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I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E04 Swapnali Bhansali - Quality

I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E04 Swapnali Bhansali - Quality

"I'm a Software Engineer, What Next?" is a podcast for software engineers at a career crossroads. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and veteran software engineer Matt Sinclair, it offers insights into navigating career transitions from individual contributor roles to management and beyond. Featuring discussions on personal growth and leadership, this podcast guides engineers seeking career direction and development. Join us to explore the paths and possibilities that lie ahead in the tech industry. In this episode, we speak with Swapnali Bhansali, an expert in software quality with extensive experience across all dimensions of software quality. Continuing our theme of exploring how software engineers can get the best out of themselves and their teams, Swapnali gives us valuable insights into software quality, changing roles and countries, working with international teams, and many other topics.

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I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E03 Danielle Ullner - VC and PE

I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E03 Danielle Ullner - VC and PE

"I'm a Software Engineer, What Next?" is a podcast for software engineers at a career crossroads. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and veteran software engineer Matt Sinclair, it offers insights into navigating career transitions from individual contributor roles to management and beyond. Featuring discussions on personal growth and leadership, this podcast guides engineers seeking career direction and development. Join us to explore the paths and possibilities that lie ahead in the tech industry. In this episode, we speak with Danielle Ullner, a veteran venture builder with extensive experience in the US VC space as an operator and executor and, more recently, with BCG Digital Ventures and BCG X in London and North America. She helps us, as engineers, understand how to work with one of the most critical segments of the digital venture building workforce: VCs.

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I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E02 Michael Smith (CEO Sagittal) - Frameworks

I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E02 Michael Smith (CEO Sagittal) - Frameworks

"I'm a Software Engineer, What Next?" is a podcast for software engineers at a career crossroads. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and veteran software engineer Matt Sinclair, it offers insights into navigating career transitions from individual contributor roles to management and beyond. Featuring discussions on personal growth and leadership, this podcast guides engineers seeking career direction and development. Join us to explore the paths and possibilities that lie ahead in the tech industry. In this episode, we speak with Michael Smith, CEO of Sagittal.AI, a seasoned expert in software and related digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and, more recently, AI-enhanced software engineering team productivity. In this wide-ranging conversation, we tackle everything from the early days of software engineering to the role of AI in development to the best frameworks for managing the complexity of people, processes, and technologies.

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I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E01 Carlton Lane - Boundary Conditions

I'm Software Engineer — what next? S01E01 Carlton Lane - Boundary Conditions

"I'm a Software Engineer, What Next?" is a podcast for software engineers at a career crossroads. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and veteran software engineer Matt Sinclair, it offers insights into navigating career transitions from individual contributor roles to management and beyond. Featuring discussions on personal growth and leadership, this podcast guides engineers seeking career direction and development. Join us to explore the paths and possibilities that lie ahead in the tech industry. In this episode, we speak with Carlton Lane, a storied software engineer and leader who has traversed the boundary conditions of engineering, management, and leadership multiple times. He has a great story about working in different cultures in Australia, North America, China, and the UK. He has been lucky enough to go forward into management and leadership, working with great teams around the world and intentionally making the transition to go back to hands-on software development. This is a fantastic chat with a great engineer with a lot of wisdom to impart.

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I'm a software engineer - what next? S01E00 Pilot - Why are we here?

I'm a software engineer - what next? S01E00 Pilot - Why are we here?

"I'm a Software Engineer, What Next?" is a podcast for software engineers at a career crossroads. Hosted by tech recruiter James Wilson and veteran software engineer Matt Sinclair, it offers insights into navigating career transitions, from individual contributor roles to management and beyond. Featuring discussions on personal growth and leadership this podcast is a guide for engineers seeking direction and growth in their careers. Join us to explore the paths and possibilities that lie ahead in the tech industry.

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