Best Softwareengineering Podcasts (2025)

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Threat Hunting: What Should Keep All of Us Up at Night 57:09

1h ago57:09

57:09

When it comes to recognizing threats, cybersecurity professionals may become distracted by big promises or ignore some obvious inspections. New claims made by the latest and greatest new apps draw attention away from network situational awareness best practices—like a dog distracted when it spots a squirrel. We also may deviate from making routine …

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Turing Award Special: A Conversation with Jeffrey Ullman 38:13

12m ago38:13

38:13

Jeffrey Ullman is a renowned computer scientist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to database systems, compilers, and algorithms. He co-authored influential texts like Principles of Database Systems and Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (often called the “Dragon Book”), which h…

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Getting the Most Out of Your Insider Risk Data with IIDES 39:14

2h ago39:14

39:14

Insider incidents cause around 35 percent of data breaches, creating financial and security risks for organizations. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, Austin Whisnant and Dan Costa discuss the Insider Incident Data Expression Standard (IIDES), a new schema for collecting and sharing data about insid…

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Knowledge Graphs as Agentic Memory with Daniel Chalef 53:38

8h ago53:38

53:38

Contextual memory in AI is a major challenge because current models struggle to retain and recall relevant information over time. While humans can build long-term semantic relationships, AI systems often rely on fixed context windows, leading to loss of important past interactions. Zep is a startup that’s developing a memory layer for AI agents usi…

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React Remix with Ryan Florence 49:57

41m ago49:57

49:57

Remix is a full-stack, open-source web framework that was developed by the creators of the popular React Router library. It focuses on features such as server-side rendering and efficient data loading, and it emphasizes developer experience. Ryan Florence is a co-creator of React Remix and in this episode he speaks with Josh Goldberg about the Remi…

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Turing Award Special: A Conversation with Jack Dongarra 50:01

28m ago50:01

50:01

Jack Dongarra is an American computer scientist who is celebrated for his pioneering contributions to numerical algorithms and high-performance computing. He developed essential software libraries like LINPACK and LAPACK, which are widely used for solving linear algebra problems on advanced computing systems. Dongarra is also a co-creator of the TO…

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Can a Cybersecurity Parametric Cost Model be Developed? 56:25

2h ago56:25

56:25

Can a cybersecurity parametric cost estimation model be developed? Every Department of Defense (DoD) program needs to account for, credibly estimate, budget/plan for, and assess the performance of its cybersecurity activities. Creating a cybersecurity parametric model would allow DoD programs to reliably estimate the effort and cost of cybersecurit…

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Quantum Computing at Rigetti with David Rivas 53:50

7d ago53:50

53:50

Rigetti Computing is an American company specializing in quantum computing, founded in 2013. The company develops quantum processors and hybrid quantum-classical computing systems, and aims to make quantum computing more accessible for research and commercial applications. David Rivas is the CTO at Rigetti Computing. He joins the podcast with Kevin…

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Grace Lewis Outlines Vision for IEEE Computer Society Presidency 18:14

7d ago18:14

18:14

Grace Lewis, a principal researcher at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and lead of the SEI’s Tactical and AI-Enabled Systems Initiative, was elected the 2026 president of the IEEE Computer Society (CS), the largest community of computer scientists and engineers, with more than 370,000 members around the world. In…

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The State of the Ethereum Blockchain with Andrew Koller 41:29

1d ago41:29

41:29

Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform that was created by Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood in 2015. It uses a cryptocurrency called Ether as its native token to power transactions and operations on the Ethereum network. Ethereum’s proponents envision a future where the network forms the foundation for a second platform layer, called L2, whe…

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StackHawk and Shift-Left API Security with Scott Gerlach 46:07

6d ago46:07

46:07

StackHawk is a company that scans and monitors source code to obtain the full scope of an organization's APIs and applications, and runs tests to identify vulnerabilities and address them pre-production. Scott Gerlach is the Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer at StackHawk and previously worked at SendGrid and GoDaddy. He has an extensive backgro…

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NVIDIA RAPIDS and Open Source ML Acceleration with Chris Deotte and Jean-Francois Puget 42:32

