We’ve been doing Software Development and Architecture work for a while at Snowpal, and currently have several B2B and B2C products in production. In this podcast, we’ll share our experiences on a regular basis to help you & your teams build great software. The topics covered in this podcast will include Product Management, Project Management, Architecture, Development, Deployment, Security, Release Management, Sales, Marketing, Advertising, and just about everything else an ambitious, fast ...
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Welcome to The AI Native Developer, hosted by Guy Podjarny and Simon Maple. Join us as we explore and help shape the future of software development through the lens of AI. In this new paradigm of AI Native Software Development, we delve into how AI is transforming the way we build software, from tools and practices to the very structure of development teams. Our target audience includes developers and development leaders eager to stay ahead of the curve. If you're passionate about the future ...
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What Developers Need To Know About Agents Before 2026
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47:272025 changed what it means to be a developer. And 2026 is about to change even more. This Tessl episode brings a year-end reflection on how agents reshaped software development and what developers need to unlearn next, featuring Reuven Cohen, Founder of the Agentic Foundation, Maor Shlomo, Founder of Base44, and Maksim Shaposhnikov, Technical Membe…
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The Hidden Moat in Institutional Research (feat. Greg Irwin)
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1:37:41In this conversation, Greg Irwin, co-founder of BWG Global, discusses the role of his company in providing fundamental research for institutional investors. He emphasizes the importance of community and networking in the tech industry, the logistics of organizing expert discussions, and the balance between art and science in research methodologies.…
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You Can’t Debug the Stock Market (feat. Dr. Adam Link)
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50:52In this episode of the Snowpal podcast, Dr. Adam Link, founder of Fireweed Capital, shares his unique journey from software engineering to wealth management. He discusses common financial mistakes engineers make, the differences between active and passive investment strategies, and the importance of personality in financial decision-making. Dr. Lin…
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Why Faster AI Development Often Increases Rework | Cian Clarke
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54:44Vibe coding is only good at creating a sense of progress for devs. In this episode of AI Native Dev, Cian Clarke, head of AI at Nearform, joins Simon Maple to talk about BMAD, their spec-driven approach that prioritizes clarity before code over prompt first development. They also get into: • speed upfront vs. maintainability over time • why senior …
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AI Writes Code, Engineers Build Systems (feat. Ran Aroussi)
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1:00:08In this conversation, Krish Palaniappan interviews Ran Aroussi, founder of AutoMaze, discussing the transformative impact of AI on software development and the training of junior developers. Ran shares insights on how AI tools are reshaping coding practices, the importance of understanding software architecture over syntax, and the evolving role of…
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Micron Technology: From Memory Commodity to AI Infrastructure Powerhouse
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28:59Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is often described as a memory and storage company—but that label significantly understates what the company has become. While memory has historically been viewed as a commodity business, Micron’s recent performance and strategic positioning suggest a very different story.…
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Building an AI Agent in 100 Lines of Code | Yaniv Aknin
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43:22Before you add context, understand the context that’s already there. In this episode, Yaniv Aknin, founding engineer at Tessl, explains the built in instructions that precede every user prompt, and why acknowledging that hidden layer is critical. On the docket: • why tool design matters more than raw reasoning ability • how Codex does more with few…
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Can AI Save the Planet Without Burning It?
