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Big Ideas in App Architecture
Cockroach Lab’s Big Ideas in App Architecture is a podcast for architects and engineers building modern data-intensive applications and systems. In every weekly episode, an innovator joins the show to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems. Welcome to Big Ideas in App Architecture!
Episodes
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureA Love Letter to the Database: Industry Shifts, Lessons Learned, and What's Next with Perry Krug
Perry Krug has been close to databases his entire career — from Couchbase in the NoSQL era to three years at Pinecone working on vector search. In this…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureThe Everything Trap: Building AI Software That Lasts with Sam Hilsman
Generating working software with AI has never been easier, but every shortcut a team takes today is a debt it pays back later. In this episode, David talks…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureWhy Inference Engineering Is the Next Big Role in AI with Philip Kiely
Most teams moving AI into production quickly discover that generating an output is the easy part; running it reliably, efficiently, and at scale is a…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureDistributed Systems, Linkerd, and the Cost of Network Calls with William Morgan from Buoyant
In Kubernetes environments, concerns like retries, security, observability, and traffic control often end up scattered across application code, leading to…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureMaking Software as Durable as Data with Peter Kraft from DBOS
Most workflow and orchestration tools rely on external systems and fragile state management, making it hard for applications, especially AI agents to recover…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureBreaking the Pillars: Rethinking Observability with Charity Majors
Most observability platforms are built around siloed signals, metrics, logs, and traces; not the rich context engineers actually need. The architecture of…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to Transform Dev Workflows with CI/CS and AI Agents with Tomer Karin
Most CI/CD pipelines are built to detect failure, not to resolve it. As software systems grow more distributed and complex, that limitation is becoming a…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureAI, Market Cycles, and the Systems Built to Outlast Them with Cockroach Labs CEO & Co-founder Spencer Kimball
Most databases are designed for success cases. Real systems fail– the difference is whether they’re built and tested for it. In this episode, David sits down…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to Scale Data Infrastructure from Startup to Enterprise
In this episode, David sits down with Nishant Raman, a seasoned data infrastructure expert, to explore the evolving world of data engineering, AI integration…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureCode, Cloud and Karate: The Unlikely Path to Cloud Architecture
In this episode, David sits down with Masaru Hoshi, a cloud architect at Qlik, to explore his unexpected journey into cloud architecture, the cultural…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to Build an AI-Native Organization
In this episode, David sits down with Peter Mattis, co-founder, CTO, and CPO of Cockroach Labs, to dive into the world of resilient databases, the evolution of…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureInside Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi’s Founder & CEO
In this episode, David sits down with Joe Duffy, CEO of Pulumi, to explore the revolutionary changes in cloud infrastructure and the power of Infrastructure as…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureInside Ericsson: How AI and Automation Are Shaping Telecom
Connectivity has become as essential as power and water—without it, our modern world would grind to a halt.In this episode, David sits down with Anand Bajaj…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureUnboxing the Cloud: AI, Microservices, and Resilient Databases
What does it take to build systems that thrive in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape?In this episode, we talk with Jim Hatcher, Solutions Engineer at…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureStrategic AI and Cloud Solutions: GitHub’s Blueprint for Modern Development Success
In this episode, David welcomes Ari LiVigni, Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at GitHub, for an engaging conversation about cloud infrastructure, cloud…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureCloud Architecture in the Public Sector: Balancing Innovation and Security
Ever wondered how cloud architecture works in the public sector? In this episode, David Joy is joined by Nik Mayer, Principal Cloud Architect at Maximus, a…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureGenAI Meets Celebrity: Inside Cameo’s Journey from Startup to Stardom
This week, David is joined by Dom Scandinaro, CTO at Cameo, the platform that allows users to send personalized videos from celebrities and creators…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureThe Journey From Mainframe to Adopting Generative AI With Equifax’s Senior Network Architect
In this episode, our host David Joy speaks with Samarth Shah, Senior Network Architect at Equifax to learn about the steps they took to modernize from the…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureModernizing Your Cloud Strategy with OneStream’s Senior VP of Cloud Architecture
In this episode, we dive into the heart of cloud architecture, disaster recovery, observability, and more with OneStream’s Senior VP of Cloud Architecture…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureDriving digital transformation with Chief Architect at Altimetrik, Ignacio Segovia
