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Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiTop misbeliefs about AI with Anuj Gupta | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 18Catch interesting conversation with Anuj Gupta and Bhavin Doshi about top misbeliefs about AI amongst leaders.
2024-07-1854 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiHow to pick early-stage startups as your next job | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 17#hiring #startup #pakkanimbu
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In this episode, Abha Bhakoo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhabhakoo/), VP Talent at Lightspeed India, discusses how developers, architects, and engineering managers can determine if they are a good fit for early-stage startups. She explains the different types of companies and personas that recruiters work with, such as builders, scalers, and leaders. Abha highlights the qualities that early-stage startups look for in candidates, including hands-on experience, resourcefulness, and the ability to work with ambiguity. She also emphasizes the importance of cultural fit, business acumen, and decision-making ability. Abha provides insights into the compensation structure...
2024-04-2933 min
Book a WeekFootprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and ArchitectureBhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Snehal Shah, Editor of ‘Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture' published by the Akshara Publications in 2018
Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture" is a scholarly exploration of Indian sculpture and architecture, delving into the rich heritage and artistic traditions of the region. Authored by M.A. Dhaky and edited by Snehal Shah, the book offers a comprehensive examination of the intricate details and profound symbolism found in Indian art forms, particularly focusing on the contributions of Visvakarma, the divine architect.
Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky (1927–2016) was a distinguished historian and...
2024-04-1527 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiAI Career Counselling for Software Engineers | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 16In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi interviews Anuj Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anujgupta-82/) about career counseling for developers in the field of AI. They discuss whether developers should switch to an AI team, the importance of being AI aware, and how to make oneself more AI aware as a software developer. They also talk about the wrong steps to take in adding AI to one's resume, how to catch companies that glorify AI in job descriptions, and the critical questions to ask to understand the depth of AI work in a company. The conversation concludes with a discussion...
2024-04-1536 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiPracto Tech Deepdive with CoFounder and CTO Abhinav Lal | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 15#practo #seniorengineer #softwareengineers
In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi and CTO of Practo Abhinav Lal (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavlal/) discusses various aspects of tech debt and architectural decisions at Practo. Abhinav clarifies misconceptions around tech debt, emphasizing that tech debt is an intentional choice. He also shares insights into Practo's tech stack, including the use of SQL databases and Elasticsearch. He highlights the importance of addressing tech debt iteratively and the need to balance paying off the principal and interest. Abhinav concludes by discussing the challenges of throwing away code and the cultural mindset needed to tackle tech...
2024-04-031h 40Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiGetting hired as software engineer | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 14In this episode, Prajwal Kumar, AVP of Human Capital with Matrix Partners India, discusses the role of talent acquisition and its importance for businesses. He emphasizes the need for founders to have a clear understanding of their team-building requirements and aspirations. Prajwal also highlights the role of recruiters as candidates' advocates and the importance of building relationships with them. He provides insights into sourcing candidates and optimizing LinkedIn profiles, including the need to quantify impact in resumes. Prajwal also addresses common mistakes in resumes and the effectiveness of employee referrals in the hiring process. This conversation covers various aspects...
2024-03-1758 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiHackerrank chronicles with CoFounder and CTO | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 13Hari talks about the journey of starting HackerRank, expanding the team, scaling the organization, the tech stack and infrastructure, monitoring and alerting, front-end development, and shares some scale experiences and mishaps. In this conversation, Hari Karunanidhi, the CTO of HackerRank, discusses various technical challenges and scaling issues faced by the company. He emphasizes the importance of end-to-end ownership and the need for developers to understand the whole context of their work. Hari also highlights the value of customer input and the role of technical practices in shaping the culture at HackerRank. He shares insights on remote work, conferences, and the...
2024-03-041h 37Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiDynamics of Software AI Startups with LLM and GPT | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 12Harshad Saykhedkar shares his background and past experiences in the AI/ML field, including working at Slack and Astro. He discusses the challenges of transitioning from hardware to software engineering and the importance of effective communication in remote work settings. Harshad also talks about the acquisition of Astro by Slack and the learnings he gained from working in a US-based company. He then dives into the early days of building xAmbit AI, the decision to quit his full-time job, and the iterative process of finding the right product-market fit. Harshad explains the architectural decisions made for Xambit AI and the...
2024-02-0344 min
Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiMaintaining Dependencies in real-world software projects | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 11In this conversation, Sahil Ahuja and Bhavin discuss the challenges and strategies of managing library dependencies in software development. They explore the differences between patch, minor, and major versions and the impact of each on code stability. They also delve into the complexities of major version upgrades and the need for careful planning and testing. The conversation highlights the importance of maintaining a layered repo structure to facilitate easier bug fixing and code changes. Sahil shares his experience with upgrading from React VR to React XR and the significant performance improvements it brought. They also discuss the role of automated...
2024-01-2238 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiSustainable Progress and importance of Boredom for Software Engineers | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 10Why is boredom important for software engineers? What is the power of jargons to allow you to think about very complex things in a simple manner? Which of the generalist vs specialist hiring should you prefer as a candidate? Find out about all of this, and more, in this episode of Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Manu Manjunath, Senior Principal Engineer at Atlassian, who shares unique insights from his long journey through various startups!
