Diary of a CTO — hosted by Himanshu Saxena
A Podcast for Tech Leaders & Builders

Real stories.
Honest lessons.
From the CTO Chair.

Unfiltered conversations with the engineering leaders building, scaling, and breaking the systems behind today's most ambitious companies.

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AI & Engineering
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Nathen Harvey
DORA Research Lead · Google Cloud
DORA Metrics Secrets Every Engineering Leader Should Know
AI & EngineeringDORA metricsdeveloper experienceAI in delivery
HP
Hunter Powers
Tech Veteran · Engineering Leadership
AI and Career Growth — An Insider's View
AI & EngineeringAI in software devcoding to leadershipcareer strategy
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Anton Zaides
Director of Engineering · Taranis
Ag-Tech Engineering — Game Dev, Leadership & AI
AI & Engineeringag-techAI and droneshybrid team management
Platform & Scale
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Alper
Head of Platform Engineering · Choco, Berlin
Cost Capitalisation and Platform Engineering
Platform & Scaleplatform engineeringcost optimisationdeveloper experience
PB
Pranabjyoti Bordoloi
AVP Engineering · Junglee Games
Gaming Engineering: Speed, Quality, and Scale Explained
Platform & Scalereal-money gamingtraffic scaleAI in gaming
Leadership Transitions
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Daniel
Head of Engineering Delivery · Valocity
How a QA Became an Engineering Leader
Leadership TransitionsQA to leadershipmanaging managersremote culture
Team Culture & Performance
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Toshita Pandey
Engineering Leader · Startups & MNCs
How Engineering Leaders Manage Between Urgent and Important
Team Culture & Performanceprioritisationpressure managementstartup culture
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Shalabh Aggarwal
CTO · CredFlow
How to Create High-Performing & Self-Organising Engineering Teams
Team Culture & Performanceself-organising teamsautonomous engineeringbusiness alignment
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Shira Haddad
Engineering Leader · Health Tech & Maritime
Boost Team Productivity Without Increasing Headcount
Team Culture & Performancedistributed teamsheadcount constraintsstrategic planning
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Sundi Myint
Software Engineering Manager · Cars Commerce
Building Trust in Engineering Teams
Team Culture & Performancetrust buildingremote communicationengineer empowerment
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Brad Taylor
Former CTO · Nursa | Tech Consultant (Health & Climate)
Team Health and Tech Leadership
Team Culture & Performanceteam healthtech stack decisionsAI integration
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Mitch Pirtle
CTO & Co-founder · RevDoc | Joomla
Building 10x Engineering Teams
Team Culture & Performance10x teamsopen source leadershipAI in engineering management
Strategy & Business
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Shailesh Hegde
CEO · Hubilo
How CEOs and CTOs Can Align on Reporting & Decision-Making
Strategy & BusinessCEO-CTO dynamicsreporting structurestechnical debt
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Dhanush Hetti
Engineering Leader · US & SE Asian Startups (20+ yrs)
Align, Build, Capitalise — Cost Capitalisation and Engineering Management
Strategy & Businesscost capitalisationengineering fundamentalsflow tracking
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Nathan Dench
Engineering Leader · ProcurePro
Engineering Long-Term Productivity
Strategy & Businesslong-term productivitystartup engineeringsmall team structure
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Sebastiano Armeli
Director of Engineering · Upwork (ex-Snapchat, PayPal, Pinterest)
How Can Engineering Get a Seat at the Business Table?
Strategy & Businessbusiness-engineering alignmentKPIsglobal engineering career
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Shreyas Balakrishna
Engineering Manager · Culture Amp, Melbourne
Engineering Management & Culture Beyond the ZIRP Era
Strategy & Businesspost-ZIRP engineeringpsychological safetyfeedback culture