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 helps traditional companies cut through the hype and unlock real business value through modern data practices. They explore Ritavan’s SLASOG framework […]

When companies look at tech hubs in Latin America, they often look to major cities, like Medellín or Bogotá in Colombia. But there are many hidden gems in the next tier of LatAm cities, where technical talent can thrive at lower cost and with a higher standard of living. Cali and the Valle del Cauca […]

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 down with Tom Elliott, founder of Ocuroot and former Engineering Productivity lead at Yext, where he supported over 200 engineers through […]

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 these changes, we must decide when to encourage AI in interviews, and when to limit it. It’s time to give live coding interviews […]

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 on tech debt? Should it be represented on your roadmap? How should you prioritize tech debt […]

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 addressing tech debt with expert software engineering leader Lou Franco.  Lou is a software product development advisor and independent […]

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 guest today to help you out! Meet Jean-Louis Quéguiner, Founder and CEO of Gladia. Gladia specializes in building […]

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 today, we’ve got just the expert to help you do that! Meet John Berryman, a true leader in […]

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 complexity. Lisa is the founder of Launch Project, a certified executive coach, consultant, and facilitator with over 20 years […]

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 the use of AI in tech teams. Mike is a visiting fellow at San Diego State […]