8d ago42:32

42:32

NVIDIA RAPIDS is an open-source suite of GPU-accelerated data science and AI libraries. It leverages CUDA and significantly enhances the performance of core Python frameworks including Polars, pandas, scikit-learn and NetworkX. Chris Deotte is a Senior Data Scientist at NVIDIA and Jean-Francois Puget is the Director and a Distinguished Engineer at …

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Elements of Effective Communications for Cybersecurity Teams 34:00

9d ago34:00

34:00

Communications, both in times of crisis and during normal operations, are essential to the overall success and sustainability of an incident response or security operations team. How you plan for and manage these communications and how they are received and actioned by your audience will influence your trustworthiness, reputation, and ultimately yo…

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Improving Machine Learning Test and Evaluation with MLTE 29:06

10d ago29:06

29:06

Machine learning (ML) models commonly experience issues when integrated into production systems. In this podcast, researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute and the U.S. Army AI Integration Center (AI2C) discuss Machine Learning Test and Evaluation (MLTE), a new tool that provides a process and infrastructure for…

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Browser Security with Jeswin Mathai 50:00

13d ago50:00

50:00

Browser security aims to protect users from cyber threats encountered online, such as phishing, malicious extensions, and malware. It's a complex, multifaceted challenge that's increasingly important as cloud-based tools, SaaS platforms, and collaborative applications become the backbone of modern workflows. Jeswin Mathai is the Chief Architect at …

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DOD Software Modernization: SEI Impact and Innovation 27:12

15d ago27:12

27:12

As software size, complexity, and interconnectedness has grown, software modernization within the Department of Defense (DoD) has become more important than ever. In this discussion moderated by Matthew Butkovic, technical director of risk and resilience in the SEI CERT Division, SEI director Paul Nielsen outlines the SEI’s work with the DoD on sof…

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Troubleshooting Microservices with Julia Blase 43:00

18d ago43:00

43:00

A distributed system is a network of independent services that work together to achieve a common goal. Unlike a monolithic system, a distributed system has no central point of control, meaning it must handle challenges like data consistency, network latency, and system failures. Debugging distributed systems is conventionally considered challenging…

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Vercel’s Developer Frameworks with Ary Khandelwal and Max Leiter 53:13

20d ago53:13

53:13

The availability of high-quality AI model APIs has drastically lowered the barriers developing AI applications. These tools abstract away complex tasks such as model deployment, scaling, data retrieval, natural language processing, and text generation. Vercel has developed a complementary set of tools for building AI web applications, including the…

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Ask Me Anything with Microsoft CTO, Kevin Scott 41:30

22d ago41:30

41:30

In this AMA episode of "Behind the Tech," Kevin Scott and Christina Warren address a variety of listener questions, ranging from the impact of AI on learning and personal projects to the future of software development and AI regulation. Kevin shares his experience using AI for personal projects, such as making Japanese tea bowls, and discusses how …

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Docusign for Developers with Dan Selman and Larry Jin 45:10

25d ago45:10

45:10

They function as trusted artifacts to capture the nature of a commitment and provide clarity and accountability. Software has revolutionized many business functions, including the basic mechanics of digitally signing an agreement. However, the process of managing agreements systematically and at scale with type definitions, programmatic document cr…

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Operational Resilience Fundamentals: Building Blocks of a Survivable Enterprise 52:07

27d ago52:07

52:07

Surviving disruptive cyber events requires a specific form of planning. One must strike a balance between defending against threats (e.g., managing conditions) and effectively handling the effects of disruption (e.g., managing consequences). Employing a model (such as the CERT Resilience Management Model) provides a catalog of practices and a syste…

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The Subsea Cable Network with Josh Dzieza 45:18

1M ago45:18

45:18

Subsea cables are high-capacity fiber-optic lines laid along the ocean floor to enable global communication by transmitting data between continents. Spanning thousands of miles, they carry an estimated 95% of international internet, phone, and data transmissions. Critically, these cables are vulnerable to sabotage by state actors, as they form crit…

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LangChain and Agentic AI Engineering with Erick Friis 43:08