In this episode, David is joined by Head of Product Engineering and Chief Architect at Altimetrik, Ignacio Segovia. From revolutionizing product engineering to…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureDiscussing the Patterns of Distributed Systems with Unmesh Joshi
This week, David is joined by Unmesh Joshi, Principal Consultant at Thoughtworks and author of “Patterns of Distributed Systems” for a conversation on the…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureScaling for 2 Billion Events Per Day with Principal Software Engineer at Red Ventures
With a growing library of media properties including CNET, Lonely Planet, and Bankrate, Red Ventures’ data platform has scaled from handling 16 million events…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureEnabling a data-driven and innovative engineering culture at Amplitude
For the engineering team at digital analytics company Amplitude, real-time customer feedback and cutting-edge Northstar metrics play a significant role in…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to Simplify Your Software Architecture
Modernizing database infrastructure can solve more than just data problems. It can also simplify your software architecture and the way your engineering…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureBehind the scenes with Vimeo’s Director of Enterprise Architecture
“Customer experience is top priority, if the customer isn’t happy and you scale it, it doesn’t matter, nobody's gonna use it!”This week, David is joined by…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureThe Power of Data Streaming with Confluent’s Head Of Technology
How to leverage real-time data processing for enterprisesIn this episode, David is joined by Andrew Sellers, Head of Technology at Confluent, to discuss the…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureDiscussing Data Trends in the AI Era
Developers need a toolkit to build AI into their applications – models, functions, & data, Hypermode does just that. To learn how the world of data and…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureInside the Mind of the Chief Architect at Index Exchange
With over a decade of experience spanning various industries, Chief Architect Joshua Prismon shares insights on his journey from guiding the architecture of…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureSolving for Scale: Real-time retail experiences with CTO at Endear
Major retailers from AllBirds to Alo Yoga to Glossier boost sales and increase customer loyalty with Endear’s CRM solution. To learn about the technology…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureData, Acquisitions, and AI: Insights from FiscalNote's CTO
Vlad Eidelman, Chief Technology Officer at FiscalNote a Government Relationship Management (GRM) service, sits down with David Joy to examine the technical…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureUnwrapping Moonpig: Architectural Insights into Personalization and Scalability
Whether you need to send greeting cards or flowers, Moonpig makes personalized gifting for any occasion easy. But behind the simplicity of Moonpig’s platform…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureSimplifying solutions architecture with Brian Johnson of Booz Allen Hamilton
Consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton plays a pivotal role in keeping federal agencies including the United States Department of Defense and the VA on the…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureSolving for data intelligence at scale with CTO at Collibra
Madalina Tanasie's career has been led by her belief that technology should be purposeful. Embracing choices that reflected this conviction, her professional…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to make your applications smarter with Engineering Leader, Rod Senra
Years before Rod Senra became VP of Engineering, he started out in academia in Brazil. He recalls the early days of Python and teaching computer engineering to…
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Scaling for 2 Billion Events Per Day with Principal Software Engineer at Red Ventures
With a growing library of media properties including CNET, Lonely Planet, and Bankrate, Red Ventures’ data platform has scaled from handling 16 million events…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureThe data behind digital marketing: A conversation with Bluecore’s Software Architect
Bluecore’s retail marketing platform is trusted by companies including CVS Pharmacy, Neiman Marcus, and more to transform data into effective customer…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureA Lesson in Scaling: How Kami handled 25x growth with CTO and Co-Founder Jordan Thoms
Revolutionizing education with technology, and classrooms in particular, is no easy lift. But the right interactive tools and the ability to navigate the…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureInside Chick-fil-A’s Infrastructure Recipe for a Perfect Customer Experience
In this best of 2023 episode, David Joy sits down with Brian Chambers, Chief Architect at Chick-fil-A Corporate.Behind Chick-fil-A’s speedy service and chicken…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureEarly Days at Google & Building CockroachDB with Peter Mattis
In this best of 2023 episode, Tim Veil talks to Peter Mattis, Co-founder and CTO at Cockroach Labs.In this conversation, Peter goes way under the hood to talk…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureMastering Multi-Cloud with Erol Kavas
