The Hangar DX Podcast from Aviator

The Hangar DX podcast focuses on stories from software engineering teams about developer experience and how engineering leaders solve productivity challenges at scale.

Hosted by
Ankit Jain
Co-founder at Aviator
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January 15, 2026
AI and Developer Productivity: Insights from a 100,000-Developer Stanford Study
Yegor shares insights from large-scale studies on developer output, why early AI productivity claims were overstated, and what engineering leaders should (and shouldn’t) measure when rolling out AI across the software development lifecycle.
Guest
Yegor Denisov-Blanch
Researcher
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August 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025
Engineering Leadership
The Future of Engineering Leadership in the Age of AI
CTO at Pleo, Meri Williams, on why engineering organizations can't thrive without managers, what makes a good engineering manager, and how to scale tech and teams when AI writes the code.
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August 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025
AI
Developer Experience in the Age of AI with Chris Westerhold
From the role of developer changing and tooling chaos to pragmatic approach to AI , Chris shares candid insights on how engineering leaders should rethink their AI strategy.
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July 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Platform engineering
The Limitations of Platform Engineering with Vilas Veeraraghavan and Bryan Finster
Ankit Jain sits down with Vilas Veeraghavan (ex-Walmart, ex-Netflix) and Bryan Finster (Defense Unicorns) to break down the truth behind the hype of platform engineering.
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July 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
AI
Augmenting Engineers with AI at Shopify
Daniel, Director of Engineering at Shopify, shares what Augmented Engineering means, how AI is transforming developer experience, and how managers and ICs alike can adapt.
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June 20, 2025
Jun 20, 2025
Culture
Measuring Cycle Time with Dr. Cat Hicks
Dr. Cat Hicks, a psychologist researching software teams, on what cycle time can and can't measure, why software metrics are hard, and why developers feel their work is invisible.
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June 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
CI/CD
Fearless Deployments With Charity Majors
Charity Majors, CTO at Honeycomb, on the importance of creating a culture where shipping code is a regular, expected practice, and how organizations can transition to continuous deployment.
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June 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
AI
Developer Experience and AI in GovTech with Tracy Bannon from MITRE
Seasoned technologist discusses the role of software engineering, developer experience and AI in government tech.
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May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025
Culture
Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams with Titus Winters
Titus Winters from Adobe discussed the role of psychological safety and culture as the foundation for high-performing engineering teams.
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November 27, 2025
Nov 27, 2025
Metrics
The Science Behind DAT, Meta’s Productivity Metric
Moritz, a software engineering researcher at Meta, explains their foundational metric, why time is one of the least gameable metrics, how AI-assisted development changes the meaning of “productivity,” and why investments in tooling drive more value than UI tweaks.
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September 4, 2025
Sep 4, 2025
Metrics
Everything Wrong With Developer Productivity Metrics
Adam and Ankit discuss developer productivity metrics: why DORA was never meant to measure productivity, why managers often get lost in numbers , and how to design metrics from scratch.
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October 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
Metrics
Case against metrics with Chris Westerhold
Chris shares insights on how to effectively measure developer productivity, the importance of qualitative data, and he also highlights the significance of balancing metrics to avoid gaming behaviors.
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July 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024
Metrics
DORA metrics and AI with Nathen Harvey of Google
Nathen Harvey, from Google Cloud, discusses the evolution and use of DORA metrics in software delivery and operations. He also talks about importance of security and compliance when adopting AI.
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June 19, 2024
Jun 19, 2024
Metrics
Designing developer productivity metrics with MongoDB
In this conversation, Tara Hernandez and Stacey King Poling discuss their roles in developer productivity at MongoDB and the challenges they face.
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May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024
Metrics
The Evolution of DevEx with Adam Berry from Amplitude
In this episode of the Hangar Podcast, Ankit and Adam discuss topics such as the evolution of DevEx, the different approaches to structuring teams, and the use of tools like Sourcegraph.
