In this insightful episode, Brian chats with Tony Campbell, Vice President of SRE and Platform Engineering at iManage. With a career spanning Google, Microsoft, and HubSpot, Tony has spent years at the intersection of AI, robotics, and software engineering—bringing a deep understanding of what it takes to build and scale modern technology.

The discussion explores the evolution of software development, the role of pull requests in team collaboration, and why the best developers often think like musicians—constantly iterating and refining. Tony shares hard-earned lessons on mentorship, effective code reviews, and what the industry must do to bridge the AI-driven talent gap. He also unpacks his thoughts on the future of robotics and whether AI is truly a game-changer or just another tool we haven’t quite mastered.

Then, in the Post Fix, Harriet makes an unexpected analogy between coding and music that makes perfect sense!

Time Stamps:

• *(4:05) Diving into Telepresence and Robotics
• *(17:48) The Evolution of Software Development
• *(32:23)  Hiring Practices in Tech
• *(38:43) Understanding SRE and Reliability
• *(39:27) The Future of Robotics and Software
• *(44:59) The Post-Fix

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Solving for Tomorrow is sponsored by Geisel Software. We help you create products that seamlessly automate the physical and virtual worlds using robotics, machine learning, and so much more. Find out more at geisel.software.

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Links

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