
Hi, we’re Tim Berglund, Adi Polak, and Viktor Gamov and we’re excited to bring you the Confluent Developer podcast (formerly “Streaming Audio.”) Our hand-crafted weekly episodes feature in-depth interviews with our community of software developers (actual human beings - not AI) talking about some of the most interesting challenges they’ve faced in their careers. We aim to explore the conditions th... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 293 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TechnologyEducationHow To | |||

Adi Polak talks to Mateo Rojas (LittleHorse) about his career working with Kafka Streams. Mateo’s first job: building a real-money policy management platform on early Kafka Streams. His challenge: working at LittleHorse with Kafka as a workflow engin... more
Tim Berglund talks to Joseph Marais (Confluent) about his career in data streaming. Joseph’s first job: SAN administrator. His challenge: AI radically changing how developers build software.
The Pragmatic Engineer episode ft. Grady Booch: ne... more
Tim Berglund talks to Will LaForest (Confluent) about his career in software and data streaming. Will’s first job: a high school internship at DARPA. His challenge: turning advanced technology into something people actually care about.
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Viktor Gamov talks to Baruch Sudakurski (TuxCare) about his career in developer advocacy. Baruch's first job: fixing electric kettles. His challenge: figuring out how to map a non-relational database (MongoDB) into Spring Data’s SQL-oriented model.
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This is a must listen for me while working out and a go to for informal technical chat and knowledge sharing
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Tim is probably the best tech speaker I have ever listened. Please keep doing them.
The last 5 mins was gold. Sets the standard for where we need to be vs where we are. Very informative.
This podcast is so good that I started at episode 1 and am going through them all. It’s amazing how well these complex topics are explained via audio.
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The series centers on in-depth conversations with engineers and tech leaders who work with real-time data, streaming platforms, and open-source ecosystems. Across episodes, guests discuss practical challenges in building scalable systems, from data governance and streaming architectures to leadership, career growth, and the evolution of tooling around Kafka, Flink, and related technologies. The show stands out for its hands-on storytelling, emphasis on learning from mistakes, and a knack for translating complex concepts into actionable insights for developers and engineering leaders. Short, focused formats keep technical depth accessible while still delivering concrete patterns and lessons that teams can apply to real-world projects.
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