Lorin Hochstein
Staff software engineer focused on reliability with experience at Netflix and Airbnb; researcher and practitioner in resilience engineering who has worked on chaos engineering tools and incident analysis.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 60min
Root Cause Analysis vs. Resilience Engineering w/special guest Lorin Hochstein
Lorin Hochstein, a software engineer and researcher on reliability, dives into the nuances between root cause analysis and resilience engineering. He reveals the origins of the 'Five Whys' and critiques its overuse in incident analyses. Hochstein argues for resilience-oriented methods, asserting they reveal deeper insights and prevent future failures. He discusses the Swiss Cheese Model, the limitations of assuming a single root cause, and introduces STAMP, a method from safety-critical fields, emphasizing the need for effective learning over mere fixes. A must-listen for tech teams!
Mar 31, 2026 • 52min
Failure As a Means to Build Resilient Software Systems: A Conversation with Lorin Hochstein
Lorin Hochstein, a staff software engineer who built chaos tools at Netflix and Airbnb, shares stories from real incidents and resilience work. He talks about the limits of fault injection tools. He discusses how reliability fixes can create new complexity. He explores resilience versus robustness, storytelling for post-mortems, and how organizations shape system behavior.
