ShipTalk - SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Software Delivery
ShipTalk is the podcast series on the ins, outs, ups, and downs of software delivery. This series dives into the vast ocean Software Delivery, bringing aboard industry tech leaders, seasoned engineers, and insightful customers to navigate through the currents of the ever-evolving software landscape. Each session explores the real-world challenges and victories encountered by today’s tech innovators.
Whether you’re an Engineering Manager, Software Engineer, or an enthusiast in Software delivery is your interest, you’ll gain invaluable insights, and equip yourself with the knowledge to sail through the complex waters of software delivery.
Our seasoned guests are here to share their stories, shining a light on the do's, don’ts, and the “I wish I knew” of the tech world. If you would like to be a guest on ShipTalk, send an e-mail to podcast@shiptalk.io. Be sure to check out our sponsor's website - Harness.io
Episodes
44 episodes
Special ShipTalk Episode from DND NYC 2026
This is a special episode where we sat down with the speakers at DevOpsNotDead NYC 2026 to hear their perspectives on how AI is transforming software delivery.Connect with our guests:https://www.linkedin.c...
Special ShipTalk Episode from SREday NYC 2026
This is a special episode where we sat down with the speakers at SREday NYC 2026 to hear their perspectives on how AI is transforming software delivery.
Crown Jewels In, Crown Jewels Out – The Hidden Risk of AI with Devan Shah (IBM)
How do you secure data in the age of Agentic AI? 🤖🔐In this episode of ShipTalk, Dewan Ahmed sits down with Devan Shah, Chi...
CTO Predictions for 2026: How AI Will Change Software Development (with Harness Field CTO Nick Durkin)
In this special predictions episode of ShipTalk, host Dewan Ahmed (Principal Developer Advocate, Harness) sits down with ...
Beyond the Magic Box: Solving AI Hallucinations with Precision RAG (with Evgeny Ilinykh)
In this episode of the ShipTalk Podcast, host Dewan Ahmed (Principal Developer Advocate at Harness) sits down with Evgeny Ilinykh (Founder of GuidedMind.ai and former Tesla Engineering Manager) to move past the AI hype and get into the engineer...
Shipping Practical AI: How to Build Real-World ML for 2D Drawings (with Marina Petzel)
In this episode of Ship Talk, host Dewan Ahmed (Principal Developer Advocate, Harness) sits down with Marina Petzel, Senior ML Engineer and AI Productivity Lead at Autodesk, to unpack what it actually looks like to ship A...
Beyond Dashboards: How AI Is Redefining Developer Productivity with Adeeb Valiulla
In this episode of ShipTalk, host Dewan Ahmed sits down with Adeeb Valiulla, a leader in developer productivity a...
AI for Security vs Security for AI: From IBM Master Inventor to Microsoft AI Architect
Dewan Ahmed sits down with Fatih Bulut, AI Architect at Microsoft and former IBM Research Master Inventor, to separate hype from reality in AI for software delivery and cybersecurity. Fatih clarifies AI for security vs security for ...
Debugging Developer Productivity in an AI-native World with Aravind Putrevu (CodeRabbit)
In this episode of ShipTalk, Chinmay Gaikwad sits down with Aravind Putrevu, Head of Developer Relations at
DORA, DevEx, and the Role of AI with Nathen Harvey (Google Cloud)
In this kickoff episode of ShipTalk Season 4, Dewan sits down with Nathen Harvey, DORA Lead and Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, to explore ...
From Windows Kernel to AI-Native Platforms: Scaling Engineering Teams and Systems with Puneet Saraswat
In this special season 3 finale of ShipTalk, host Dewan Ahmed sits down with Puneet Saraswat, VP of Engineering at Harness, for an inspiring conversation about engineering leadership, system design, and the evolution of software delivery.
Virtualizing Kubernetes: Efficiency and Developer Experience with Lukas Gentele from Loft Labs
In this episode of the ShipTalk podcast, co-host Eric Minick talks with Lukas Gentele, co-founder and CEO of LoftLabs, about revolutionizin...
