The Confident Commit
Episodes
AI at Superhuman (before it was cool) feat. Loic Houssier
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it actually look like to build an AI-native product and lead an engineering team through the AI era when you've been doing it longer th...
Shipping at AI speed: velocity, code review, and engineering culture ft. Greg Foster, Co-Founder & CTO of Graphite
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob Zuber sits down with Greg Foster, Co-Founder and CTO of Graphite, for a timely conversation about what it...
Product-minded engineering and leadership authenticity ft. Johnny Austin, VP of Engineering at Upwell
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob Zuber sits down with Johnny Austin, VP of Engineering at Upwell, for an honest conversation about what it...
Navigating AI transformation ft. Meg Adams, Senior Director of Engineering at The New York Times
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob Zuber sits down with Meg Adams, Senior Director of Engineering at The New York Times, for a deep dive int...
Building community-first brands ft. Edreece Arghandiwal, CMO & Co-Founder of Oakland Roots SC
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob Zuber sits down with Edreece Arghandiwal, CMO and Co-Founder of Oakland Roots Soccer Club, for an inspiri...
Strategic career decisions ft. Cate Huston, Engineering Director at DuckDuckGo
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob Zuber sits down with Cate Huston, Engineering Director at DuckDuckGo and author of "The Engineering ...
Unprecedented industry turbulence: leading through change ft. Pat Kua, author of LevelUp newsletter
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering leadership has never been more challenging, or more critical. In this episode, Rob sits down with Pat Kua, seasoned technology leader, aut...
How engineers can improve creativity ft. Corey Latislaw of Trainline
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering leadership isn't just about technical execution—it's about unlocking the creative potential that drives individual and team su...
The strategic art of build vs. buy in software delivery ft. Tara Hernandez of MongoDB
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Zuber sits down with Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB and former Netscape engineer who helped create early continuous integ...
Looking beyond dev productivity to increase speed ft. Brian Guthrie of Justworks
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Speed isn't just about developer productivity—it's about market dominance. Rob sits down with Brian Guthrie, Director of Engineering at Ju...
How Fidelity Investments drives software innovation at scale ft. Ger McMahon
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob sits down with Ger McMahon, Head of ALM Tools and Platforms at Fidelity Investments, to explore the unique challenges of deliveri...
Using observability to ship faster with confidence ft. Christine Yen, CEO of Honeycomb
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob sits down with Christine Yen, CEO of Honeycomb, to delve into the evolving role of observability in moder...
Improving dev experience through trust and data ft. Laura Tacho of DX
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, to explore the continuous rising focus on developer experience and its impact on both engine...
The current state of AI ft. Birgitta Böckeler of Thoughtworks
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob is joined by Birgitta Böckeler, Global Lead for AI-assisted software delivery at Thoughtworks, to dive d...
How to structure great teams ft. Heidi Helfand, author of Dynamic Reteaming
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Confident Commit, Rob is joined by Heidi Helfand, author of Dynamic Reteaming. Together, they explore the components of excepti...
The right way to “do more with less” ft. Ken Rose of OpsLevel
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob sits down with Ken Rose, CTO of OpsLevel, to delve into the evolving landscape of platform teams and the pressing challenges they...
Achieving AI development at scale ft. Luis Ceze of OctoAI
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Luis Ceze, CEO of OctoAI and a distinguished professor of computer science at the University of Washington. Together...
Exploring the AI impact on Logistics ft. Carolyn Mooney
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Carolyn Mooney, the CEO of Nextmv, a decision ops platform. As a seasoned expert in Decision Science, Carolyn delves...
What's in store for AI in 2024 with Patrick Debois
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Patrick Debois, a seasoned industry expert and DevOps pioneer. Patrick shares his personal odyssey within the realm ...
Dave Farley reflects on 25 years of software development & the future of AI
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rob is joined by Dave Farley, software legend and author of books "Continuous Delivery" and "Modern Software Engineerin...
What’s next for CI/CD? Analyst predictions
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Rob is joined by CircleCI’s own Aisling Conroy. Aisling, a key player in CircleCI’s product marketing and competitive intell...
AI and the evolution of learning: Insights from Coding with Lewis
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob sits down with Lewis Menelaws from Coding with Lewis, a prominent social media influencer and content creator specializing in ent...
ML for software engineers ft. Gideon Mendels of Comet ML
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob explores the fascinating crossroads of machine learning and software engineering with Gideon Mendels, the co-founder and CEO of C...
Getting GenAI into your product roadmap
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, dive deep into the world of AI-enabled products and the push to explore and integrate them at CircleCI. Rob is joined by Aakar Shroff...
