
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
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 717 | Founded | 20 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationTechnology | |||

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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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
Great pocast for Software Engeneers!
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.
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.
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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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Recent guests on Software Engineering Radio include:
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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