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June 20, 2025
Jun 20, 2025
Culture
Measuring Cycle Time with Dr. Cat Hicks
Dr. Cat Hicks, a psychologist researching software teams, on what cycle time can and can't measure, why software metrics are hard, and why developers feel their work is invisible.
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May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025
Culture
Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams with Titus Winters
Titus Winters from Adobe discussed the role of psychological safety and culture as the foundation for high-performing engineering teams.
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February 5, 2025
Feb 5, 2025
Culture
Productivity dilemma while scaling companies with Cathy Nunez from Confluent
In this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Ankit Jain and Cathy Nunez discuss the challenges of developer productivity as organizations scale, and the importance of removing friction for engineers.
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August 8, 2024
Aug 8, 2024
Culture
Impact of DevEx on Business Outcomes with Vilas Veeraraghavan
Vilas shares his insights on how different companies handle DevEx and the challenges they face. He also discusses the role of platform engineering and the need for clear ownership & responsibilities.
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June 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024
Culture
Developer Productivity and Happiness framework with LinkedIn
Max Kanat-Alexander, a technical lead for developer productivity and happiness at LinkedIn, discusses the concept of Developer Productivity and Happiness (DPH) and the framework created by LinkedIn.
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May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024
Culture
How Netflix manages developer productivity with Nadeem Ahmad
In this podcast episode, Ankit Jain interviews Nadeem Ahmad from Netflix about developer productivity and the challenges of building and deploying TV apps.
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March 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025
Code reviews
Code Reviews with Adrienne Tacke, author of Looks Good to Me
Ankit speaks with Adrienne Tacke about the intricacies of code reviews, their importance in developer experience, and how to use metrics effectively without compromising the review process.
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July 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Platform engineering
The Limitations of Platform Engineering with Vilas Veeraraghavan and Bryan Finster
Ankit Jain sits down with Vilas Veeraghavan (ex-Walmart, ex-Netflix) and Bryan Finster (Defense Unicorns) to break down the truth behind the hype of platform engineering.
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April 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
Platform engineering
Being a DevEx PM with Ricky Huynh from Walmart
Ricky Huynh, DevEx Product Manager at Walmart, shares insights into the world of Developer Experience, understanding developer needs, user feedback, and the future of developers and product managers.
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April 11, 2025
Apr 11, 2025
Platform engineering
The Evolution of Platform Engineering with Luca Galante
Ankit and Luca discuss the evolving landscape of platform engineering, its relationship with DevOps, and the necessity of Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) in enhancing developer productivity.
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October 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024
Platform engineering
The Case Against Standardization with Jonathan Magen from Cigna
Ankit Jain and Jonathan Magen explore the balance between standardization and innovation, discussing how too much standardization can stifle creativity while also recognizing the need for consistency.
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September 5, 2024
Sep 5, 2024
Platform engineering
Understanding IDPs with Segment
In this episode, Jesse Adametz discusses the distinction between developer platforms (DevEx) and internal developer portals (IDPs). He also shares about the importance of standardization in IDPs.
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May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
Platform engineering
Scaling a 700-person Platform Org at Datadog with Ian Nowland
In this episode, Ian Nowland, former SVP of Engineering at Datadog, discusses the philosophy behind having a platform engineering team and the challenges of scaling an organization.
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May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
Tech debt
Quantifying Tech Debt with Jack McCloy from Snowflake
In this episode, Jack McCloy, engineering manager at Snowflake, discusses the concept of product engineering infrastructure, measuring and quantifying tech debt, and how teams can de-risk it.
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June 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
CI/CD
Fearless Deployments With Charity Majors
Charity Majors, CTO at Honeycomb, on the importance of creating a culture where shipping code is a regular, expected practice, and how organizations can transition to continuous deployment.
Watch
December 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
CI/CD
Scaling CI/CD for Monorepos with Ben Poland from Faire
Ankit Jain interviews Ben Poland, staff platform engineer at Faire to discuss details of managing monorepos, enhancing developer experience, and metrics for measuring developer productivity.
