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Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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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

Dan Lorenc, co-founder and CEO of Chainguard, joins host Priyanka Raghavan to explore Sigstore and its role in securing the software supply chain. They unpack the challenges of supply chain security, including verifying the origin and integrity of so... more

Scott Hanselman, the VP of Developer Community at Microsoft, speaks with host Jeremy Jung about AI-assisted coding. They start by considering how the tools are a progression from syntax highlighting and autocomplete. Scott describes the ambiguity and... more

Marc Brooker, VP and Distinguished Engineer at AWS, joins host Kanchan Shringi to explore specification-driven development as a scalable alternative to prompt-by-prompt "vibe coding" in AI-assisted software engineering. Marc explains how accelerating... more

Bryan Cantrill, the co-founder and CTO of Oxide Computer company, speaks with host Jeremy Jung about challenges in deploying hardware on-premises at scale. They discuss the difficulty of building up Samsung data centers with off-the-shelf hardware, h... more

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Recent Guests

Scott Hanselman
Vice President of Developer Community at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: SE Radio 711: Scott Hanselman on AI-Assisted Development Tools
Marc Brooker
VP and Distinguished Engineer at AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Episode: SE Radio 710: Marc Brooker on Spec-Driven AI Dev
Bryan Cantrill
Co-founder and CTO of Oxide Computer Company, previously CTO of Joyent, co-author of the D-Trace Tracing Framework.
Oxide Computer Company
Episode: SE Radio 709: Bryan Cantrill on the Data Center Control Plane
Jens Gustedt
Senior scientist at the French National Institute for Computer Science and Control, Deputy Director of the iCube Lab, former Co-Editor of the ISOC Standard, and author of Modern C.
French National Institute for Computer Science and Control
Episode: SE Radio 708: Jens Gustedt on C in 2026
Sahaj Garg
Co-founder and CTO of whisper.ai
whisper.ai
Episode: SE Radio 703: Sahaj Garg on Low Latency AI
Derick Schaefer
Author and software engineer with experience at Microsoft and multiple SaaS companies
Episode: SE Radio 702: Derick Schaefer on Modern CLIs
Max Guernsey III
Software architect, educator, and co-founder of Prodigore
Prodigore
Episode: SE Radio 701: Max Guernsey, III and Luniel de Beer on Readiness in Software Engineering
Luniel de Beer
Creator of Requirements Maturation Flow and expert in agile transformations
ProdeCore
Episode: SE Radio 701: Max Guernsey, III and Luniel de Beer on Readiness in Software Engineering
Mojtaba Sarooghi
Product architect at Queue-it
Queue-it
Episode: SE Radio 700: Mojtaba Sarooghi on Waiting Rooms for High-Traffic Events

Hosts

Jeremy Jung
Host of Software Engineering Radio
Robert Blumen
Host of Software Engineering Radio

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 893 ratings
  • 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
  • Upgrade your mind.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Basically3306
    4 years ago

Listeners Say

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

Clear, knowledgeable hosts with well-prepared questions and depth.
Some episodes suffer from audio quality and pacing; guests often compensate with expertise.
Listeners praise breadth of topics and practical takeaways for software engineers.

Chart Rankings

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

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#177
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#97
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#163
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#74
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#97
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#212
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

SE Radio 710: Marc Brooker on Spec-Driven AI Dev
Q: How do you manage context when the codebase is large and evolving?
Context is managed by designing software with strong modularity and APIs so that AI only needs to reason about local changes. The spec acts as the context backbone, and tools like semantic search help locate relevant parts. Continuous documentation updates and versioned specifications keep the AI aligned, reducing the burden of understanding the entire system at once.
SE Radio 710: Marc Brooker on Spec-Driven AI Dev
Q: Could you walk us through the stages of spec-driven development and where AI fits in at each stage?
The process starts with a clear problem and customer understanding, then drafts an initial specification that AI can help refine. Next, design decisions are made, followed by generating code and tests with agents that are guided by the specification. The spec remains a living document, updated as feedback arrives, with AI assisting in refining the spec, generating code, and creating tests, while continuous verification ensures alignment with customer needs.
SE Radio 709: Bryan Cantrill on the Data Center Control Plane
Q: What were the issues you encountered when trying to build infrastructure at Joyent?
We lacked a good distributed database; using Postgres meant dealing with many limitations that affected our ability to run services smoothly.
SE Radio 709: Bryan Cantrill on the Data Center Control Plane
Q: What were the challenges you faced in managing data centers at Samsung's scale?
Managing data centers at Samsung's scale made us realize that as problems scale, the inhibiting factors that seem manageable at smaller scales become debilitating.
SE Radio 708: Jens Gustedt on C in 2026
Q: What is the comprehensive approach for program failure that you wrote about?
This approach categorizes program failures into four groups and helps developers understand the causes and build better error handling practices into their code.

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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?

The show consistently features deep dives with senior software engineers and technology leaders, focusing on practical engineering practices, system design, AI-assisted development, and infrastructure. Episodes often pair technical rigor with real-world anecdotes, exploring topics from AI-driven software tooling and spec-first development to data center operations and modern CLIs. A standout pattern is thoughtful, experience-backed discussion that emphasizes testing, context management, and the interplay between craft and automation. The format tends to attract engineers who value depth, clear explanations, and actionable patterns, while occasional guests bring domain-specific expertise in AI, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure.

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1. Scott Hanselman
2. Marc Brooker
3. Bryan Cantrill
4. Jens Gustedt
5. Sahaj Garg
6. Derick Schaefer
7. Max Guernsey III
8. Luniel de Beer

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