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1:00:44In this conversation, Josh Dorfman, CEO of Supercool, discusses the intersection of climate innovations and AI technologies. He explains the importance of understanding carbon emissions and the collective responsibility of individuals and nations in reducing them. The dialogue explores the hypocrisy often found in climate discussions, particularly …
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How New Libraries Saw a 50% Improvement | Maria Gorinova
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41:37We’re holding probabilistic systems to deterministic standards. In this episode of AI Native Dev, Simon Maple talks with Maria Gorinova, Member of Technical Staff at Tessl, about the mismatch between how developers expect software to behave, and how agents actually do. • how structured context improves abstraction use • why agent reliability can on…
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Agent Experience Is the New Developer Experience | Sean Roberts
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30:42Your codebase already has AI contributors. If they don’t understand it, that’s on you. In this segment from AI Native DevCon, Sean Roberts, VP of Applied AI at Netlify, explains why agent experience is, in fact, an extension of developer experience. He also shares: why hallucinations are what inference looks like when context is missing. why knowle…
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What Holds Devs Back From Multi-Agent Thinking | Guy Podjarny
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33:57LLMs don’t get smarter when you dump everything into context, they get distracted. At AI-Native DevCon, Guy Podjarny unpacks the evolution of AI augmented development, and how devs can get the most from current tools. On the docket: • how to help agents close the capability-reliability gap • why 'context engineering is basically the same as specs.'…
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The AI Cycle Wall Street Can’t Ignore
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17:09In this conversation, Krish Palaniappan discusses the risks associated with investments in the current market, particularly focusing on the potential for solid investments to weaken and the implications this could have on the broader ecosystem. He raises concerns about the expectations of the investment community and explores the use of AI tools to…
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The Hidden Cost of Young Adults’ Debt
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15:08In this podcast, Krish Palaniappan discusses the alarming levels of debt among young adults, particularly focusing on student loans and car loans. He reflects on the financial decisions made by this demographic, often influenced by societal expectations regarding education and career paths. The conversation emphasizes the importance of financial aw…
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The Hidden Vulnerabilities Behind AI Code | René Brandel
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1:01:44If software can improve autonomously, why shouldn’t security? On this episode of AI Native Dev, René Brandel, founder and CEO of Casco, explores how upfront specs enable reliable agent generated software, and how that same discipline drives Casco’s autonomous, continuously improving security. On the docket: • how small teams with self-improving age…
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What Developers Can Build Next With AI
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1:09:54In this compilation, Simon Maple brings together Baruch Sadogursky (TuxCare), Liran Tal (Snyk), Alex Gavrilescu (Greentube), and Josh Long (Broadcom) to break down where AI-assisted development fails, and what teams must do to keep it reliable. On the docket: • why spec-compiled tests must come before letting AI generate code • the uncertainty arou…
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70% Auto-Generated Code: The Future of Software Teams (feat. Clive Dsouza)
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37:33Clive Dsouza brings over 16 years of experience in IT, including significant contributions at major retail companies like Target and Lowe’s. He introduces the concept of real-time server-driven web components, highlighting the current landscape where most e-commerce sites, such as Amazon, utilize static components to display product recommendations…
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The New Normal: Data Breaches and Business Resilience (feat. Richa Kaul)
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1:01:06In this conversation, Richa Kaul, CEO of Complyance, discusses the importance of data privacy and compliance in today’s business landscape. She emphasizes the necessity of investing in proactive compliance to prevent future costs associated with data breaches and regulatory fines. The discussion also touches on the evolving perceptions of trust…
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Entrepreneurship: Lower Barriers in the AI Era (feat. Brian Samson)
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1:04:47In this episode of the Snowpal podcast, Krish Palaniappan speaks with Brian Samson, founder of Plugg Technologies, about the evolving landscape of remote work, particularly in the context of nearshoring and offshoring. Brian shares insights on the benefits of hiring talent from Latin America, the cultural nuances that affect remote collaborat…
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Claude, TypingMind, AMP & MCP Servers: The Future Dev
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53:24How do you give an agent the same visibility a human developer has, without giving it full control? Alan Pope, Senior Developer Advocate at Tessl, explains how Model Context Protocols (MCPs) give AI agents structured access to dev environments, enabling tools like Claude Code and TypingMind to read, build, and execute safely under human oversight. …
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AI Agents Beyond Context Limits | Maksim Shaposhnikov
