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Google SRE Prodcast

Salim Virji
Site Reliability Engineering
Google
Software Development
Reliability Engineering
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
SRE
Capacity Planning
Machine Learning
Change Management
Network Load Balancers
Maglev
Telebot
Incident Response
Devops
Traffic Services Data Plane Infrastructure
Camus Energy
Opentelemetry
Observability

SRE Prodcast brings Google's experience with Site Reliability Engineering together with special guests and exciting topics to discuss the present and future of reliable production engineering!

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Latest Episodes

How do you introduce Site Reliability Engineering to an AI research lab, bringing concepts of scale to engineers who are at the leading edge of AI systems?

In the latest episode of The Prodcast, hosts Steve McGhee and Florian Rathgeber chat with Da... more

Join us for a discussion with Carla Geisser of Layer Aleph, a company focused on "crisis engineering". Carla distinguishes a crisis from a standard incident by noting that a crisis is novel and lacks a playbook. She outlines five criteria for a true ... more

This episode of the Prodcast tackles the challenges of maintaining AI safety and alignment in production. Guests Felipe Tiengo Ferreira and Parker Barnes join hosts Matt Siegler and Steve McGhee to discuss AI model safety, from examining content to e... more

In this episode of the Prodcast, guest Shannon Brady speaks with hosts Jordan Greenberg and Florian Rathgeber about managing Google's vast fleet of internal devices. Shannon explains how Google's Linux platform uses core SRE principles—specifically t... more

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Recent Guests

Damion Yates
Reliability Engineer at Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind
Episode: The One With Damion Yates and Building AI systems
Carla Geisser
Former Site Reliability Engineer at Google; currently running crisis management company Layer Aleph.
Layer Aleph
Episode: The One With Carla Geisser and Crisis Engineering
Denia del Cid
SRE at Google with over nine years in the company, focusing on AI applications for SRE.
Google
Episode: The One With Denia Del Cid and AI
Heather Adkins
Leader of the Office of Cybersecurity Resilience at Google
Google
Episode: The One With Heather Adkins and Security (and AI)
Alex Hidalgo
Former Googler, currently at Noble9; author and expert on SLOs.
Noble9
Episode: The One With SLOs
Brian Singer
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Noble9; former Googler involved in SLO practices.
Noble9
Episode: The One With SLOs
Steph Hippo
Platform Engineering Director at Honeycomb
Honeycomb
Episode: The One With Steph Hippo and Observability
Ben Good
Cloud Solutions Architect at Google, specializing in platform engineering.
Google
Episode: The One with Ben Good and Our Kubernetes Friends
Karanveer Anand
Former SRE at Nutanix, now Technical Program Manager in SRE at Google
Google
Episode: The One with Technical Program Managers and Karanveer Anand

Hosts

Steve McGee
Co-host/Host with extensive experience in Google's SRE-focused shows
Matt Siegler
Co-host with background in SRE and production reliability

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 66 ratings
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    Pure and simple 🙏

    Apple Podcasts
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    gawbul
    United Kingdom4 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Strong focus on reliability culture and tooling.
Concise, actionable discussions for production teams.
Great guest mix from Google and industry players.
Clear, practical SRE insights from practitioners.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Apple Podcasts
#74
Sweden/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#120
Finland/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#215
Poland/Technology

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

The One With Damion Yates and Building AI systems
Q: How did you make that distinction of like this stuff over here, quote, gets SRE support and this stuff over here doesn't?
We had to prioritize and I did come up with a categorization for this based on the importance of the projects and the effort by teams to build reliability.
The One With Denia Del Cid and AI
Q: How do you manage resistance or skepticism about automation in workflows?
Del Cid discusses how her team builds dynamic tools that adapt to the needs and tagging systems of users to ensure acceptance and efficiency.
The One With Denia Del Cid and AI
Q: Can you speak a little bit about that in AI and how [SREs] are cautious about adopting newer infrastructure?
Del Cid explains how her team has been pioneering AI in SRE workflows, addressing the hesitations and ensuring reliable application in service management.
The One With Heather Adkins and Security (and AI)
Q: What should organizations be doing right now regarding AI advancements?
Organizations should figure out how to experiment with AI safely within boundaries, conducting lots of pilots and being open to iterating on their approach.
The One With Heather Adkins and Security (and AI)
Q: How do you approach knowing when to take action during a security incident?
It's crucial to focus on limiting damage and to have a complete picture of the incident.

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SRE Prodcast centers on production reliability, platform engineering, and the evolving role of AI and observability in maintaining scalable systems. Episodes frequently feature senior engineers and leaders from Google and partner companies, discussing reliability culture, SRE practices, incident response, and the integration of AI into production workflows. A standout trait is the hands-on, practitioner-focused lens—guests often share concrete lessons, tooling patterns, and organizational strategies that help teams ship reliable software at scale.

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1. Damion Yates
2. Carla Geisser
3. Denia del Cid
4. Heather Adkins
5. Alex Hidalgo
6. Brian Singer
7. Steph Hippo
8. Ben Good

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