Overcommitted | Software Engineering and Tech Careers Insights
Episodes
Build Real Tools, Skip LeetCode: Systems Programming for Career Growth with John Crickett
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tech careers don't need to mean grinding LeetCode. In episode 57, John Crickett — 30+ year engineer, Coding Challenges creator (90K+ subscribers...
Run Toward Something - Career Growth, Mentorship & Work-Life Balance with Dave Schwantes
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryCareer growth through mentorship and work-life balance with Dave Schwantes, Senior Software Engineer at GitHub. Brittany and Dave explore why r...
Building Your Own Tech Career Path - Bootcamp, Teaching & Big Platforms with Sabrina Goldfarb
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummarySabrina Goldfarb rejected the tech career playbook. No CS degree, bootcamp instead, teaching before big platforms. Now an engineer on GitHub...
Building Bulletproof Systems: Warren Parad on Software Engineering for High Availability
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany and Erika sit down with Warren Parad, CTO and co-founder of Authress, a user author...
Scaling Search Engineering at DoorDash: From Monoliths to Custom Search Engines with Satish Saley
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Overcommitted, Satish Saley, a senior software engineer with extensive experience on DoorDash's search platform team, di...
Overcommitted After One Year: Insights on Software Projects, Growth, and What's Next
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this special one-year anniversary episode of Overcommitted, Brittany, Erika, and Bethany reflect on their journey from a small accountabilit...
AI as a Power Up, Not Autopilot: Craig Dennis on Boosting Productivity and Software Development Education
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode, we dive deep into software development education and programmer productivity with Craig Dennis, developer educator at Cloudfla...
Making Long Bets: How GitHub Next Shapes the Future of Software Engineering with Idan Gazit
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryThis week on Overcommitted, Erika and Brittany welcome Idan Gazit, head of GitHub Next — a senior-heavy innovation team making strategic &quo...
Using AI Agents in Software Development 2026: Current Uses and Future Possibilities
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this special in-person episode recorded at the GitHub office, Brittany and Bethany dive into the evolving role of AI agents in software deve...
How Staff Engineers Impact Software Projects and Programmer Productivity with Sean Goedecke
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummarySean Goedecke, a staff engineer on GitHub's Copilot team and a prominent voice in software development, shares his unique frameworks for so...
From Score to Source Code: Non-Traditional Careers, Rust, and Embracing What You Don't Know Yet
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do composing music and fixing bugs have in common? More than you'd think.In this episode of Overcommitted, hosts Erika and Bethany sit down w...
Interactive Computer Science Education: Sam Rose on Visual Learning & Developer Teaching
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:In this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Bethany and co-host Brittany Ellich dive into software engineering education with Sam Rose,...
Sustainability in Software Development: Robby Russell on Tech Debt and Engineering Culture
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany, Bethany, and Erika dive deep into the realities of software development with gues...
AI, Burnout, and the Myth of the 10x Developer: Addressing Burnout in Software Engineering
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this insightful episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Erika, Bethany, and Brittany tackle the critical issue of burnout in software pr...
Ep. 43 | Accessibility, Fiber Arts, and ADHD with Abbey Perini
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany, Brittany, and Erika engage in a rich conversation with Abbey Perini, a web develop...
Ep. 42 | Making Silly Software with Christina Martinez
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode, the hosts meet with Christina Martinez, a developer experience engineer from Resend, who shares insights on her creative proce...
Ep. 41 | Building Without the Buzzwords: Real Talk on System Design with Bassem Dghaidi
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany and Bethany with guest Bassem Dghaidi discuss a range of topics from Bassem's ...
Ep. 40 | From Librarian to Software Engineer: Tammy Metz on Career Pivots and Mentorship
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Erika and co-host Brittany Ellich welcome Tammy Metz, a software engineer at GitHub, who sha...
Ep. 39 | Lifting as you Climb: Cassidy Williams on DevRel, Mentorship, and Building for Developers
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany, Brittany, and Erika are joined by Cassidy Williams, Senior Director of Developer A...
Ep. 38 | Writing for Developers with Piotr Sarna
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany, Bethany, and Erika engage in a deep conversation with Piotr Sarna, co-author of &...
Ep. 37 | Being Unreasonable with Jason Lengstorf
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany, Brittany, and Erika engage in a deep conversation with Jason Lengstorf about the c...
Ep. 36 | Navigating the future of AI agent security with Dan Moore
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, Erika and Brittany discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents and their implications for securit...
Ep. 35 | Decoding Developer Trends: Inside the Life of a Developer-Focused Analyst with Kate Holterhoff
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryJoin us for a conversation with Kate Holterhoff, an industry analyst at Redmonk who tracks developer trends from Reddit threads to conference h...
Ep. 34 | The Art of Storytelling in Leadership with Matt Sinclair
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode, Matt Sinclair, former partner and VP of Engineering at BCG Digital Ventures, explores the critical role of storytelling in eff...
Ep. 33 | Looks Good to Me with Adrienne Braganza
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Overcommitted, hosts Erika and Brittany interview Adrienne Braganza, the author of the book Looks Good to Me. The conversati...
Ep. 32 | Navigating the Startup Landscape with Rick Turoczy
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Bethany and co-hosts Erika and Brittany welcome Rick Turoczy, a veteran in the Portland tech...