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ShipTalk S03E08 - From Motocross to Microservices (Kyle Galbraith, CEO of depot.dev)
In this episode, Dewan sits down (virtually) with Kyle Galbraith, co-founder of Depot, to explore his unique journey from motocross videographer to startup founder. Kyle shares how his early experiences in film and programming shaped his approa...
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DevOps Decoded: Navigating the ServiceNow Ecosystem with Ron Gidron
In this edition of ShipTalk podcast, Ron Gidron, CEO of X Type, discusses the unique challenges of DevOps in platform-based environments like ServiceNow, emphasizing the complexities of manag...
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Write It Down: Brendan O'Leary from Prefect.io
Brendan O’Leary shares his journey from helping GitLab scale to IPO to his current role at Prefect.io, focusing on Pythonic orchestration. He explains why Prefect chose Python and how orchestration tool...
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The Right Time for Adoption: DevOps Trends with Cerbos' Alex Olivier
In this episode of ShipTalk, host Dewan Ahmed sits down with Alex Olivier, the CPO and Co-founder of
Mastering Stress and Automation in DevOps with Vishwa Krishnakumar (Zenduty)
In this episode of the Ship Talk podcast, host Dewan Ahmed welcomes Vishwa Krishnakumar, co-founder of ZenDuty, to delve into the complexitie...
10 years into K8s; when is a problem worth solving? Ken Ahrens - Speedscale
In this episode of ShipTalk, we are joined with Ken Ahrens, CEO and Founder of Speedscale. Kubernetes is turning 10 this summer and we dig into how the ecosystem has been evolving. Learn more from Ken as he walks through his ...
From Code to Culture: Matt Anger's Odyssey in Software Engineering at DoorDash
Explore the ins and outs of software engineering and organizational culture in the ShipTalk Podcast. In this episode, Dewan Ahmed, a Principal Developer Advocate at Harness, engages in a compelling conversation with Matt Anger, a Senior Staff E...
Starting an SRE Practice in a Critical Industry - Vlad Ukis - Siemens Healthineers
Welcome to the latest season of ShipTalk! In this episode, we get to talk to Dr. Vlad Ukis, Head of R&D for Siemens Healthineers and author of Establishing SRE Foundations. We cover several great topics from starting and scalin...
ShipTalk - S02E08 - Home automation, the remote worker to manager gap, and living in an RV - Scott Lee - Arch Mortgage Insurance Company
In this episode of ShipTalk, Arch Mortgage Insurance Company's Head of Infrastructure and Operations, Scott Lee, discusses his home automation solution, deep dives into the massive gap between remote workers and their managers, and share a stor...
ShipTalk - S02E07 - Cloud Native DevOps in Financial Services, Croatian magic, and health education for kids - Bijit Ghosh - Deutsche Bank
In this episode of ShipTalk, Deutsche Bank's Head of Cloud Engineering , Bijit Ghosh, takes us on a culinary journey to Croatia, discusses cloud native adoption and cultural change in the high stakes world of financial services, and brings us a...
ShipTalk - S02E06 - Its All About the People - Imposter Syndrome - Deserted Island Foods
In this episode of ShipTalk, our host Jim Hirschauer interviews many of the speakers from the WTF is SRE conference and discusses the many life lessons they express. This episode is packed with important lessons to help you interact with your c...
ShipTalk - A new word for techies, using your observability data lake to do good, and some HEMA-toma inducing sword play - Hilliary Lipsig - Red Hat
In this episode of ShipTalk (The SRE Edition), Red Hat's Chief Mermaid, Hilliary Lipsig, defines a new word that all techies should adopt into their vocabulary. For the main course, Hilliary describes how to use Observability data to do so much...
ShipTalk - The value of IDP at AWS, the $1M cellular outage, and the most useless beer cooler ever - Kyle Shelton - Consultant to Toyota Racing
In this episode of ShipTalk (The SRE Edition), Kyle Shelton tells us about his experience using and building developer platforms to enhance the developer experience. He also shares his favorite hobby and cautionary tale about a preventable outa...