On this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, Arin sits down with Senior Web Developer and long-time AgilityFeat and WebRTC.ventures team member Andrea Phillips for a grounded, practical look at what responsible agentic development actually looks like in the wild.  Andrea walks through her approach to building production software with AI agents, explaining why a […]

On this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, host Arin Sime sits down with Hector Zelaya — DevOps engineer, AWS-certified developer, and musician — for a conversation that’s equal parts studio session and software deep dive. Hector pulls back the curtain on how he uses AI tools and spec-driven workflows to supercharge music production in […]

In part two of our Scaling Tech Podcast series on AI engineering in Mexico, recorded in Mexico City, host Arin Sime speaks with founders, engineers, and researchers about building real-world AI applications and the lessons learned in reshaping engineering teams. Guests discuss the strength of technical talent in Mexico and how AI is being used […]

In this episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, host Arin Sime explores the landscape of AI engineering and adoption in Mexico, recording from Mexico City. He speaks with founders, engineers, and researchers about building real AI applications and the lessons learned in reshaping engineering teams. Discover how companies are moving past vanity projects to focus […]

Any technologist will be familiar with projects where the engineering team is asked to deliver on a long backlog of features, with unclear customer or business value. Instead, how can engineering teams use an evidence driven approach to support the business in building truly valuable applications? In this live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, […]

In this live episode 59th of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we welcome Mihir Vora, Senior Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, to explore how DevOps has evolved, from early automation and cloud migrations to the emerging influence of AI on developer productivity. We discuss what it takes to balance safety with speed, why “intent-based engineering” could […]

Continuing our series on emerging tech markets in Colombia, we look at Barranquilla in this episode. In this coastal Caribbean city, we visit the Tech Caribe conference, which brings together top talent and innovators in the region. We cover many aspects of the local tech community with Anuar Harb, the leader of the Tech Caribe […]

In this live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, host Arin Sime welcomed Ritavan, author of Data Impact: How Legacy Businesses Save, Leverage, Align, Simplify, Optimize, and Grow. As a seasoned data strategist, Ritavan helps traditional companies cut through the hype and unlock real business value through modern data practices. They explore Ritavan’s SLASOG framework […]

When companies think of Colombia’s tech hubs, Bogotá and Medellín usually top the list. But there’s another city that’s quietly becoming a magnet for BPO, KPO, and tech operations: Cali. In this episode, we sit down with Valery Sanclemente, Investment Manager for Services at Invest Pacific, to explore why Cali and the surrounding Valle del Cauca region […]

What happens when your CI/CD pipeline becomes a bottleneck instead of a boost? How do internal tools empower—or block—engineering teams from shipping confidently? In this live episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, we sit down with Tom Elliott, founder of Ocuroot and former Engineering Productivity lead at Yext, where he supported over 200 engineers through […]