The Story of Software
Episodes
S05E03 The Architecture of Scale: Building Repeatable Fintech Products
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Sam Sengupta, CEO of Finray Europe, on surgical market segmentation, building repeatable fintech products, and why clean data is the foundat...
S05E02 The Electrification of Software: Building Trustworthy AI
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Yu is the Head of Engineering at MetaLab, a product agency working with venture-backed startups at the intersection of design and technology. H...
S05E01 AI Transformation Beyond the Hype
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Sanchez de la Sierra, Head of AI & Innovation at Zartis, explores AI transformation, reimagining systems beyond replacement, and building p...
S04E40 Cleantech Creators: Sandra Trittin
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Trittin, Co-Founder and CGO of Beebop, discusses grid flexibility, consumer centric innovation, and scaling cleantech solutions.The Guest:Sandr...
S04E39 The Future of Work with AI
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Priya Mishra, Director of Technology at Carelon Global Solutions Ireland, shares a practitioner’s perspective on scaling innovation and preparing or...
S04E38 Leading Large-Scale Change & Building Motivated Teams
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bell, Head of Engineering at CoinShares, shares insights on how to successfully lead large-scale transformations and motivated teams.The Guest...
S04E37 Cleantech Creators: Chris Bernkopf
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Bernkopf, CEO of Podero, shares how they help utilities optimise energy use and offers advice on growing in the cleantech sector. The Guest:In ...
S04E36 Leading While Learning
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Provoost, CTO at Flagstone, talks about his journey growing into technical leadership, from leading high-stakes projects while learning on the job...
S04E35 Leadership Strategies for Building Top Tech Talent
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Ali Elgamal, EVP and CTO at Tamara, one of Saudi Arabia’s three fintech unicorns and a market leader in the buy n...
S04E34 Cleantech Creators: Brenda Park
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the current and future state of the renewable energy sector with Brenda Park, COO of the ground-breaking Scottish energy storage business, St...
S04E33 UAE’s Leading Fintech: Sarwa’s Story
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jad Sayegh, Co-Founder & CTO at Sarwa, joins us to reflect on his journey in building Sarwa and how his role has evolved as the company has mature...
S04E32 Scaling Form3
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kevin shares his journey from founding engineer to senior leadership, reflecting on the challenges of transitioning from hands-on cod...
S04E31 Managing Blended Teams
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Gill, CTO at Smartbox Group, speaks about his experience in leading globally distributed blended teams. The Guest:Philip Gill has over a decad...
S04E30 Cleantech Creators: Molly Webb
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Webb,Founder of Energy Unlocked and Co-Founder of PeerCo, shares her 20+ year journey at the intersection of digital innovation and climate act...
S04E29 Software in Formula 1
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jorge Belenguer, Head of Software Engineering and Data at BWT Alpine F1 Team, joins us to talk about the role of software in an F1 team, how the indus...
S04E28 Coaching Engineers vs Athletes
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
 Michael Zucker, VP of Engineering at UNiDAYS, joined us today to discuss some of the parallels in coaching athletes vs software engineers. The Gues...
S04E27 Emotional Intelligence
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hughes, CTO at Nas Neuron Health Services, speaks about the role and importance of emotional intelligence in tech leadership. The Guest:Craig H...
S04E26 Measuring Performance
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver Spragg, Advisor at Postera Capital and the ex-CTO of Plan A, talks about the growth of the company, from technical architecture and team struct...
S04E25 Rebooting Culture
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Matteson, CTO at Accurx, talks about his career history and rebooting a company’s culture.The Guest :Eric Matteson is a seasoned engineering ...
S04E24 Cleantech Creators: Larsen Mabika
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Larsen Mabika, CEO & Co-Founder at Maiven, talks about the journey that led him to co-found his company, and the challenges and opportunities he s...
S04E23 Diversity in Software Teams
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marko Maunula, CTO at BeeHealthy talks about the importance of having diversity in software teams.The Guest:Marko Maunula is the CTO at BeeHealthy, a ...
S04E22 Cleantech Creators: Jerry Randall
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Randall, Founder of Wind Pioneers, talks about how Wind Pioneers are leveraging technology to power the future of clean energy.The Guest:In this...
S04E21 Portfolio Value Creation
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Wang, Partner at Coda Global Ventures, talks about advising companies in venture capital and global market entry in multiple sectors.About The ...
S04E20 The Economics of Software
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Denis Canty, Senior Director of Software Development at VelocityEHS, talks about his career history, scaling teams and the future economics of softwar...
S04E19 Personal Development As a Leader
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Halabieh, Director of Software Development at Amazon, talks about personal development as a leader. The Guest:Omar Halabieh is a global technolo...
