Sep 9, 2026 · #31Writing the same book three timesOtto Hilska and Rebecca Murphey on the third edition of Build — what changed, what didn’t, and how engineering leaders can turn individual AI gains into organizational ones.Listen
Feb 9, 2026 · #30AI’s unglamorous wins for developer productivityRebecca Murphey and Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB, explore why faster coding had zero velocity impact for her team, why developer experience matters more than ever, and why curiosity defines a good developer.Listen
Jan 19, 2026 · #29What a year of hands-on coding with AI teaches you about good softwareRebecca Murphey and Lada Kesseler, lead developer and technical coach at Logic 2020, talk about the fundamental limitations of AI coding tools, why focused agents outperform distracted ones, and how software craftsmanship matters more than ever.Listen
Jan 7, 2026 · #28Being a CTO when everything is exploratoryRebecca Murphey and Rob Zuber, CTO at CircleCI, talk about leading through rapid change, why CI/CD is evolving beyond traditional boundaries, and how CTOs need to be more hands-on than ever in the AI era.Listen
Sep 12, 2025 · #27Managing up, down, and the robotsIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Michael Lopp, serial engineering leader and author of Managing Humans, about AI’s impact on engineering, junior developers, and leading through change.Listen
Jul 31, 2025 · #26Develop, deploy, operate: The three stages of delivering business valueIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Titus Winters — a Senior Principal Scientist at Adobe — about his new research paper titled Develop, Deploy, Operate: A holistic model for understanding the costs and value of software development.Listen
Jul 22, 2025 · #25How to hire normal engineers and help them do great workIn this episode, Rebecca talks with Charity Majors, CTO of Honeycomb, to explore engineering productivity myths and how to build systems for “normal” engineers.Listen
Jun 30, 2025 · #24Growing engineering headcount in the world of AIIn this episode of Engineering Unblocked, Rebecca sits down with Allan Leinwand, Chief Technology Officer at Webflow and serial engineering leader who has scaled teams at Slack, ServiceNow, and Shopify.Listen
Jun 24, 2025 · #23Navigating developer productivity at NetflixIn this episode of Engineering Unblocked, Rebecca sits down with Kathryn Koehler, Director of Developer Productivity at Netflix, to explore the unique challenges of scaling engineering at a 20-year-old company.Listen