1M ago43:08

43:08

LangChain is a popular open-source framework to build applications that integrate LLMs with external data sources like APIs, databases, or custom knowledge bases. It’s commonly used for chatbots, question-answering systems, and workflow automation. Its flexibility and extensibility have made it something of a standard for creating sophisticated AI-…

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Cybersecurity Priorities in 2025 32:21

1M ago32:21

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Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) perpetually navigate a dynamic set of challenges. Applying focus and aligning resources is imperative for success. In this Intersect, Matthew Butkovic and Gregory Touhill, reflect on 2024 and explore the topics that should be front of mind for CISOs in 2025. They provide insights and advice for those cont…

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Secure Communications in Embedded Systems with Ismael Valenzuela and John Wall 46:43

2M ago46:43

46:43

BlackBerry is a Canadian company known for its pivotal role in the smartphone market during the 2000s. Today, BlackBerry has adopted a major focus on cybersecurity. John Wall is SVP and Head of BlackBerry QNX, overseeing engineering, product and operations. Ismael Valenzuela is Vice President of Threat Research and Intelligence at BlackBerry, where…

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Caves of Qud with Brian Bucklew 47:06

1M ago47:06

47:06

Caves of Qud is a roguelike game set in a richly detailed, post-apocalyptic world blending science fiction and fantasy. The game is known for its deep lore, emergent gameplay, and wildly creative character customization. It is a massive indie success, and recently hit a major milestone with the release of version 1.0 after 15 years of development. …

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Maximizing Cloud Efficiency with Jerzy Grzywinski and Brent Segner 45:52

2M ago45:52

45:52

Compute optimization in a cloud environment is a common challenge because of the need to balance performance, cost, and resource availability. The growing use of GPUs for workloads, including AI, is also increasing the complexity and importance of optimization given the relatively high cost of GPU cloud computation. Jerzy Grzywinski is a Senior Dir…

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NVIDIA’s Agentic AI for Container Security with Amanda Saunders and Allan Enemark 46:12

1M ago46:12

46:12

Docker container vulnerability analysis involves identifying and mitigating security risks within container images. This is done to ensure that containerized applications can be securely deployed. Vulnerability analysis can often be time intensive, which has motivated the use of AI and ML to accelerate the process. NVIDIA Blueprints are reference w…

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The Raylib C Library for Game Development with Ramon Santamaria 1:00:32

1M ago1:00:32

1:00:32

Raylib is a lightweight, beginner-friendly, and open-source C library for game development, known for its simplicity and lack of external dependencies. It's designed to streamline the creation of 2D and 3D games, and has an intuitive API for managing graphics, audio, and input. Ramon Santamaria is the Founder and Lead Developer of Raylib. He joins …

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Anduril with Gokul Subramanian 44:04

2M ago44:04

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Anduril is a technology defense company with a focus on drones, computer vision, and other problems related to national security. It is a full-stack company that builds its own hardware and software, which leads to a great many interesting questions about cloud services, engineering workflows, and management. Gokul Subramanian is Senior Vice Presid…

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Mamba and Software Package Security with Sylvain Corlay 46:56

2M ago46:56

46:56

QuantStack is an open-source technology software company specializing in tools for data science, scientific computing, and visualization. They are known for maintaining vital projects such as Jupyter, the conda-forge package channel, and the Mamba package manager. Sylvain Corlay is the CEO of QuantStack. He joins the podcast to talk about his compa…

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Ableton Live with Tobias Hahn 45:30

2M ago45:30

45:30

Ableton is a music software and hardware company based in Germany. The company develops Ableton Live which is a digital audio workstation for both improvisation and traditional arrangements. The software is remarkable for successfully blending good UI design with a powerful feature set. This has made it popular with new musicians as well as profess…

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Michele Elam, William Robertson Coe Professor in the Humanities; Senior Fellow, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education 1:05:41

2M ago1:05:41

1:05:41

Michele Elam, the William Robertson Coe Professor of Humanities in the English Department at Stanford University and a Race and Technology Affiliate at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, joins Behind the Tech to discuss her journey and work. Michele shares her unique path from a humanities background to engaging with technolo…

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beeps and on-call for Next.js developers with Joey Parsons 47:42

