Dev Leader Podcast
Dev Leader
I interview software engineers of all different levels, skillsets, and walks of life so they can share their unique journeys with YOU. See how diverse the field of software engineering is and how everyone has their own powerful story to share about their own career development.
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May 11, 2025 • 55min
Engineering Management, Burnout, and Finding Purpose: Interview With Michael Greenspan
My podcast guest went from engineer to manager to career coach -- and what a journey it's been!In this video interview, Michael Greenspan joins me to share his career journey and shed some light on what engineering management looks like to him. We bridged into topics of burnout as well as the importance of finding purpose in the work we do.Thanks so much for the perspective, Michael! Great chat!----You can find Michael at:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-greenspan-devmanager/- His viral post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-greenspan-devmanager_becoming-engineering-manager-used-to-be-a-activity-7325155624181235712-GVFM- Book a coaching discovery call: www.thecompleteengineer.com/bookings/discoverycall- Newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/thecompleteengineerMentions from the episode:- www.thecompleteengineer.com- www.tasktogether.org"Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose."— Viktor Frankl----🔑 Membership & Subscriptions:- 📨 Weekly Newsletter- 🏘️ Private Discord Community- 📽️ YouTube Membership🧠 Courses:- All Courses- Nailing The Behavioral Interview- Getting Started with C#- Deep Dive C#- Zero to Hero C# Bundle- Reflection in .NET- Refactoring For C# Devs- [FREE] Intro to Software Development🗣️ Social Media & Links:- All My Links- Blog- TikTok- LinkedIn- Threads- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- GitHub- Twitch- YouTube
Apr 21, 2025 • 59min
How To Level Up As A Tech Lead - Interview With Anemari Fiser
What does it take to be a Tech Lead in software engineering? I sat down with Anemari Fiser to discuss!We dug into:- What is a tech lead?- How to move into the role?- How do soft skills fit into the picture?Thanks so much for the perspective, Anemari!----You can find Anemari at:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anemari-fiser/- O’Reilly book - Leveling Up as a Tech Lead: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/leveling-up-as/9781098177508- Soft Skills for Tech Leads Course: https://learning.oreilly.com/course/soft-skills-for/0642572043995/- Level up as a Tech Lead Newsletter: https://anemarifiser.substack.com- Career Coaching 1-1: https://anemarifiser.substack.com/p/1-1-coaching----🔑 Membership & Subscriptions:- 📨 Weekly Newsletter- 🏘️ Private Discord Community- 📽️ YouTube Membership🧠 Courses:- All Courses- Nailing The Behavioral Interview- Getting Started with C#- Deep Dive C#- Zero to Hero C# Bundle- Reflection in .NET- Refactoring For C# Devs- [FREE] Intro to Software Development🗣️ Social Media & Links:- All My Links- Blog- TikTok- LinkedIn- Threads- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- GitHub- Twitch- YouTube
Apr 21, 2025 • 1h 10min
The Reverse Podcast Interview - Interview With Alex Lau
He's BACK!I felt very fortunate to have Alex Lau, author of Keep Calm and Code On, back on the channel for an interview... But with a twist!We did a bit more of a grab-bag style where we jumped between some different topics AND I was on the receiving end of the interview for some of them!Thanks so much for your time, Alex! Always a great conversation.----You can find Alex at:- Website: https://keepcalmandcodeon.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexlau/----🔑 Membership & Subscriptions:- 📨 Weekly Newsletter- 🏘️ Private Discord Community- 📽️ YouTube Membership🧠 Courses:- All Courses- Nailing The Behavioral Interview- Getting Started with C#- Deep Dive C#- Zero to Hero C# Bundle- Reflection in .NET- Refactoring For C# Devs- [FREE] Intro to Software Development🗣️ Social Media & Links:- All My Links- Blog- TikTok- LinkedIn- Threads- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- GitHub- Twitch- YouTube
Apr 21, 2025 • 56min
Sales, Rejection, And Founding an AI Startup - Interview With Amer Tadayon
Sometimes our original plans don't work out -- but what a masterpiece when our different paths come together for something awesome!I was happy to sit down with Amer Tadayon and discuss his journey leading up to the creation of Lucihub.One of the most important parts of this story I found was that not every path we pick will be perfect -- and that's 100% okay. What matters is that we keep adjusting and moving forward.For Amer, all roads led to Lucihub! Thanks for the awesome chat!----You can find Amer at:- Website: https://lucihub.com/- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amertadayon/----🔑 Membership & Subscriptions:- 📨 Weekly Newsletter- 🏘️ Private Discord Community- 📽️ YouTube Membership🧠 Courses:- All Courses- Nailing The Behavioral Interview- Getting Started with C#- Deep Dive C#- Zero to Hero C# Bundle- Reflection in .NET- Refactoring For C# Devs- [FREE] Intro to Software Development🗣️ Social Media & Links:- All My Links- Blog- TikTok- LinkedIn- Threads- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- GitHub- Twitch- YouTube
Apr 20, 2025 • 1h 10min
Psychology To Software Engineering - Interview With Sofia Sarhiri
One of my favorite things about interviewing developers is hearing their stories! And Sofia had a great story to share about her career switch into software development!I really enjoyed this conversation and the focus on just how valuable soft skills are. You'll hear about Sofia's experiences and how communication plays a big role!Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences, Sofia!----You can find Sofia at:- Website: https://sofiasarhiri.netlify.app/- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-sarhiri/----🔑 Membership & Subscriptions:- 📨 Weekly Newsletter- 🏘️ Private Discord Community- 📽️ YouTube Membership🧠 Courses:- All Courses- Nailing The Behavioral Interview- Getting Started with C#- Deep Dive C#- Zero to Hero C# Bundle- Reflection in .NET- Refactoring For C# Devs- [FREE] Intro to Software Development🗣️ Social Media & Links:- All My Links- Blog- TikTok- LinkedIn- Threads- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- GitHub- Twitch- YouTube
Oct 21, 2024 • 1h 40min
From IT Call Center to Expert DotNet Software Engineer - Interview With Dan Patrascu
This is a special interview for me -- and I'm really excited to be able to share it with you.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan Patrascu-Baba, also known as Codewrinkles, in this video chat.
