The Scaling Tech Podcast

Any technologist will be familiar with projects where the engineering team is asked to deliver on a long backlog of features, with unclear customer or business value. Instead, how can engineering teams use an evidence...

In this live episode 59th of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we welcome Mihir Vora, Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, to explore how DevOps has evolved, from early automation and cloud migrations to the emerging...

Continuing our series on emerging tech markets in Colombia, we look at Barranquilla in this episode. In this coastal Caribbean city, we visit the Tech Caribe conference, which brings together top talent and innovators...

In this live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, host Arin Sime welcomed Ritavan, author of Data Impact: How Legacy Businesses Save, Leverage, Align, Simplify, Optimize, and Grow. As a seasoned data strategist, Ritavan...

When companies think of Colombia’s tech hubs, Bogotá and Medellín usually top the list. But there’s another city that’s quietly becoming a magnet for BPO, KPO, and tech operations: Cali. In this episode, we sit down...

What happens when your CI/CD pipeline becomes a bottleneck instead of a boost? How do internal tools empower—or block—engineering teams from shipping confidently? In this live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we sit...

AI is changing developer interviews—for better and worse. Take-home tests are becoming obsolete. CVs can’t be fully trusted. Even live interviews falter as AI helps candidates craft responses. To stay ahead of...

Every team has to deal with tech debt, and they take a variety of approaches to how they address it within their team, and how involved product management is in those decisions. How should you allocate time for working...

Technical debt is a reality we all face in software development. It’s something we all manage, constantly making trade-offs about when and how to best tackle it. Today, we’re diving into the best team practices for...

The “build vs. buy” dilemma is a familiar challenge to software engineers, but with the rapid growth of AI and machine learning, it’s become even more nuanced. So, how should you approach this? We’ve got the perfect...

Episode Summary LLMs are bringing so much to the table right now, with the potential to solve complex problems and automate tasks like never before. But getting the most out of these models requires new skills. And...

Episode Summary Change is a constant in every organization, but how leaders respond to it can truly define the outcome. Today, we’re joined by Lisa Rogoff, an expert in guiding leaders through times of transition and...

AI has the potential to amplify our skills, spark our creativity, and help us innovate faster than ever before—if we use it right. In this episode of the Scaling Tech podcast, Arin sits down with Mike Todasco to discuss...

One-on-ones are one of the most powerful tools a leader has for driving both team and organizational growth. But without a clear and intentional approach, they can easily become just another meeting on the calendar...

Generative AI is already transforming the way Agile teams operate. How far can it go? Can it take over the role of Scrumaster? In this special live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, host Arin Sime welcomes back past...