S04E18 Portfolio Value Creation
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amin Manzouri, Founder & Managing Partner of Axis Growth Advisory, talks to us about Value Creation in the M&A processes.The Guest:Amin Manzou...
S04E17 Cleantech Creators: Tarvo Õng
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tarvo Õng, Founder and CEO of Fusebox, talks about his career history, founding Fusebox, and navigating rapid growth in the energy sector. The Guest...
S04E16 Scaling EdgeTier: Growth, AI, and Strategy
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Lynn, CEO and Founder of EdgeTier, talks about his career history, founding EdgeTier, and navigating rapid growth. The Guest:Shane Lynn is the ...
S04E15 Cleantech Creators: Kenneth Munson
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kenneth Munson, CEO and Founder of Rhythmos, talks about the critical role of grid edge technology in the rise of e-mobility, and the innovative solut...
S04E14 AI in Recruitment
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Kisel is the CTO & Co-Founder of Finlay, an AI-driven talent management platform. Today he joins the podcast for the second time, the first ...
S04E13 Cleantech Creators: Jordan Brompton
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Brompton, Co-founder and Board Director at myenergi, talks about her career journey leading up to managing a multinational cleantech business.T...
S04E12 Bridging Tech and Business
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anatolii Zotin, Executive VP of Software Development at Exinity, talks about his career history, his experience in merging 2 tech teams into 1 and bri...
S04E11 Fostering a Learning Environment
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andre Carlucci, CTO at Lepaya, talks about his career history and his views on culture and creating a learning environment in tech teams. The Guest:A...
S04E10 Leadership Mindset
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jassim Munir, the Head of Software Engineering at Moove, talks about the role of mindset, both from a leadership and team perspective.The Guest:Jassim...
S04E09 Culture, Values & Vision
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Story of Software podcast, we’re joined by Jack Godau, CTO at VRR Consulting and a digital evolution expert with over 24 year...
S04E08 Resourcefulness
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Dalton, VP of Engineering at Finimize, shares how to be impactful as a small team, how Finimize thinks about product, and ways in which AI is imp...
S04E07 Mission-Focused Leadership in the AI Age
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Roche, Co-Founder & CTO at Wellthy, talks about leading a mission-driven company, a shift in founders management styles, and AI in care tech...
S04E06 Internet Resilience
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Katsev, VP of Engineering at Catchpoint, talks about his career in technology and the challenges that come with working in internet resilience....
S04E05 The Story of Evervault
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eoin Boylan, Head of Engineering at Evervault, talks about achieving product-market fit for their product, and the current state of education on payme...
S04E04 Innovation in Energytech
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tariq Said, Founder and CEO at Amp, talks about the challenges that come with founding an energy analytics company.The Guest:Tariq Said is the Founder...
S04E03 AI in the Music Industry
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 David Ronan, Founder & CEO at RoEx, talks about the role of AI in professional music production and some of the controversy that has risen in th...
S04E02 Innovation in patient engagement
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Guest – Michał Węgrzyn, Head of Engineering at PhysitrackMichał Węgrzyn is the Head of Engineering at Physitrack, a cloud-based patient enga...
S04E01 Happy Teams, Successful Products
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Meaney, Senior Director of Engineering of ABC Glofox, talks about his experience being a tech leader, the fundamentals of happy teams, and how ...
S03E35 The Versatile Engineer: How Developers Are Evolving Beyond Code
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Orlovacz, CTO at Lemune, talks about how the software profession has evolved, as well as the differences in varying organisations.Lemune, the la...
S03E34 The Software Behind Battery Energy Storage Systems
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henrik Lundgren, CTO at Capture Energy, talks about the state of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and the future in this space. The Guest – H...
S03E33 The Rise of Prescriptive AI
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristian Mørk Puggaard, CEO at Tembi, talks about the rise of prescriptive intelligence, its real life application, and his predictions for the futur...
S03E32 Ireland's Investment Landscape
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Early, Head of Funding & Scaling Solutions at Enterprise Ireland, talks about the current state of the Irish investment landscape, how investo...
S03E31 Modernising Legacy Payment Technology
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Guest – Krenar Muhidini, Director of Software Development at EMLKrenar Muhidini is the Director of Software Development at EML, a global payment...
S03E30 Navigating AI in Product Management
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marek Krysiuk, CPO at Checkturio, talks about the role of AI in product development, and the intertwining relationship between product and engineering...
S03E29 The Startup vs Enterprise Mentality
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Woodham, the CTO at Net Purpose, talks about the mindset of a startup, how the startup decision process compares to a mature company, and how the...
