. He's currently spending some of his time coding using the AWS CDK to level up developer ownership and promote a strong DevOps culture. In our conversation, we discuss: * Prestige of the role and what comes with it * Differences between an architect and lead engineer * Key challenges in the role * Path to becoming an architect * Managing technical debt * How to work with engineering teams * Ivory tower architects * Evolution of the role * Moving from architect to CTO Where to find Adam Hisley: * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-hisley-a9021165/ Where to find Technocratic: * Newsletter: https://newsletter.technocratic.io * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/technocraticgroup For inquiries about appear on or sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.technocratic.io/subscribe