Testing GenAI: How to approach nondeterministic software development
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Webster, principal engineer at CircleCI, talks to Rob about testing AI-enabled applications. In this episode, learn how to face the unique cha...
GenAI in production: how we built AI into CircleCI
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you’ll learn how to empower your team to do the most challenging thing when it comes to AI - getting started! Rob is joined by Kir...
Season 3 finale: Top tips for teams + Rob's best team of all time
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this finale episode, Rob Zuber explores what he has learned from the season on what makes teams great. Rob recaps how to achieve people-centered sc...
Unleashing creativity: trust & leadership in teams, inspired by jazz
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What can successful ad hoc jazz groups teach us about trust, personal preparedness, and leadership dynamics? In this special episode Rob is joined by ...
How to position yourself for the AI revolution ft. Steve Yegge of Sourcegraph
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do we keep up with this rapidly changing AI revolution? Steve Yegge, Head of Engineering at Sourcegraph joins Rob to discuss all things generative...
DevOps is dead? Nope, it is maturing ft. Jesse Robbins of Heavybit
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob sits down with the DevOps “party starter” himself, Jesse Robbins, to discuss the current state of software delivery. Is DevOp...
Why psychological safety matters ft. CEO of Pulumi, Joe Duffy
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Duffy, co-founder and CEO of Pulumi, joins Rob in this episode to discuss how we can become architects of culture in our environment. What is psyc...
Scaling your org with teams in mind ft. CTO of Apollo GraphQL, Matt DeBergalis
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt DeBergalis gives us an inside look into what it took to scale Apollo GraphQL with teams in mind. From hiring new members to equi...
Curating culture ft. Raji Subramanian, CTO of Opendoor
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raji Subramanian sits down with Rob to talk about her experience being on several world-class teams. At Amazon, Pro.com, and OpenDoor, Raji has a deve...
Gene Kim on what makes teams great
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off season 3, Rob is joined by DevOps enthusiast and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Gene Kim. Gene has spent years researching and d...
Season 2 finale: How to grow from failure in 2023 + Rob's worst failure
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the finale episode of season 2, our podcast producer Julia McClellan turns the tables on Rob to see what he's really learned from interviewing...
Leveraging failure to achieve scale ft. Shailesh Kumar, SVP of Engineering at ClickUp
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you not take failure personally, but instead use it as a tool for growth?Shailesh Kumar, SVP of Engineering at ClickUp, sits down with Rob to s...
Turo's approach to reliability with real-world objects ft. Avinash Gangadharan
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What reliability factors does Turo have to consider when it comes to transportation and real-world objects?Avinash Gangadharan, CTO of Turo, joins Rob...
The "aha moment" fallacy ft. Justin Bauer, CPO of Amplitude Analytics
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all love a good “aha moment” story, where an innovative product comes by a moment of brilliance. But most successful ventures involve a continu...
What role does ingenuity play in software development? ft. Bryan Finster of Defense Unicorns
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible that the new tech and clever ideas can get in the way of adding value to our business?Bryan Finster, Distinguished Engineer at Defense ...
Experimenting our way to success ft. Aniel Sud, CTO of Optimizely
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Optimizely CTO, Aniel Sud, to discuss the importance of experimenting for growth. Entrepreneurship and innovation r...
Do we all benefit equally from failure? ft. Lisa Gelobter
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you restructure your team, language, and practices so that your team can grow from failure?Lisa Gelobter, CEO of tEQuitable sits down with Rob ...
Overcoming data chaos ft. Thomas Hazel, founder of ChaosSearch
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob is joined by Thomas Hazel, founder and CTO of ChaosSearch. Every software company has tons of data to manage. Have we set ourselv...
Securing software supply chain without panicking ft. Chainguard co-founder Kim Lewandowski
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chainguard co-founder, Kim Lewandowski joins Rob to discuss the ways she presses forward in the fear-driven world of software supply chain security. I...
How to communicate about failure ft. CircleCI VP of Comms, Emma Webb
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This season we've been talking about dealing with failure, so we decided to bring in an expert to explain how she communicates about failure. Rob...
How the best leaders are fueled by failure ft. TaxBit CTO, Tramale Turner
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How should leaders be showing up during failure? Rob sits down with TaxBit CTO, Tramale Turner to dive deep on embracing failure.In this episode, lear...
Why focus on developer productivity? ft. Gradle CTO, Justin Reock
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Justin Reock to discuss developer productivity engineering (DPE). Get answers to valuable questions like, Why should you focus on...
How to change your mind about failure with Rollbar CPO, Cyrus Radfar
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly every project can benefit from improvements, but which effort has the most impact? Rob sits down with Rollbar CPO Cyrus Radfar to discuss how t...
