In this episode, Jenna interviews Pia Nilsson, senior director of engineering at Spotify, about the company's decision to make its own AI tool to improve developer productivity.

They discuss:

• Why they built their own tool instead of using something that already exists
• How developers are using it day-to-day
• How AI is shaping developer culture at Spotify

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Khachatur Virabyan, head of code quality at Aikido Security, about why code quality and security should be addressed together.

They discuss:

• The differences in definitions for code quality and security
• How clean code could still have vulnerabilities
• The impact AI coding will have on code quality and security

In this episode, Dave interviews Mark Lambert, chief product officer of ArmorCode, about how AI is influencing Application Security Posture Management (ASPM).

They discuss:

• How AI-generated code has more vulnerabilities than human-generated code
• The risks of slowing down innovation while trying to govern AI-assisted development
• Using AI agents for automated testing and security vulnerability detection

In this episode, Jenna interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO of Chainguard, about the Shai-Hulud worm that has made its way through the npm ecosystem.

They discuss:

• What Shai-Hulud is and why it's so bad
• Security measures GitHub plans to implement in npm 
• Best practices to follow to mitigate risk

In this episode, Dave interviews Alan Manuel, group VP of product management for platform and AI at Planview.

They discuss: 

• Why AI requires a different mindset than other technology adoption
• Setting realistic expectations for AI
• Why it's important to focus on the outcome, not the features

In this episode, Dave interviews Neeraj Abhyankar, vice president and practice head of Data, Analytics, and Generative AI at R Systems.

They discuss: 

• The role of AI in modernization
• The evolution of AI throughout technology history
• The importance of "human in the loop" when working with AI

In this episode, Dave interviews Andi Gutmans, VP and general manager of Data Cloud at Google.

They discuss:

• How AI can help with data management
• How AI tools have matured and are now more accessible for late adopters
• The work Google is doing with AI 

This episode originally aired 7/31/2025 on Get With IT.

In this episode, Dave interviews Judy Bossi, VP of product management at Sembi, about the importance of QA in AI integration.

They discuss: 

• Predictions for how QA will evolve alongside AI
• Ensuring executives see the business value in QA
• The challenges in ensuring security and safety when integrating AI into the software development life cycle 

In this episode, Dave interviews Burley Kawasaki, global VP of product marketing and strategy at no-code CRM platform Creatio.

They discuss: 

• The cautious adoption of AI in the workplace due to trust issues
• The need for transparency and visibility into AI decision-making processes
• How to balance innovation with security and compliance

In this episode, Jenna interviews Anant Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Instabase, about what factors to consider before purchasing an AI tool.

They discuss:

• Why it's important to start with the problem you have and work backwards
• Making sure agentic AI fits in with the rest of the existing systems
• Planning for long-term use