2M ago47:42

47:42

beeps is a startup focused on building an on-call platform for Next.js. The company is grounded in the key insight that Next.js has become a dominant framework for modern development. A key motivation in leveraging Next.js is to create a developer-first experience for on-call. Joey Parsons is the founder and CEO of beeps, and he previously founded …

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Digital Forensics with Emre Tinaztepe 49:50

2M ago49:50

49:50

Digital forensics is the process of identifying, preserving, analyzing, and presenting electronic data for investigative purposes. It's often related to addressing cybercrime and is crucial in tracing the origin of breaches, recovering lost data, and security hardening. Emre Tinaztepe is the Founder and CEO of Binalyze which is a cybersecurity comp…

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Fallout: London with Daniel Morrison Neil and Jordan Albon 1:14:36

2M ago1:14:36

1:14:36

Fallout: London is a 2024 total conversion mod developed by Team FOLON. The mod is based on Fallout 4 by Bethesda Softworks and takes place in a post-apocalyptic rendition of London. The project is remarkable for its ambition and scope, with the small indie team delivering a fully-realized open world RPG. Daniel Morrison Neil led music composition,…

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Heroku and the Twelve-Factor App with Vish Abrams 38:19

2M ago38:19

38:19

Heroku is a cloud platform-as-a-service that enables developers to build, deploy, and manage applications. It was founded in 2007 and was acquired by Salesforce in 2010. The platform supports multiple programming languages, including Ruby, Python, Node.js, and Java, and has features such as automated scaling, database monitoring tools, and a stream…

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AI Developer Tools at Google with Paige Bailey 38:28

3M ago38:28

38:28

Over the years, Google has released a variety of ML, data science, and AI developer tools and platforms. Prominent examples include Colab, Kaggle, AI Studio, and the Gemini API. Paige Bailey is the Uber Technical Lead of the Developer Relations team at Google ML Developer Tools, working on Gemini APIs, Gemma, AI Studio, Kaggle, Colab and Jax. She j…

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Game Emulation on the Carbon Engine with Dimitris “MVG” Giannakis 45:04

3M ago45:04

45:04

Video game emulation is the process of using software to replicate the functionality of gaming hardware. It's a fundamental approach to making older games accessible on modern devices. The Carbon Engine is a tool developed internally at video game publisher and distributor Limited Run Games. It allows a variety of emulators to interface with modern…

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Understanding the Need for Cyber Resilience: A Conversation with Ray Umerley 53:02

2M ago53:02

53:02

No organization can comprehensively avoid disruptive cyber events. All must strive to maintain operational resilience during times of organizational stress. Ransomware incidents create disruption that can be fatal to the unprepared. In this webcast, we explore how to maintain operational resilience during a ransomware incident. Experts with varied …

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Going Serverless in Financial Services with Brian McNamara 37:58

3M ago37:58

37:58

Serverless computing is a cloud-native model where developers build and run applications without managing server infrastructure. It has largely become the standard approach to achieve scalability, often with reduced operational overhead. However, in banking and financial services, adopting a serverless model can present unique challenges. Brian McN…

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Exploring the Fundamentals of Counter AI 27:57

2M ago27:57

27:57

As the strategic importance of AI increases, so too does the importance of defending those AI systems. To understand AI defense, it is necessary to understand AI offense—that is, counter AI. In this session, Matthew Butkovic, CISA, CISSP, technical director for risk and resilience, and Nathan VanHoudnos, senior machine learning researcher explore t…

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Teardown and Voxel-Based Rendering with Dennis Gustafsson 34:32

3M ago34:32

34:32

Teardown is a 2022 sandbox puzzle game developed and published by Tuxedo Labs. The game revolves around the owner of a financially stricken demolition company, who is caught undertaking a questionable job and becomes entangled between helping police investigations and taking on further dubious assignments. The game stands out for its technical achi…

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Streamlined React Native Development with Charlie Cheever and James Ide 50:54

3M ago50:54

50:54

Expo is a development framework that streamlines the process of building cross-platform mobile apps using React Native. It eliminates the need for complex native code setup by providing pre-built APIs for common device features like the camera and GPS, making it easier to access hardware functionality. It also simplifies the deployment process with…

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