Drew McManus on Agile in practice and lessons from Pivotal Labs
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Drew McManus, CEO of 33 Teams to discuss Agile development. Hear stories from Drew's time at Pivotal Labs and the valuable les...
Incident response: leadership & psychological safety with Jeli founder Nora Jones
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Incident response can tricky. How do you create a culture prepared to handle it in a healthy and efficient way? What should and shouldn't leaders...
How Kubernetes dominated the containers space ft. Amazon EKS GM Chandler Hoisington
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by Amazon EKS GM, Chandler Hoisington to discuss the speedy rise of Kubernetes. Chandler explains the power of getting the right tooling...
The key principles that doubled eBay's software delivery productivity ft. Randy Shoup
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by Randy Shoup, VP of Engineering at eBay to discuss how to deliver fast, without losing quality. Learn about the value of consistent te...
How mission critical services build for failure ft. Hector Aguilar of Okta
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you can’t get through Okta, you can’t do your job. But failures happen. With this reality is not about preventing failure but about getting rea...
Docker's genius shift: How one decision set the course for success ft. Justin Cormack
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Docker CTO Justin Cormack joins Rob Zuber to discuss how Docker moved from very few paid users among millions of others to their current level of succ...
Season 1 finale: The top 3 themes for software leaders in 2022
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CircleCI CTO Rob Zuber reflects on season 1 of The Confident Commit, finding the common threads that emerged, including these top 3 themes for softwar...
How AI and ML will impact the future of software development with Nathan Mellis
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Nathan Mellis, Director of Engineering at Modzy to discuss all things ML and AI in the space of software development. Get answers t...
10 practices that are changing in software today with Alex Williams
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Alex Williams, founder and editor in chief of The New Stack, to discuss the several changes occurring in software development. Alex...
Collapsing your model for the sake of product-market fit ft. Grant Miller
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Replicated co-founder and CEO, Grant Miller to discuss the evolution of orchestration and shifting fast to find product-market fit....
Creating the ideal dev experience with Pulumi’s Kat Cosgrove & Matt Stratton
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Pulumi staff developer advocates, Matt Stratton and Kat Cosgrove to discuss the complexities of systems and team management. Join t...
Embrace simplicity: the #1 rule for software leaders ft. Deepak Giridharagopal
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Deepak Giridharagopal, CTO of Puppet to discuss the lessons they've learned through years as software leaders. Deepak shares t...
CircleCI's newest and oldest employee reflect on company turning 10
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of The Confident Commit, Rob celebrates CircleCI's 10 year anniversary with two CircleCI guests: the company's longe...
Observability and CI/CD: meaningful measurement with Charity Majors
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Charity Majors to discuss the journey to creating Honeycomb, business building practices, and the importance of proper CI/CD and mo...
Observability improving speed and reliability with Ben Sigelman
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Lightstep CEO, Ben Sigelman to discuss observability and how it connects with delivering change with confidence.Get answers to ques...
Amplifying your organizational expertise with Marko Gargenta
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob sits down with Marko Gargenta to discuss helping developers build real knowledge about delivering software effectively. Marko shares how he came t...
Embedding empathy in your software development ft. Andrea Goulet
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob interviews Andrea Goulet, Co-Founder of Corgibytes, and a prominent thought leader in the technology industry.Get answers to big questions like, ...
Designing your org for fast flow of change with Matthew Skelton
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob interviews co-author of Team Topologies and founder of Conflux, Matthew Skelton on how to structure your team for a fast flow of change. Discove...
Architecture meets delivery with Chris Richardson
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DevOps pros know that architecture can enable or inhibit a team’s ability to make changes quickly and confidently. Rob interviews Chris Richardson a...
Software engineering with a purpose ft. Brad Henrickson
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is joined by Brad Henrickson to discuss the interaction between human motivations and delivering great software. Brad and Rob dive into the leader...
Systems and Flow with Elisabeth Hendrickson
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob interviews Elisabeth Hendrickson on system and flow. Elisabeth shares how to get your team to understand the system of software delivery and how...
Taming infrastructure with HashiCorp's Armon Dadgar
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob interviews HashiCorp's Armon Dadgar about the inspiration of HashiCorp, infrastructure challenges and opportunities, and the future of securi...
Releasing software with full control
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob interviews Olaf Molenveld, CTO and Co-Founder of Vamp. Vamp’s release orchestration capabilities combined with CircleCI’s CI/CD platform will ...
History and future of DevOps
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Rob Zuber and CircleCI CEO Jim Rose discuss where DevOps came from and where it is headed. To learn more about the history and future of DevOps...