Season 1, Episode 14 • 25:00
Startups, Setbacks, and Landing at Anthropic
Welcome back to I'm a Software Engineer ~ What Next? — the podcast for devs figuring out their next move. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and software engineer Matt Sinclair, we unpack what it really means to build a career in tech today — from navigating interviews to scaling as an engineering leader.
Topics Discussed
- The remarkably compressed career of one of the new wave of AI-powered software engineers
- What it's like to build multiple successful startups before the age of 21
- What someone at the cutting edge of AI thinks the future of AI holds for programmers, and humanity
Whether you're applying for your next engineering role or hiring your next dev, this one's got real talk, practical advice, and a few rants.
🎧 25 minutes. Zero fluff. Tune in now.
Show Notes
- Anthropic
- Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality
- Gary's Economics
- Host: James Wilson (LinkedIn)
- Host: Matthew Sinclair (LinkedIn)
- Matthew Sinclair's Blog
- Quantum Fax Machine (reading lists on selected topics)