Welcome back to I'm a Software Engineer ~ What Next? The podcast for devs figuring out their next move. Hosted by James Wilson and Matt Sinclair, we talk honestly about what it takes to build a meaningful career in tech.
This week, we're joined by Kate Catlin, Senior Product Manager at GitHub, where she works on Copilot and the future of AI-powered developer experience.
In this episode, we cover:
- How Kate reinvented her career multiple times on the path to GitHub
- What "good product intuition" really means for PMs and engineers
- How AI is reshaping product work and why evals matter for building trustworthy AI features
🔗 Links
🗒️ Show Notes
- Venture For America
- Le Wagon Bootcamp
- CircleCI
- GitHub Copilot
- AI evaluations (evals) overview
- Find My Flock (Kate's former startup)
- Joseph Campbell – The Hero's Journey
- Philosophy of Technology
🗣️ Guest
- Kate Catlin — Senior PM, GitHub Copilot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-catlin/