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November 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
CI/CD
Continuous Delivery with Bryan Finster from Defense Unicorns
In this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Bryan Finster discusses the evolution of software engineering practices, the importance of continuous delivery, and the significance of testing.
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July 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024
CI/CD
Remote Dev Environments with HashiCorp
Jasmeet Singh, from HashiCorp, discusses developer productivity and experience. He explains that developer productivity roles can vary across companies and encompass tasks such as CI/CD, DevOps, etc.
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January 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
AI
AI and Developer Productivity: Insights from a 100,000-Developer Stanford Study
Yegor shares insights from large-scale studies on developer output, why early AI productivity claims were overstated, and what engineering leaders should (and shouldn’t) measure when rolling out AI across the software development lifecycle.
Listen
December 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
AI
How Block Deployed AI Agents Company-Wide in 2 Months
Block’s VP of Engineering, Angie Jones, reveals how a single internal experiment became Goose, one of the first MCP clients, and how Block deployed AI agents across every department in just eight weeks.
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November 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
AI
From Software Engineers to Agent Managers
Annie dives deep into the software engineer’s identity crisis, why engineers are so attached to writing code, and how they can prepare for a rapidly evolving future.
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October 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025
AI
Agent Experience and the Future of Web Development
Netlify CEO, known for coining the term Jamstack, explains Agent Experience and how AI is changing web development.
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September 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025
AI
Patrick Debois on DevOps, AI, and the Future of Engineering
The 'godfather of DevOps' on what we can learn from DevOps as AI transforms engineering, how developer roles are shifting, and why good engineering practices are more important than ever.
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August 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025
AI
Developer Experience in the Age of AI with Chris Westerhold
From the role of developer changing and tooling chaos to pragmatic approach to AI , Chris shares candid insights on how engineering leaders should rethink their AI strategy.
Listen
July 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025
AI
Augmenting Engineers with AI at Shopify
Daniel, Director of Engineering at Shopify, shares what Augmented Engineering means, how AI is transforming developer experience, and how managers and ICs alike can adapt.
Listen
June 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
AI
Developer Experience and AI in GovTech with Tracy Bannon from MITRE
Seasoned technologist discusses the role of software engineering, developer experience and AI in government tech.
Listen
February 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
Tools
Python for organizations with Josh Cannon from Anthropic
Ankit speaks with Josh Cannon from Anthropic about the evolution and current state of Python, including its use in monorepos, the role of Pants, and challenges faced at scale.
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December 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2024
Tools
The Hidden Cost of Bazel with Alex Eagle from Aspect Build
In this episode of the Hangar DX podcast, Ankit Jain and Alex Eagle discuss the challenges of migrating to Bazel, quantifying its value, and how to maintain a healthy build system.
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September 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
Tools
Design Systems with Netlify
Kaelig speaks about the intricacies of developer experience (DevEx) and design systems, comparing the dynamics in large organizations like Shopify to smaller ones like Netlify.
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July 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024
Tools
Scaling productivity with Service Runtimes at Confluent
Cody Ray, from Confluent, discusses the evolution of developer productivity and platform engineering at Confluent. He also shares how his team has grown and the scaling challenges they faced.
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June 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
Tools
Managing Developer Ownership at Yelp
Kent Wills, Head of Developer Productivity at Yelp, discusses engineering effectiveness and ownership at Yelp as well as the challenges they faced with a monolithic codebase.
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May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
Tools
Scaling TypeScript with Bazel at Asana with Eric Rafalovsky
In this conversation, Eric from Asana discusses the importance of understanding the product engineer experience and the value of shadowing them to identify pain points.
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Guests
Yegor Denisov-Blanch
Researcher
Angie Jones
VP of Engineering, AI Tools & Enablement
Moritz Beller
Software Engineering Researcher
Annie Vella
Distinguished Engineer
Matt Biilmann
CEO and co-founder
Shahab Malik
UX Researcher
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