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The Peterman Pod

Ryan Peterman
Meta
Software Engineering
Career Growth
Instagram
Google
Startups
Amazon
Mentorship
Facebook
Claude Code
Engineering Career
Tech Acquisitions
Networking
Mozilla Firefox
Uber
Anthropic
Career Development
Microsoft
Kubernetes
Product Management

Sharing the transparent career stories of technical people. Hosted by an ex-Staff engineer at Instagram

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Simon Peyton Jones is the co-creator of Haskell (pure functional programming language) and I interviewed him about functional programming, why it matters, and his thoughts on other programming languages.

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Avi Wigderson is the only person in history to have won both a Turing Award (computer science) and Abel Prize (math). I interviewed him all about his field.

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James Cowling is the CTO at Convex and was previously the most senior engineer at Dropbox. We discussed technical details of his past projects, simplicity vs complexity, and career advice given where AI is today.

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Bjarne Stroustrup is the creator of the C++ programming language and a former researcher at Bell Labs. We talked about what Bell Labs was like, programming language design, and interesting anecdotes from his experience.

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Simon Peyton Jones
Co-creator of Haskell
University/research in programming languages (as discussed)
Episode: Co-Creator of Haskell: Functional Programming, Thinking in Types, Useless Languages | Simon Jones
James Cowling
Formerly the most senior engineer at Dropbox, now CTO at Convex
Convex
Episode: Dropbox’s Former Most Senior Eng: Building Great Systems and Advice for the AI Era | James Cowling
David Malan
Harvard professor, CS50 course owner and lead instructor
Harvard University, CS50
Episode: Harvard Professor: CS50, What Matters More Than CS, Lecturing Well | David J Malan
John Myles White
Director of Engineering on PyTorch and MSL at Meta (former)
Meta
Episode: PyTorch Eng Director: Promo Hacking, Industry Shifts, Regrets | John Myles White
Barbara Liskov
Turing Award-winning computer scientist known for contributions to programming languages and distributed systems
MIT/Research
Episode: Turing Award Winner: Data Abstraction, Dijkstra, Distributed Systems | Barbara Liskov
Mike Stonebraker
Turing Award–winning database researcher and creator of Postgres
University of California, Berkeley / DBoss Incorporated
Episode: Turing Award Winner: Postgres, Disagreeing with Google, Future Problems | Mike Stonebraker
Marc Brooker
Distinguished Engineer at AWS
Amazon Web Services
Episode: AWS Distinguished Eng: Learning From 3000 Incidents And How Engineering Is Changing | Marc Brooker
James Everingham
Former head of engineering at Instagram
Instagram (Meta)
Episode: Ex-Head of Eng at Instagram: Career Regrets and Learnings | James Everingham
Brendan Burns
Co-creator of Kubernetes, Google
Google
Episode: The Co-Creator of Kubernetes On Convincing Google, Building It, and Scaling for LLMs

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 300 ratings
  • super awesome

    never thought I am gonna hear the people with algorithms named after them talking. So amazing!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pete_pod2022
    Canadaa month ago
  • Huge fan

    Been a fan of Ryan Peterman content since the email newsletter years ago and have kept up with the pod ever since it came out. Love hearing stories and wisdom of these experienced guys.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dusty-exe
    United States4 months ago
  • My go to podcast for long drives

    Quality production, quality content. Can’t complain.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hankimproduction
    Canada7 months ago
  • Awesome conversations!!

    Nice work Ryan - keep them coming

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pwner21
    Canada10 months ago
  • Great pod cast for career development

    One of the best pod casts. I actually look forward to new episodes everyday!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    walk boy
    Canada10 months ago

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A top pick for career development in software engineering
Highly engaging conversations with deep-dair on careers and tech
Listeners appreciate candid leadership and practical takeaways

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#148
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#204
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Co-Creator of Haskell: Functional Programming, Thinking in Types, Useless Languages | Simon Jones
Q: Why do you think type systems are so important, especially for maintainability in large codebases?
Because a strong static type system can catch many errors at compile time, it helps maintainability by guiding design, enabling safe refactors, and preventing regression in long-lived software like compilers and core libraries.
Co-Creator of Haskell: Functional Programming, Thinking in Types, Useless Languages | Simon Jones
Q: What is functional programming in your words and why does it matter to people who might use imperative languages?
Functional programming treats computation as evaluation of values with minimal mutable state, making programs easier to reason about and maintain. It emphasizes building from pure functions and reduces side effects, which helps with modularity and formal reasoning.
PyTorch Eng Director: Promo Hacking, Industry Shifts, Regrets | John Myles White
Q: What was your experience with the Deltoid project and the tension between statistical significance and practical shipping decisions?
Deltoid served as a powerful example of how teams chased statistical milestones, sometimes delaying or blocking shipping decisions to chase significance, which highlighted the clash between rigorous data practices and pragmatic product goals.
PyTorch Eng Director: Promo Hacking, Industry Shifts, Regrets | John Myles White
Q: How did the culture around promotions affect day-to-day technical decisions in AI Infra at Meta?
Promotions became the primary driver, guiding what projects teams chose, how they evaluated success, and sometimes even influencing whether to ship or retire features, often at the expense of long-term system health.
Harvard Professor: CS50, What Matters More Than CS, Lecturing Well | David J Malan
Q: Do you think AI will make programming obsolete, and how should students adapt?
AI will change the way problems are tackled, but core skills like problem-solving, system design, and understanding first principles remain essential. Students should focus on learning to reason about problems and to leverage AI as a collaborator rather than a crutch.

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A compendium of conversations with senior software engineers and tech leaders who share pragmatic career lessons, architectural thinking, and firsthand industry histories. Episodes frequently explore building scalable systems, open-source governance, hiring and leadership lessons, and real-world tradeoffs in large tech organizations. Notable angles include postmortems culture, open-source impact on product strategy, and reflections on career navigation at top tech firms, startups, and research institutions. The show tends to attract listeners who want actionable insights for advancing technical careers, leadership capability, and understanding how high-performance teams operate in modern software engineering environments.

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1. Simon Peyton Jones
2. James Cowling
3. David Malan
4. John Myles White
5. Barbara Liskov
6. Mike Stonebraker
7. Marc Brooker
8. James Everingham

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