Tech Lead Journal

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.

#212 - The Architect's Paradox: Embracing Uncertainty in Software Architecture - Barry O'Reilly
Apr 7, 2025 – 01:01:03
#211 - Back to the Future: Lessons from My 42-Year Career in Tech - Paula Paul
Mar 31, 2025 – 00:59:12
#210 - Creator of WireMock: Building a Successful Open Source Project and The Art of API Mocking - Tom Akehurst
Mar 24, 2025 – 00:52:18
#209 - How I Retired Early in Tech: My Journey to Financial Independence - Kristine Howard
Mar 17, 2025 – 01:02:43
#208 - Navigating Tech Leadership Transitions: From Engineer to Executive - Norman Noble
Mar 3, 2025 – 00:48:54
#207 - The Art of Storytelling: Effective Communication and Data Visualization - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:06:15
#206 - The Fundamentals and Future of DevOps and Software Delivery - Yevgeniy Brikman
Feb 17, 2025 – 01:22:30
#205 - Measuring Code Quality in the Age of GenAI - Matt Van Itallie
Feb 10, 2025 – 00:58:17
#204 - Stop Inflicting Daily Standups and Computer Science Riddles on Your Devs - David Guttman
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:01:38
#203 - Building Effective and Thriving Machine Learning Teams - David Tan & Dave Colls
Jan 27, 2025 – 00:58:41
#202 - The Rise of AI in Shaping the Future of Work - André Neubauer
Jan 20, 2025 – 00:53:13
#201 - Building Evolutionary Architectures: Automated Software Governance - Rebecca Parsons
Jan 13, 2025 – 00:56:58
#200 - Become a Great Engineering Leader - James Stanier
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:07:22
#199 - Think Like an Engineer, Talk Like an Executive, and Go Beyond Your Limits - Pramoda Vyasarao
Nov 18, 2024 – 01:01:54
#198 - Better Software Faster: Measure & Improve Developer Productivity with DX Core 4 - Laura Tacho
Nov 11, 2024 – 00:58:38
#197 - Beyond Input & Output: Building Outcome-Oriented Engineering Teams - Balki Kodarapu
Nov 4, 2024 – 00:55:59
#196 - Unbundling the Enterprise: the Power of APIs, Optionality, and the Science of Happy Accidents - Stephen Fishman and Matt McLarty
Oct 21, 2024 – 00:55:49
#195 - Working Effectively with Legacy Code and AI Coding Assistant - Michael Feathers
Oct 14, 2024 – 00:56:16
#194 - Building Loved Products: The Tech Product Marketing Fundamentals - Martina Lauchengco
Oct 7, 2024 – 00:59:42
#193 - The Path to Becoming a Great Engineer: Insights from a CTO Perspective - Milan Milanović
Sep 30, 2024 – 00:54:35
#192 - Brain Refactoring: Overcoming Your Common Bugs & Obstacles in Tech Career - Dagna Bieda
Sep 23, 2024 – 01:00:13
#191 - State of Developer Experience 2024: Uncovering the Disconnect - Andrew Boyagi
Sep 16, 2024 – 00:54:48
#190 - The Staff+ Engineer’s Journey: Unlocking the Secrets of Staff+ Impact - Thiago Ghisi
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:02:56
#189 - The Art of Awesome Code Reviews - Michaela Greiler
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:01:41
#188 - Balancing Coupling in Software Design: Principles for Architecting Modular Software Systems - Vladik Khononov
Aug 26, 2024 – 01:10:41
#187 - The Tao of Microservices - Richard Rodger
Aug 12, 2024 – 00:59:33
#186 - The Amazing CTO's Missing Manual: Guide to Managing Tech Teams - Stephan Schmidt
Aug 5, 2024 – 00:51:56
#185 - The Transformed Organization: A Blueprint for Moving to the Product Operating Model - Chris Jones
Jul 29, 2024 – 00:59:21
#184 - Contract Testing Essentials: A Comprehensive Guide - Lewis Prescott
Jul 22, 2024 – 00:53:05
#183 - Mastering Team Leadership by Embracing Conflicts and Building Resilience - Hari Haralambiev
Jul 15, 2024 – 01:02:22
#182 - Building a Quality-Driven Culture: Enhancing Quality Practices Using QPAM - Janet Gregory & Selena Delesie
Jul 8, 2024 – 00:54:05
#181 - Engineer Your Career and Your Life: Timeless Career Advice and the Power of Small Bets - Louie Bacaj
Jul 1, 2024 – 01:02:51
#180 - Becoming a Distinguished Engineer, Public Speaking, and Early Retirement - Kelsey Hightower
Jun 24, 2024 – 01:00:30
#179 - Bottlenecks of Scaleups - Tim Cochran & Kennedy Collins
Jun 17, 2024 – 00:51:29
#178 - Leveling Up Through Coding Challenges, Real-World Projects, and Personal Brand - John Crickett
Jun 10, 2024 – 00:52:28
#177 - Simple Object-Oriented Design: Principles for Writing Clean & Maintainable Software - Mauricio Aniche
Jun 3, 2024 – 00:53:16
#176 - Acing the System Design Interview - Zhiyong Tan
May 27, 2024 – 00:48:24
#175 - How to Solve Real-World Data Analysis Problems - David Asboth
May 20, 2024 – 00:57:10
#174 - The Hard Truths of Software Development and How to Succeed - Venkat Subramaniam
May 13, 2024 – 00:58:00
#173 - Flow Engineering: Collaborative Mapping for Effective Action at Scale - Steve Pereira & Andrew Davis
May 6, 2024 – 00:58:05
#172 - The Quality Mindset with Holistic and Risk-Based Testing Strategies - Mark Winteringham
Apr 29, 2024 – 00:57:39
#171 - The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy and Adaptive Ethics - Mark Schwartz
Apr 22, 2024 – 00:59:33
#170 - Essential Communication Patterns for Developers and Technical Leaders - Jacqui Read
Apr 8, 2024 – 00:59:11
#169 - User Experience Design: The Key to Creating a Sustainable Business Moat - Satyam Kantamneni
Apr 1, 2024 – 00:50:22
#168 - Serverless as a Game Changer - Joseph Emison
Mar 25, 2024 – 01:00:57
#167 - Uncovering Blind Spots: How Great Leaders Unleash Great Performance - Marisa Murray
Mar 18, 2024 – 00:53:05
#166 - The Kanban Guide You Should Know About - Colleen Johnson
Mar 11, 2024 – 00:48:51
#165 - Learning to Program in the Era of Generative AI - Leo Porter & Daniel Zingaro
Mar 4, 2024 – 01:04:06
#164 - Lead Developer Career Guide - Shelley Benhoff
Feb 26, 2024 – 00:46:02
#163 - Becoming an Intentional Engineer and Tech Leader - Jeff Perry
Feb 19, 2024 – 00:51:46

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The Tech Lead Journal is putting out great episodes on a range of topics that can be helpful to technical leaders. The mix of tech topics and personal development helps them to create conversations about ALL the things that go into being a great leader in tech.