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Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Software Development
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Rust
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Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. SE Radio covers all topics software engineering. Episodes are either tutorials on a specific topic, or an interview with a well-known character from the software engineering world. All SE Radio episodes are original content — we do not record co... more

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Latest Episodes

Danilo Krummrich, a software engineer at Red Hat, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about the using the Rust programming language in the Linux kernel. After introducing the Nova project, which leverages Rust for building NVIDIA GPU drivers, they... more

Sowjanya Pandruju, Cloud Application Architect with Amazon Web Services, Vice Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Madison Section, and Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Madison Section (Region 4), speaks with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about... more

Tim Varelmann, the founder of Bluebird Optimization, which helps companies automate complex decision-making, speaks with host Sriram Panyam about mathematical optimization. The episode begins by differentiating optimization from what software enginee... more

Sahil Walia, a senior technical architect at Snowflake, joins host Robert Blumen for a conversation about schema migration and data migration. Together, they discuss the basics of schema: do all data sets have schema?; what drives schema change?; are... more

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Recent Guests

Danilo Krummrich
Principal software engineer at Red Hat, Linux kernel maintainer and Rust for Linux Core team member
Red Hat
Episode: SE Radio 744: Danilo Krummrich on Rust in the Linux Kernel
Sowjanya Pandruju
Cloud application architect and IEEE Computer Society and Women in Engineering section leader
Amazon Web Services
Episode: SE Radio 743: Sowjanya Pandruju on Managing Agent State
Tim Varelmann
Founder of Bluebird Optimization and author of a GAMSPy course on algebraic modeling for optimization in Python
Bluebird Optimization
Episode: SE Radio 742: Tim Varelmann on Mathematical Optimization for Software Engineers
Sahil Walia
Senior Technical Architect at Snowflake
Snowflake
Episode: SE Radio 741: Sahil Walia on Schema Changes and Data Migrations
Raju Dandigam
Staff software engineer at Navan with focus on production AI agents
Navan
Episode: SE Radio 740: Raju Dandigam on Building Production AI Agents
Erin Catto
Video game developer known for Box2D and Box3D
Kintsugiyama (and Box2D/Box3D projects)
Episode: SE Radio 739: Erin Catto on Video Game Physics Engines
Milan Milanovic
Author of The Laws of Software Engineering; startup CTO; Microsoft MVP
The Laws of Software Engineering (book)
Episode: SE Radio 738: Milan Milanovic on the Laws of Software Engineering
Owen McGirr
Donagall-based software developer and entrepreneur who builds inclusive technology
SayIt, Switchify
Episode: SE Radio 737: Owen McGirr on Software Accessibility
Vivek Yadav
Engineering manager at Stripe, focused on payments cost estimation, billing and pricing infrastructure
Stripe
Episode: SE Radio 735: Vivek Yadav on Regression Testing Microservices

Host

Gregory Kapfhammer
Host of SE Radio

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 897 ratings
  • Accessibility episode is interviewing a robot.

    Come on podcast !

    Interviewing a robot with cerebral palsy !!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    ivan.kuchin
    United States2 months ago
  • Like the format and topics

    This podcast has the things I want in a pod:

    1) Interesting and varied topics with knowledgeable guests.

    2) Hosts who are clearly knowledgeable, interested, and prepared for the interview.

    3) Interviews are not rushed to fit an artificial schedule. I hate it when things are not given the time they deserve because they hit the 40 minute (or whatever) mark and it gets cut off.

    4) It also remains chill. Everyone is interested in the discussion but not acting like they’ve had 10 cups of coffee or in... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Goodluck duck
    United States2 years ago
  • Great pocast for Software Engeneers!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    DmitryMoiseenko
    3 years ago
  • Host is lagging behind.

    Podcast host asking questions that are not follows conversation line. It seems to me that questions prepared before the dialog and in spite of conversation questions asked most of the time have no relation to the conversation flow.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    ivan.kuchin
    United States4 years ago
  • Good Podcast for devs with a variety of topics

    I really enjoy the podcast especially the variety of topics discussed. What I would really love to see in the future is improved audio quality since some episodes are really terrible to listen to so that at least I can’t understand the discussion in a good way.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    k3v1n0x90
    Germany4 years ago

Listeners Say

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

Fans value technical rigor and actionable insights for engineers.
Some critiques mention uneven interview pacing and questions not always aligned with topics.
Listeners praise knowledgeable hosts and well-prepared interviews with practical depth.
Many appreciate the breadth of topics; some note audio quality varies.

Chart Rankings

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

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#144
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#79
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#152
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#250
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#15
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#22
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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

SE Radio 744: Danilo Krummrich on Rust in the Linux Kernel
Q: How does Rust handle self-referential structures needed by kernel code?
The kernel uses pin-init to initialize structures in place through initializers that encode field dependencies and order, avoiding unsafe initialization patterns and allowing the compiler to check them.
SE Radio 744: Danilo Krummrich on Rust in the Linux Kernel
Q: Why did the community decide to support a second language in the Linux kernel?
Krummrich says memory-safety bugs account for a large share of serious kernel CVEs, and Rust offers compiler-enforced ownership and lifetime checks while remaining suitable for systems programming.
SE Radio 742: Tim Varelmann on Mathematical Optimization for Software Engineers
Q: How do simulations and optimizations differ?
Simulation starts from an initial state and predicts how a system develops over time. Optimization starts with a desired outcome and works backward through the model to determine the inputs and decisions that achieve it.
SE Radio 742: Tim Varelmann on Mathematical Optimization for Software Engineers
Q: What is the kind of optimization that you are referring to? Can you explain what mathematical optimization means?
Mathematical optimization finds the best possible solution according to a defined objective and constraints. Unlike ordinary improvement, the result cannot be improved further unless the problem's parameters change.
SE Radio 743: Sowjanya Pandruju on Managing Agent State
Q: What are the challenges and how are they solved with Agent State?
Pandruju recommends preserving important constraints in structured state, refreshing changing information from its authoritative source, defining ownership and precedence for conflicting data, and using durable operation IDs to make retries safe. She also emphasizes explicit side-effect design, observability, authorization and approval checks, durable storage for long-running tasks, and clear state ownership and limited sharing between agents.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Software Engineering Radio

What is Software Engineering Radio about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Two to three dozen episodes cover a broad range of software engineering topics, with a strong emphasis on practical, engineer-facing content. Common threads include AI in development, software architecture, security, dev tooling, and open source practices, all discussed through in-depth interviews with practitioners, researchers, and engineering leaders. Episodes tend to feature a mix of technical depth, practical guidance, and real-world stories from large tech organizations and academia, making it useful for listeners who want actionable takeaways and a clear view of how modern software is built and secured at scale. A notable strength is the guest roster, which spans security researchers, AI and ML practitioners, kernel and systems engin... more

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1. Danilo Krummrich
2. Sowjanya Pandruju
3. Tim Varelmann
4. Sahil Walia
5. Raju Dandigam
6. Erin Catto
7. Milan Milanovic
8. Owen McGirr

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