This episode is also available as podcast on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
This episode's sponsor is 10xBluejay, Shift Left Incident Management...
2023-11-1639 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiDeep Work for Software Leaders and Developers | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 09In this episode, Swanand Pagnis discusses the importance of deep work and how it can lead to career growth and mastery. He shares his experiences in building the Ruby community and highlights the challenges he faced in finding meaningful work. Swannand emphasizes the need for clear boundaries between deep work and shallow work, and suggests strategies for reducing the number of meetings. He also discusses the value of pairing-free time and the importance of thinking time. Overall, Swanand encourages listeners to prioritize deep work and develop an X factor in their careers. In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi discusses the principles...
2023-11-021h 36Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiSoftware Quality in professional development | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 08In this conversation, Anand Bagmar shares his journey in the software space and the defining experiences that shaped his beliefs. He discusses the transition from testing to quality and the importance of understanding agile and influencing quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Anand emphasizes the need to focus on practices rather than best practices, as what works in one context may not work in another. He also explores the challenges of managing empowerment and risk, and the importance of understanding the impact of testing on the end user. The conversation concludes with a discussion on shift left and the need...
2023-10-251h 03Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiCraftsmanship for Pro Software Developers | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 07The conversation explores the concept of the pirate mindset in the world of software development. The spirit of the pirate is about being rebellious, breaking rules, and embracing a sense of adventure and exploration. It is a reminder to not lose sight of the DNA of the rebel and renegade that drives innovation. The conversation also delves into the importance of craftsmanship and engineering in software development, emphasizing the need to be both a good craftsman and a good engineer. Pirate stories from the speaker's career highlight the value of taking risks, trusting one's judgment, and being responsible while challenging...
2023-10-1154 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiHacking Career Growth as Software Professional | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 06In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi and Senthil discuss the growth of software engineering and the importance of aligning architecture with business goals. They explore the concept of industrial engineering and the need for on-the-job learning. The conversation also delves into the balance between technical depth and managerial skills, emphasizing the importance of understanding the business impact of software solutions. They discuss the challenges of articulation and the role of emotion in software engineering. Finally, they explore the benefits of leveraging the team for clarity and the importance of balancing introversion with team interaction. This conversation explores the balance between good...
2023-09-201h 08Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiMetaverse architecture, cost challenges and self hosting in software | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 05In the episode 05 of Pakka Nimbu podcast, we have Sahil Ahuja, CTO of GMetri. GMetriXR is a no-code editor to build your own metaverse. Sahil talks about the architecture of metaverse system, moving away from cloud and self-hosting the infrastructure, creating a virtual file system and solving latency problems for global metaverse. He also talks about importance of IAC (infrastructure as code) to do sustainable infra, importance of incremental solutions (and avoiding big bang solutions), and insights into build vs buy decisions in startups.
Sahil graduated from NIT Trichy, and did his finance masters from IIM Calcutta. He worked at...
2023-09-1244 minPakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiFlaky tests and developer experience in software teams | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 04This conversation discusses the challenges of dealing with flaky tests and the impact they have on the development process. The speaker shares their experience of struggling with identifying and fixing flaky situations, as well as the psychological and operational impact it had on them. They explain how they decentralized the problem by defining test health and flakiness, building a service catalog, and routing alerts to the appropriate teams. The speaker also discusses the importance of approaching engineering problems with calmness and the need to improve code organization. They highlight the efforts made to speed up the CI suite and reduce...
2023-09-061h 09Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiHandling production issues as software professional | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 03In this episode, Bhavin Doshi interviews Alagu Muthuraman, co-founder at Peoplebox, about a production issue they faced with collaborative editing. They discuss the challenges of debugging an issue that is hard to reproduce and the stress management required during such incidents. Alagu shares his experiences and strategies for staying calm and strategic in high-pressure situations. He emphasizes the importance of creating a safe space for the team, buying time to fix the issue, and normalizing the situation by sharing stories of similar incidents. He also advises young engineers to be prepared for stressful situations and to focus on learning and...
2023-08-301h 04Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiBeyond Documentation in Software Teams | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 02In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi and Rajneesh Prakash discuss the importance of digging deeper to overcome challenges and stagnancy in one's career. They highlight the need for knowledge sharing and the consequences of not sharing knowledge, particularly in the context of on-call responsibilities. The conversation also delves into the challenges of alerting and monitoring operational, system, and domain issues, and the importance of proper alerting and response to reduce time wasted in solving production incidents. In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi and Rajneesh Prakash discuss the challenges and importance of alerting and monitoring in software development. They explore the reasons why...
2023-08-301h 06Pakka Nimbu Podcast with Bhavin DoshiAlerting and Monitoring as Software Lead | Pakka Nimbu Podcast 01In this conversation, Amit Chhajer, the CTO of Trudoc, discusses the challenges of alerting and monitoring in production back-end systems. He shares his experience of dealing with excessive alerts and the impact of noise in the alerting process. Amit explains the process of reducing the number of alerts and the importance of ownership and teamwork in maintaining system uptime. He also highlights the significance of tracking metrics and reporting, as well as the need for continuous alert optimization. Amit emphasizes the concept of everyone as a 10x engineer and the value of laziness and smart work. He concludes by discussing th...
2023-08-2936 min