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Always an Engineer
by Always an Engineer
Whether you’re a seasoned software engineer or climbing up the corporate ladder, you’re always going to have questions. Asim Razzaq, founder and CEO of Yotascale and former head of platform engineering at PayPal and eBay, has lived them, survived them, and is here to share his insights to help you get where you want to go. Once an engineer, always an engineer... even when you’re a CEO.
Episodes
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Ep. 28: The Future of Software Testing in the GenAI Era
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Shailesh Kumar, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at ClickUp. Shailesh has over 18 years of experience in software engineering, architecture, and leadership, with a passion for scaling organizations, products, and processes. The duo breaks down the...
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Ep. 27: 5X your Developer Productivity with Generative AI
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Umair Akeel, a startup founder, passionate engineer, former distinguished engineer at Twilio Inc, and former VP of Engineering at Oracle. They discuss how to 5X your productivity with generative AI, the future of software development, and advice to…
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Ep. 26: Radical Engineering Transformation through Inner Sourcing
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Arnold Goldberg, the VP/GM of Payments at Google. Over the last 30 years, Arnold has worked with four notable high-growth companies – PayPal, Box, LinkedIn, and eBay, primarily focusing on scaling people, processes, and technology. They discuss the what…
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Ep. 25: Sometimes the problem is to discover what the problem is
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Joe Lynch, an experienced engineering leader and the VP of Engineering at Twilio. Joe boasts comprehensive experience in bringing scalable SaaS products and platforms to market and leading world-class Engineering organizations, with a focus on quality,...
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Ep. 24: Seven habits of highly effective engineering teams with Mark Interrante
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Mark Interrante, a technology leader who builds engineering and product development teams for companies ranging in size from startups to Fortune 100. He also enjoys getting involved in new technologies when they're going from early adoption to mainstream....
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Ep. 23: Prioritizing prioritization with Harry Max
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Harry Max, an executive player-coach, consultant, and hands-on product design leader with vision and a solid grasp on operations. His experience includes being a founder/CEO, operational leader, and consultant with start-ups, innovators, and global brands,...
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Ep. 22: The power of a technical insight with Ashmeet Sidana
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Ashmeet Sidana, the Founder and Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital. His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build industry-leading products such as VMware ESX Server and WebFORCE.…
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Ep. 21: Authentic leadership with Troy Toman
In today's episode, Asim sits down with Troy Toman, the Vice President of Engineering at Planet. He is a technology and services executive with an extensive background in systems and infrastructure solutions. His most recent focus is on agile development, continuous delivery, web-scale...
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Ep. 20: The rude awakening of engineering management with Ron Lichty
In today’s episode, Asim sits down with Ron Lichty to discuss the rude awakening of engineering management. Ron is a software engineering leader and product development consultant with a passion for making software developers and leaders thrive. They break down ways managers and aspiring managers...
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Ep. 19: DevOps burnout is real with Luca Galante
For today’s episode, Asim is joined by Luca Galante to discuss the spectrum of DevOps and platform engineering. Luca is a product manager at Humanitec, and has been on the development line of work for almost 6 years. He joins Asim to break down platform engineering and its community, goals…
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Ep. 18: Thriving after a tech layoff
For today’s episode, Asim takes on the situation of tech employees going through layoffs. In recent months, there have been many layoffs in the tech industry, and people are either flustered or placed at their lowest points going through this predicament. Asim takes on a guide that can help those...
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Ep. 17: Progressive software delivery with Adam Zimman
For today’s episode, Asim is joined by Adam Zimman, a recovering entrepreneur and an engineer who’s spent years developing software in the enterprise domains focused on infrastructure and engineering. He joins today’s show to talk about progressive software delivery to consumers and the key...
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Ep. 16: Empathy-driven software development with Andrea Goulet
For today’s episode, Asim is joined by Andrea Goulet, who has spent more than 20 years in the tech industry. She joins Asim as she tells her journey in the tech industry and how the idea of empathy has helped her develop some soft skills that may be productive for software engineers in the field....
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Ep. 15: The art of influence with Tim Chou
For today’s episode, Asim Razzaq is joined by Tim Chou, an entrepreneur and engineer-at-heart who’s had great career success at Oracle and speaking engagement in universities. Tim shares insights on the art of influence, a way to sell yourself and your ideas to clients. He crafts a unique process...
