Ardan Labs Podcast
This podcast features intimate conversations with engineers who are in the forefront of building or teaching technology. Join us as we learn how our guests got started in tech, the type and level of education they've obtained, their work history, and personal stories about their journey. We publish the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and the Web biweekly on Wednesdays at 12pm US Eastern Time. Subscribe and STAY TUNED!
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 134
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Finding Your Superpower with Kris Nóva
Kris Nóva is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Twilio Inc. We hear about her incredible journey from a nerdy teen installing Linux on the family computer to becoming an outspoken voice in the t…
Finding the Balance Between Art and Technology with Anthony Starks
Anthony Starks is an engineer, designer and consultant with a focus on data visualization. But we might also call him an artist. Growing up with a love for photography and computers, Anthony has long…
Identifying Trends and Adapting to Change with Michael Gasch
Michael Gasch is a Staff Engineer in the Office of the CTO at VMware. Growing up around his father’s business, the seeds were planted for his love of technology. Michael spent many years pursuing a c…
Tenacity, Independence and Problem Solving with Vanesa Ortiz
Vanesa Ortiz is a community advocate at Sourcegraph and the founder of the Women Who Go - Berlin chapter. We learn about Vanesa’s incredible journey from freelancing at age 13 to interviewing for a G…
From Idea to Execution with Mat Ryer
Mat Ryer is a serial entrepreneur and a panelist on the Go Time podcast! He is currently the co-founder at Pace.dev & Firesearch.dev. In this episode, we hear about Mat’s very early experiences with …
Do What You Love and Figure the Rest Out Later with Kris Brandow
Kris Brandow is a Senior Software Engineer at Wunderkind and a panelist on the GoTime podcast! We learn about Kris’s experience growing up in a technical household and how he had no desire to follow …
Piano Mastery to Cloud Computing with Guinevere Saenger
Guinevere Saenger is a Software Engineer on the Development Lifecycle Team at Github. We hear about the challenges of pursuing a career in music and how, through an unbelievable turn of events, she h…
Always Be Working Towards Your Goals with Bryan Liles
Bryan Liles is a Principal Engineer at VMware where he is working on the Telco & Edge Cloud BU team building telecom software that runs on Kubernetes. We examine Bryan’s unique path to success, whic…
A Champion of Chaos and Inclusion with Ana Margarita Medina
Ana Margarita Medina is a Senior Chaos Engineer at Gremlin. You may know her from one of her many conference talks or maybe just from Twitter! In this episode, Ana shares her journey into tech and wh…
Assembly Code, Semiconductors, & the Blockchain with Dave Appleton
Dave Appleton is a man of many talents (Seriously, he has too many to mention!).
We kick off our conversation hearing about Dave’s first experiences with programming in the late '60s using hand punch…
If You Know the Spell You Can Have Whatever You Want with John Arundel
John Arundel is software consultant, mentor, and author of the book “For the Love of Go”. We talk about his early fascination with computers, the role his mother played in planting these seeds, and t…
From Automating Solitaire to Automated Machine Images with Wilken Rivera
Wilken Rivera is a senior software engineer with the Packer team at HashiCorp. In this interview, listeners will get a sense of Wilken’s journey from a dance background to software engineering, his c…
Code Projects as Work Experience, Traditional Education, and Community with Carlisia Thompson
Carlisia Thompson is a senior OSS engineer at VMware and host of The Podlets podcast. We cover the unique path Carlisia took from her childhood in Brazil to becoming an influential member of the Go c…
Fighting Viruses and Caring for Others with Andy Walker
In this episode, we talk to Andy Walker about his childhood and how he got into programming, his journey in cybersecurity, and some of the soft skills that are so valuable to have in this industry. W…