In this episode, Maaret Pyhäjärvi, a principal test engineer at Vaisala and respected speaker, author, and mentor, discusses the evolution of software testing and the role of testing engineers in the design process. We cover the challenges and benefits of implementing CI/CD and how to effectively involve testing engineers in this process, as well as code quality control and the measurement of software quality. We also discuss the agile methodology and the role of estimates in planning, and explore the concept of exploratory testing. Finally, we offer some insights on the future of software engineering and conclude with advice for those interested in pursuing a career in this field.

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What's technical debt? What is considered technical debt? How is technical debt measured? Who owns technical debt? How to pay-off tech debt?

All these questions and more are discussed in this great conversation with Max Weinbrown, a principal software engineer at Procore Technologies. I really appreciate Max’s clarity and humility as I’m sure you will as well.

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How does software engineering in Europe or the USA defer from the work we do in the Middle East and North Africa region? What are some of the biggest challenges preventing the Middle East and North Africa from becoming technology hubs? What’s the caliber of the talent available in the region? Can it compete internationally?

I discussed these questions and more with Ahmad Alfy, CTO of Robusta Studio, who we all respect and love. I could spend hours chatting with Ahmad, and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did producing it.

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There are many ways to get paid as a software engineer! Your compensation doesn’t only have to be in the form of a cash salary. The sooner you understand your options, the better decisions you’ll make when negotiating your new role.

Tambi is a venture capitalist investor and founder of Propeller Inc. He has a background in software engineering and has founded multiple startups before his last exit. Tambi and I explored how compensation can vary between startups, scale-ups and publicly traded companies.

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From software engineer to chief operating officer, this is the journey of Marwa El Ghali. In this episode, Marwa shares with us her mindset, career defining moments, mistakes and lessons learned throughout her journey.

Marwa is very sharp, analytical and extremely humble. You don’t want to miss her perspective on software engineering.

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What do you need to succeed in your data analytics career? That's what Al Chen found out working as a financial analyst at Google and by learning from his podcast guests. In this episode we discover more about the role of a data analyst, career path, tools of the trade, the important skills to have and the cutting edge in the field.

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In this episode we discuss the importance of the special projects team at GitHub. The purpose of this team, the collaboration between special projects and the rest of engineering, how GitHub builds and releases GitHub and we discuss Sunakshi’s experience as a software engineer in one of the most culturally unique working environments!

You don’t want to miss this episode, it’s full of awesome insights that I was anxiously waiting to share with you all.

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What is data engineering? What are data engineers responsible for? What tools do data engineers use? What are the skills necessary to become a data engineer?  In this episode we discuss data engineering at length. 

I think we did a good job at covering everything you might want to know about the job. Ayman Farhat is a senior data engineer at Google, he’s been very generous with his time and provided us with lengthy and detailed explanations that I’m sure we’ll all learn from!

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Why is engineering in big tech considered a reference? How are teams structured? How is software architecture done? What tools do you use? How do you handle incident response?

These and so many more questions were answered by Georges El Khoury, a veteran software engineer with more than 15 years of experience working at Microsoft, Uber and Airbnb.

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What is software architecture? How do software architects work? How do they fit in the engineering organisation? So many more brilliant questions answered by Mohamed ElSherif, currently a senior software architect at Apple with a long tenure in big tech.  

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