S03E28 Launching Innovation: Navigating the Seas of Software Startup Success
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Duckett, CPTO at Flagship Founders, talks about his experience in building software startups and what it takes to get your venture off the ground....
S03E27 Cultivating Trust: Building a Foundation for Workplace Success
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Éric Värnild, VP of Engineering & AI at Paretos, talks about the importance of trust in software development, both internally and externally. ...
S03E26 Product Management: Scaling & Strategy
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leeanna Pitt, CPO at Gener8, talks about her experiences in scaling product management from early stage companies through to growth, exit and beyond.T...
S03E25 Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing the Transition
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aine Buckley, Director of Engineering, ERP, at the Access Group talks about Mergers & Acquisitions, having been part of an acquired business and n...
S03E24 Scaling and Leading a Business with Purpose
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Allan Noer, CTO at Agreena, talks about the mission that drives his work at Agreena, and the lessons learned during the company's growth trajecto...
S03E23 Procurement Tech: Now and What’s to Come
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Verkroost, CEO at Canopy, talks about the current state of the procurement software industry and his predictions for what’s next in this spaceT...
S03E22 Cross Functionality: Engineering & Product
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Laura Tacho, CTO at DX, talks about successful cross functionality between engineering and product teams, including roadmapping and identifying valu...
S03E21 Text Marketing, AI, & Black Friday
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
István Kovács, CTO at Recart, talks about the role of AI in text marketing, and how companies change their marketing strategies in the lead up to Bl...
S03E20 Optimising DevOps Processes
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Brit Myers, VP of Engineering at System Initiative, talks about her experiences in improving business outcomes through DevOps practices.The Guest - ...
S03E19 Attracting and Retaining Top Talent
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Lush, an experienced CTO with 19 years of experience, talks about two pivotal areas in scaling teams: attracting and retaining tech talent. Â Th...
S03E18 Scaling Visualfabriq & AI-Enabled Revenue Forecasting
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Safonov, CTO at Visualfabriq talks about his experience in scaling the company, and the complex process of revenue forecasting using Artific...
S03E17 Managing Transformation
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Schnettler, an experienced CPO with 15+ years of experience, talks about her career in product management, and the lessons learned while leading ...
S03E16 Efficient Software Development
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Ivar Conradi Østhus, CTO and CPO at Unleash, joins us to talk about his experiences when creating Unleash, and lessons learned on the route to effi...
Meet the new Co-host of the Story of Software podcast - Ricky Hill
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ricky Hill, Commercial Director at Zartis, who joins the Story of Software as our new co-host!
S03E15 The Evolution of the Tech Labour Market
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Brady, Head of Talent Acquisition for EMEA & APAC at Zoom, talks about global market trends, the impact of AI, and the evolving demand for ski...
S03E14 Overcoming Challenges As A Tech Leader
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Radhika Ã…berg, CTO at Fundler, joins our podcast to talk about her career path, and the challenges she has faced as a technology leader.Radhika Ã…ber...
S03E13 Tech Cities, Boom Towns, Busts & Resurgences
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Sebastian Stadil, CEO at Scalr, talks about his experience navigating through the undulating tech sector, and the changing fortunes of the cities th...
S03E12 Cybersecurity: Current Trends & What’s To Come
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ganesh Krishnan, Co-Founder and CEO at Anzenna, talks about all things cybersecurity, including current trends and innovations we can expect to see ne...
S03E11 How To Become A Tech Leader
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kateryna Gridina, Engineering Manager at Jodel, shares her own career journey in the tech sector, and her insights on career progression towards becom...
S03E10 The Post-Pandemic Events Industry
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 Matthias Heicke, CTO & Co-Founder at Sweap, takes us through his experience growing Sweap, and the effect of the recent pandemic on the events i...
S03E09 Scaling Your Career and Your Business
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniella Rhodes Lorenzo, Founding Member at Toqio, joins our podcast to talk about her experiences in growing her career and business.The Guest - Dani...
S03E08 Collaboration Between Tech and Business Teams
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Gebler, CTO of Picnic, joins our podcast to talk about the intersection of tech and business teams and how to optimise collaboration across dep...
S03E07 The Evolving Role of Technology in Financial Services
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Flax, Head of Sales & Distribution Technology at MassMutual, joins our podcast to discuss the ever-growing role of technology in the financ...
S03E06 Establishing DevOps Practices
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nikolaos Tsanakas, Head of Software Development at Digital Automotive, shares his extensive experience in setting up DevOps teams practices, particula...