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Ep. 14: Interviewing candidates is a skill – don’t wing it
For today’s episode, Asim Razzaq takes on the skills of interviewing candidates. It’s one thing to be interviewed, and it’s another to be the one asking the questions. When it comes to interviewing software engineers, there are many points to remember when interviewing a candidate. The process...
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Ep. 13: The path to being a 10X software engineer
In this episode, Asim responds to listener questions about how they can build a successful and fulfilling career as a software engineer. There is a lot of information out there regarding tips and tricks, but ultimately it boils down to developing rare and valuable skills that set you apart from...
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Ep. 12: Ignoring Conway’s Law will sabotage your software architecture
In this episode, Asim Razzaq explains Conway’s Law, which states that “Any organization that designs a system, will inevitably produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure.” Applied to software development, this means that your software architecture…
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Ep. 11: Clearing the confusion: AI vs Machine Learning vs Deep Learning
On today’s episode, Asim Razzaq elaborates on the misconceptions between artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and data science. While many might not be able to see the difference in the 4 fields, experts are still advised to know how each of these work, and the outcomes and...
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Ep. 10: Antifragile software: The next frontier
Join Asim Razzaq as he introduces the concept of antifragile software systems. This concept aims to demonstrate what happens during catastrophic scenarios inside the system. For today’s episode, he will highlight key principles that can lead to antifragile teams, processes, and code. [01:11] What...
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Ep. 9: Deliver customer value, not just code
On today’s show, Asim Razzaq focuses on the importance of customer-centric software engineering. Software engineers should always be creating meaningful value for customers, and other stakeholders as well, not just writing code. [01:03] Wasted Software Features [01:25] Envisioning Success for...
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Ep. 8: Confused about Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps?
In this episode of Always an Engineer, Asim Razzaq breaks down four different types of engineering roles: platform engineering, site reliability engineering, development operations (DevOps), and application engineering. It’s important to know the difference to avoid confusion in tasks and improve...
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Ep. 7: Don’t let bad startup habits ruin your career
In this episode, Asim Razzaq talks about the pitfalls of joining the wrong startup when you are early in your software engineering career. While young engineers relish the opportunity to become part of the legacy of a new company and wear multiple hats, early-stage startups often don't have the...
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Ep. 6: Software rewrites (almost) always fail
In this episode Asim Razzaq sheds light on the ongoing debate of whether companies should undertake a software rewrite or instead refactor. This age-old decision can often make or break an organization, especially when a specific software system reaches a certain point of evolution. [01:23] Trade...
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Ep. 5: Why staying an IC can be the best career move for engineers
In this episode, Asim Razzaq clears out the career path dilemma for software engineers, whether they should pursue a path as an individual contributor (IC), or in a managerial role. He will detail the difference as well as give guidance on how you should base your decisions and consider the...
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Ep. 4: Software engineers hate meetings for a reason
In this episode, Asim Razzaq highlights the difference between a maker’s schedule and the manager’s schedule. In a company, it is important to consider the type of work your colleagues do, and Asim aims to shed some light on an underlying conflict between the two schedules and how one side needs…
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Ep. 3: Why software estimation sucks
For today’s episode, Asim Razzaq takes on the topic of software estimation and how engineers can improve the quality of estimates through calibration and confidence intervals. Most engineers in companies are overestimating, and in some cases, underestimating, their software estimates. With the…
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Ep. 2: Winning the hearts and minds of engineers
In this episode, Asim Razzaq tackles the motivational aspect of software engineering. A lot of companies miss the mark when it comes to motivating engineers, and Asim will elaborate why they leave and how they can be motivated to stay on longer. [01:48] Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation...
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Ep. 1: How heroes kill culture
In this episode, Asim Razzaq defines what is toxic heroism in the field of software engineering. Many engineers do not see this trait, and for Asim, it is important that he shows how this trait manifests and how it could affect the performance and output of a company on a long-term basis. [01:37]...
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Welcome to Always an Engineer: Podcast Trailer
If you could go back in time and give your less experienced self some advice, what would it be? Today, Asim Razzaq is a founder and CEO, but he started out as a software engineer. The career path he chose wasn't easy, even with mentors to help guide him. He's learned the hard way and acquired a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Whether you’re a seasoned software engineer or climbing up the corporate ladder, you’re always going to have questions. Asim Razzaq, founder and CEO of Yotascale and former head of platform engineering at PayPal and eBay, has lived them, survived them, and is here to share his insights to help you get where you want to go. Once an engineer, always an engineer... even when you’re a CEO.
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