As a multi-cloud expert with 100+ certifications, author of the book “Mastering Terraform on AWS”, and Director of PwC, Erol Kavas has plenty of perspective…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureFrom FedEx to Five Guys: Designing digital experiences with Yext’s VP of Software Engineering
If you have ever tried to find a local branch of a major retailer, left a review on a product page, or talked to an on-page chatbot, you have likely interacted…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureReliability and scalability in a data-driven world with Fivetran’s VP of Platform Engineering
Fivetran, the automated data movement platform, helps Fortune 500 companies transport data across different sources from point A to point B. To learn about the…
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Enabling a data-driven and innovative engineering culture at Amplitude
For the engineering team at digital analytics company Amplitude, real-time customer feedback and cutting-edge Northstar metrics play a significant role in…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow Estée Lauder scales strong engineering culture
Meg Adams has had a remarkable journey to tech leader — from special education teacher, to retail sales manager at Victoria's Secret and learning to code, to…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureCan I take your order? Building conversational AI to improve the customer experience
Indecisiveness at the drive-through is just one of the many factors that ConverseNow’s conversational AI software for restaurants has to design for. To see…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureEngineering resilient systems: Rescuing old treasures and unleashing modern capabilities
Are legacy systems just outdated systems? The answer is, it’s complicated… In this episode, we’re joined by Marianne Bellotti, author of “Kill It With Fire”…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureThe Full Package: How Route architects its all-in-one post-purchase platform
A purchase may seem complete after a user checks out, but the package itself still needs to make the voyage to the customer’s doorstep. Route’s post-purchase…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureA historical journey in developer technologies with the CTO at Spark Labs
As the CTO at development agency Spark Labs, Mike Willbanks gets the opportunity to work with every technology under the sun. This episode is a free-flowing…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureFrom Legacy to Cloud: Success stories from migrating mission-critical applications
At Ameren, resilient infrastructure is what keeps the lights on for millions of residents across the Midwest. We caught up with Kishore Koduri, Ameren’s Senior…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureBuilding purpose-driven engineering cultures with BNY Mellon’s Head of Engineering Enablement
“Successful platforming means getting real product managers involved, promoting reuse, and measuring happiness and success. Letting the voice of the customer…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureModernizing Insurance Application Architecture at New York Life
Building the software behind life insurance systems is a complicated endeavor. Organizations need to consider the need to keep millions of data records with…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureInnovation and Disruption: How Materialize Pioneered a New Era in Data Streaming
We delve into the journey of Arjun Narayan , Co-Founder and CEO of Materialize, a streaming SQL database for real-time applications, live dashboards, and…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureStories from an SRE: How Hans Knecht builds better developer experiences
“My goal is to basically be AWS, but for the developers in the sense that like, my five man SRE team can support 10 developers, it can support 1000 developers”…
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Inside Chick-fil-A’s infrastructure recipe for a perfect customer experience
Brian Chambers began his Chick-fil-A journey behind the counter. Today, he is the Chief Architect at Chick-fil-A Corporate, where he oversees the teams…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureModernizing from the Mainframe: An Exploration of Distributed Systems
Chris Stura, Director of PwC UK has had over 20+ years in the world of software, wearing many hats from Software Engineer to Chief Architect to Director of…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureIoT Standards & Data Mesh: Utility Facility App Architecture
In the latest episode of "Big Ideas in App Architecture," we dive into the world of utility facilities and their app architecture with guest Grant Muller, Vice…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureRelational Data Problems: Doubble Dating Application Architecture
This week, Mattias Sio Fjellvang, CTO and Co-Founder of Doubble, joins to discuss the technical challenges he’s faced while building a "double dating"…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureFrom Legacy Systems to Limitless Scaling with Paycor’s Systems Engineering Fellow
In this episode, Adam Koch, Systems Engineering Fellow at Paycor, discusses transitioning from legacy systems to the cloud and its impact on application…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureHow to Understand Problems & Build Better Software with Technical Leader Joe Lynch
“Aside from math and physics, there are no laws in software engineering.” In this episode, Joe Lynch, a technical leader with decades of experience (Google…
Big Ideas in App ArchitectureObservability in the Cloud & Dataflow Modifications with Yolanda Davis from Cloudera
In today's episode, we're joined by Yolanda Davis, Principal Software Engineer at Cloudera, to talk about Apache NiFi and its role in streamlining data…