Especially if you're a DotNet developer, you probably know Dan! He's got a ton of amazing content that he puts out regularly, and I'm always very appreciative of how he shares perspective.
When my channel had only a couple of hundred subscribers, Dan featured it in a video and it nearly doubled my subscribers over night. I was blown away!
In the time since then, I've come to appreciate and learn a lot from what Dan shares online. So for me, this was such a rewarding experience.
Thanks for hanging out with me, Dan!
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You can find Dan at:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Codewrinkles
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-patrascu-baba-08b78523/
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- Nailing The Behavioral Interview
- Getting Started with C#
- Deep Dive C#
- Zero to Hero C# Bundle
- Reflection in .NET
- Refactoring For C# Devs
- [FREE] Intro to Software Development
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Oct 21, 2024 • 60min
How To Refactor Your Brain - Interview With Dagna Bieda
Software engineers are no strangers to tech debt and the power of refactoring.
But what if you could refactor your brain?
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dagna Bieda to go over just that! We discussed some awesome passages from her new book, Brain Refactor!
From burnout to imposter syndrome to all things software engineering, hear about how you can clean up some of the legacy code that controls how you think.
Thanks for this awesome chat, Dagna!
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You can find Dagna at:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagnabieda/
- Refactor Your Brain (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB3JZYL2
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- 📨 Weekly Newsletter
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- Nailing The Behavioral Interview
- Getting Started with C#
- Deep Dive C#
- Zero to Hero C# Bundle
- Reflection in .NET
- Refactoring For C# Devs
- [FREE] Intro to Software Development
🗣️ Social Media & Links:
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- Blog
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Oct 8, 2024 • 55min
Crucial Coachability Lessons In Software Engineering - Interview With Noah Cantor
What's one sure-fire recipe for disaster when it comes to coaching?
Not being coachable.
This could come from a lack of self-awareness or not being willing to be coached -- but if you're not ready for it, it's going to feel like friction.
In my conversation with Noah Cantor, we walked through the various considerations that come into play when it comes to getting coaching and mentorship.
Noah's framing certainly helped me see how you can try to take all the right steps, but the order and reason behind the steps can REALLY make a difference.
Thanks for the chat, Noah!
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You can find Noah at:
- Website: https://noahcantor.com/coaching-call (USE CODE "COSENTINO")
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncantor/
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- Nailing The Behavioral Interview
- Getting Started with C#
- Deep Dive C#
- Zero to Hero C# Bundle
- Reflection in .NET
- Refactoring For C# Devs
- [FREE] Intro to Software Development
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Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 4min
From Astronaut Dreams To API Development - Interview With Sophia Willows
There are product teams, platform teams... But what about...
Developing APIs for other developers to use?
In this interview with Sophia Willows, we got to chat about how she's focused on that very thing!
It turns out that when you're building a system when you own the calling and serving side of an API you can get away with a few more luxuries. However, when your customers are developers who spend time getting their own code to work with yours -- you better think twice before changing that API!
Big thanks to Sophia for this talk -- I learned a lot!
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You can find Sophia at:
- Website: https://sophiabits.com/blog
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-willows/
- Rye: https://rye.com
- Blog article on text column data type from during the recording: https://brandur.org/text
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- All Courses
- Nailing The Behavioral Interview
- Getting Started with C#
- Deep Dive C#
- Zero to Hero C# Bundle
- Reflection in .NET
- Refactoring For C# Devs
- [FREE] Intro to Software Development
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Sep 20, 2024 • 54min
Acting, Improv, And Software Engineering - Interview With Rita Iglesias
What do theater, improv, and acting have to do with software engineering?
I'll be honest: I thought not a whole heck of a lot.
But when I sat down to talk to Rita Iglesias, I couldn't help but realize how her curiosity, problem-solving, and previous experiences truly enabled her to kick butt at being a software engineer.
This conversation was AWESOME -- and Rita even stuck around while I experienced a power failure during our call! A legend!
Thank you so much for the opportunity to chat about your career journey, Rita!
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You can find Rita at:
- Website: https://rita.codes
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@rita_codes
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritaiglesiasgandara/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rita_codes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rita_codes/
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- 📨 Weekly Newsletter
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🧠 Courses:
- All Courses
- Nailing The Behavioral Interview
- Getting Started with C#
- Deep Dive C#
- Zero to Hero C# Bundle
- Reflection in .NET
- Refactoring For C# Devs
- [FREE] Intro to Software Development
🗣️ Social Media & Links:
- All My Links
- Blog
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