Ep. 31 | Finding Your Flow - Developer Productivity and The Zone
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, Erika and Brittany delve into the concept of flow state in software development, exploring its si...
Ep. 30 | What all developers should know with Thomas Dohmke
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Brittany Ellich and co-hosts Bethany and Erika welcome Thomas Dohmke, former CEO of GitHub. ...
Ep. 29 | Building Search Infrastructure Developers Actually Want to Use with Don MacKinnon
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Erika and co-hosts Bethany and Brittany Ellich engage in a conversation with Don McKinnon, f...
Ep. 28 | From Engineer to Entrepreneur with Brad Heller
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany Ellich and Erika engage with Brad Heller, co-founder and CTO of Tower, discussing ...
Ep. 27 | Q3 Goals Recap with Bethany and Brittany
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany and Brittany discuss their experiences at recent tech conferences, including Cascad...
Ep. 26 | Lessons from an Interim Engineering Manager with Indrajith Premanath
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommited podcast, the hosts engage in a deep conversation with Indrajith Premanath, an engineer at GitHub, who share...
Ep. 25 | Developer Advocacy with Annie Sexton
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted podcast, host Brittany Ellich and co-hosts Erika, Bethany, and Jonathan Tamsut engage in a conversation wi...
Ep. 24 | Software Engineering Ethics and Social Media
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, Brittany, Erika, and Jonathan delve into the complex relationship between software engineering, s...
Ep. 23 | Mastering Storytelling in Tech
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryJoin Bethany, Erika, and Brittany as they dive into the art of storytelling in tech — and discover why your next presentation or documentatio...
Ep. 22 | Leveling Up: Gamification in Software Development
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, the hosts discuss the role of gamification in software development, exploring how it can influenc...
Ep. 21 | What the heck is an AI Agent?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Jonathan, Brittany, and Erika delve into the exciting world of AI agents. They explore the ...
Ep. 20 | Developing your personal brand as a software engineer
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, the hosts discuss the concept of personal branding for software developers. They explore what a p...
Ep. 19 | AT Proto, MCP, and Open Source with Nick Gerakines
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted podcast, hosts Bethany, Brittany, and Erika engage with guest Nick Gerakines to explore the intricacies of...
Ep. 18 | Navigating Mentorship in Tech Internships with Alec Breton, Cole Hartman, and Doris Wang
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Erika, Bethany, and Brittany Ellich interview Alec Breton, Cole Hartman, and Doris Wang, a ...
Ep. 17 | Empowering Women in Tech with Jennifer Harris
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, host Jonathan Tamsut and co-hosts Brittany Ellich and Bethany engage in a deep conversation with ...
Ep. 16 | Understanding Software Availability with Ross Brodbeck
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, Brittany Ellich and her co-hosts engage with Ross Brodbeck, a software engineer at GitHub, to exp...
Ep. 15 | Q2 Goals Retrospective
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany, Jonathan, Brittany, and Erika reflect on their goals for the second quarter, shari...
Ep. 14 | Mastering pull requests
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, the hosts discuss the intricacies of pull requests, focusing on the reviewer mindset, crafting ef...
Ep. 13 | AI 2027: Will AI take my job?
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Jonathan Tamsut, Brittany Ellich, Bethany, and Erika delve into the predictions made by the...
Ep. 12 | Maximizing time at tech conferences and events
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Brittany Ellich, Jonathan Tamsut, Bethany Janos, and Erika discuss their experiences with t...
Ep. 11 | Thinking in Systems - Book Club Recap
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of the Overcommitted Podcast, hosts Bethany, Brittany, and Erika discuss their experiences with the book 'Thinking in Syste...
Ep.10 | Collaborating with product with Hirsch Singhal
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the crew chats with Hirsch Singhal, Staff Product Manager at GitHub, about effective collaboration between product and engineering. LinksHir...
Ep. 9 | Learning how to learn
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew chat about what we're learning right now and how we learn.LinksPARA: https://fortelabs.com/blog/para/The Art of Visual Design: https://ww...
Ep. 8 | Technical Debt Prioritization
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew chat about what tech debt is and how we have prioritized it in the past.HostsOvercommitted.devBethany Janos: https...
Ep. 7 | Decision making
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew chat about how we make decisions and prioritize things as software engineers.LinksClean ArchitectureOne-way vs. Two-way door decisionsSam ...
Ep. 6 | How we build things - tools, tips, and tricks
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew chat about our current toolset for building things as software engineers. Tips and tricks for staying on track and building things with our t...
Ep. 5 | The ethics of AI for software engineers
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew gets philosophical about the ethics of building Artificial Intelligence systems. Are software engineers going to be replaced? Is it ethical t...
Ep. 4 | How we use AI as software engineers
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew chat about our experience using AI right now as software engineers (which is subject to change even by the time this episode airs). Including...
Ep. 3 | Onboarding to a new codebase
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the group chats about a recent GitHub Blog post from Brittany about How GitHub engineers onboard to a new codebase, including how the...
Ep.2 | Q1 Goals Retrospective
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode the crew of GitHub engineers reviews their goals for the first quarter and discusses their plans for the second quarter of 2025. Links...
Ep. 1 | Imposter Syndrome
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode the crew gets personal talking about imposter syndrome. Links mentionedhttps://howwefeel.org/https://www.everywoman.com/my-development...