S03E05 Building Culture In Remote Teams
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Gregor, CTO at Denizen, shares his experiences in building and nurturing a healthy company culture in remote teams.David Gregor is the Chief Tec...
S03E04 Competing In A Crowded Market
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Gleeson, CEO and Co-Founder at Contento, joins us to discuss how to compete in a market with well-established competitors, and the journey he is ...
S03E03 Scaling An Innovative Fintech Company
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Toby O’Rourke, CTO at FundApps, joins us to discuss his experience in scaling software teams in a short period of time.Toby is the Chief Technology ...
S03E02 How To Get Remote Working Right
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roland Tritsch from Community.com shares his insights on leading remote software teams and how to get remote working right.Roland is the Senior Direct...
S03E01 Innovation in Data Security
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artem Kalaitan, CPO at Getvisibility, joins us to discuss best practices in Data Security and recent innovations in this space. Artem is the Chief Pr...
S02E30 The Role of Open-Source Software
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Brandt, CTO at Best Practical Solution, joins our podcast to talk about the benefits and the future of open-source software within the tech indust...
S02E29 Scaling Teams and Employee Engagement
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Ziccardi from Doctolib joins us to talk about scaling software teams, and the importance of keeping your team engaged in that process.The Guest:...
S02E28 The Fundamentals of Engineering Management
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sagar Patel, VP of Engineering at Ampla, joins us to discuss how engineering leaders should manage growth, productivity, and culture in software teams...
S02E27 The Evolution of Digital Healthcare
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian Lau and Jack Godau from Doctorly join us to talk about the evolution of digital healthcare and recent technological advancements in the sect...
S02E26 Code Security
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Kelly, VP of Engineering at AppMap, joins us to talk about code security from best practices to main vulnerabilities.Brian has over 25 years of ...
S02E25 Success, Failure & Positive Change
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Francesco Dominidiato, CTO at Casavo, shares his insights on the path to becoming a tech leader & the experiences one needs to gain along the way....
S02E24 First-time Managers
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan Avramtchev is a Leadership and Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in software engineering. He specializes in coaching software development...
S02E23 Managing Code vs Managing People
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Igor Bakman, CTO at ViViRA Health Lab, joins us to discuss the different approaches and mindsets involved in managing code vs people.Igor is the CTO a...
S2E22 The Importance of API Security
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Herrin, CTO at Wib and a long-term security practitioner, shares his insights on escalating cyber attacks and the growing importance of API secu...
S02E21 Customer Empathy and Zero Bug Policy
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jacopo Toccacieli, COO at ShippyPro, shares his insights on customer experience and providing impeccable results through a zero-bug policy.ShippyPro i...
S02E20 Balancing Product & Software Development
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Kisel, CTO at Cyrkl, joins us to talk about balancing product and software development, especially in the earlier stages of a company’s growth...
S02E19 The Story of Fenergo - Scaling A Company Internationally
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Niall Twomey is the CTO and Co-Founder of Fenergo, one of Ireland’s tech unicorns. Niall is here to share some context about the story of Fenergo an...
S02E18 Design Talk (dot IE) - Where does design happen?
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, our podcast host, Padraig Coffey, was invited to join another podcast called Design Talk (dot IE) by Allen Higgins. List...
S02E17 Connecting Sports Fans In a Digital World
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ivo Krka, and Tihomir Lolic, Co-founders at Sportening, share their experience building a successful product in the competitive sports industry.Ivo Kr...
S02E16 Technology for Greater Social Impact
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
May Piamenta, Co-founder & CEO at Vee, shares her experiences as an entrepreneur in the volunteering space.May Piamenta, Co-founder and CEO of Vee...
S02E15 Structuring Engineering Teams
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Story of Software podcast, Didier Caroff, VP of Engineering at Akeneo, shares his insights on structuring and restructuring eng...
S02E14 From Single Player to Multiplayer
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Danenberg, CTO & Co-founder of Kolleno, joins our podcast to talk about growing a company from single to multiplayer & building software c...
S02E13 Promoting Business Resilience
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Hülsmann, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at MyPostcard.com, joins us to talk about business resilience and shares his insights on keep...
S02E12 The Role of Technology in Event Planning
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Mountford, CTO at Feast It, joins our podcast to talk about the current status of the events industry & technology’s role in enabling i...
S02E11 Prompting Behavioural Change with Technology
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel White, CEO and Co-founder of Signol, helps us understand how we can influence behavioural patterns within ourselves and our companies.Daniel Wh...
S02E10 Sustainability at the Core of Business
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Mannheimer, Co-founder of Klim, joins us to share her experience of setting up and scaling a company that caters to a growing sustainability init...