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58:26Bots follow scripts. Assistants wait for your commands. Agents act autonomously. Maksim Shaposhnikov, AI Research Engineer at Tessl, joins Simon Maple to unpack the capabilities of AI coding agents, including how developers can test and trust the code they generate. On the docket: • how sub-agents operate independently, maintaining their own contex…
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Instant PR Feedback Without leaving GitHub | Merrill Lutsky on Graphite
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47:00As AI outpaces human review, latency compounds. On AI Native Dev, Graphite co-founder and CEO, Merrill Lutsky joins Guy Podjarny to explore how stack aware reviews remove friction and accelerate AI-native development. They also get into: • how Graphite’s architecture ensures traceability across AI generated commits • what engineering velocity means…
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AI-First Project Management for Developers | Alex Gavrilescu on Backlog.md
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46:08Even the smartest AI agent starts as a blank slate. Alexandru Gavrilescu, creator of Backlog.md, and Simon Maple explore how to give AI the right context and specifications so it can deliver like a human teammate, and sometimes faster. On the docket: • why humans still matter for review, but AI can accelerate work beyond traditional sprints • the r…
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Redefining Developer Workflows in the AI Era with MCP | Steve Manuel
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50:50De către Tessl
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How Slack AI Agents Accelerate Dev Productivity | Samuel Messing
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52:53AI only becomes effective in workflows when it speaks the language of the enterprise. In this episode of AI Native Dev, Simon Maple sits down with Samuel Messing, VP of Engineering for Search and AI at Slack, to explore how they are tackling one of AI’s toughest challenges: managing enterprise context at scale for 80% of the Fortune 100. On the doc…
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Can Agentic Engineering Really Deliver Enterprise-Grade Code? | Reuven Cohen
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1:02:21What makes 2025 the “Year of the Agent”? In this episode of AI Native Dev, Simon Maple joined Reuven Cohen, founder of the Agentics Foundation and creator of Claude Flow, to explore how agentic engineering went from a fringe experiment to a movement reshaping how developers build software. On the docket: • what makes “agentic engineering” a new pro…
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AI, Stories, and the Future of Human Experience (feat. Andy Sitison)
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52:03In this episode, Krish Palaniappan speaks with Andy Sitison, CEO of ShareMoreStories, a technology expert focused on enhancing human experience through storytelling and AI. They discuss the importance of understanding human emotions in business, the process of collecting and analyzing stories, and the role of trust in obtaining authentic feedback. …
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Revolutionising Spec-Driven Development with Tessl’s Framework & Registry
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37:53Devs spend more time fixing agent mistakes than shipping features. On this episode of AI Native Dev, Guy Podjarny, founder & CEO at Tessl, and Simon Maple, Head of Developer Relations, announce two new products, the Tessl Framework and the Tessl Spec Registry, built to make specs the source of truth, keeping agents aligned with intent and code depe…
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Price Targets vs Reality: Lessons for Traders and Investors
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31:44In this podcast episode, Krish Palaniappan discusses the concept of price targets for securities, their reliability, and how they can influence investment decisions. He explores the differences between long-term and short-term investment strategies, the biases that can affect price targets, and the importance of careful analysis when making investm…
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The Man Behind World’s Largest Dev Con | Stephan & Devoxx
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1:04:37Stephan Janssen, the mind behind Devoxx, calls this moment the “renaissance of development” and explains why AI-native workflows are rewriting what’s possible. On the docket: • how vibe coding cut months of setup and build into days • why “spec to code” loops beat pure prompting every time • what juniors gain from a universal AI tutor • why agents …
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From Pilots to Productivity: Making AI Work for Every Organization (feat. Jim Spignardo)
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1:10:06In this episode, Krish Palaniappan interviews Jim Spignardo, the Director of Cloud Strategy and AI Enablement at ProArch. They discuss the evolving landscape of AI adoption, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses, and the challenges these organizations face in implementing AI technologies. Jim shares insights on the importance of unders…
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Is Your Team Ready for AI-Driven Modernization? | Birgitta Böckeler
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56:50What does it mean to be a developer when AI writes most of the code? On this episode of AI Native Dev, Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at ThoughtWorks, joins Simon Maple to unpack how AI is changing legacy migrations, and why the real value comes from pairing LLMs with proven software engineering practices. They also get into: • why “AI a…
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Can AI Really Build Enterprise-Grade Software? | Maor Shlomo & Base44
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55:39AI coding is great for demos, but can it handle production apps? On this episode of AI Native Dev, Maor Shlomo, founder of Base44, joins Guy Podjarny to share how he built one of the first “batteries-included” AI app builders and what it reveals about building real software in the age of LLMs. They dive into: • why less complexity helps LLMs perfor…
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Mastering Your Career: The Business of You (feat. Marnie Stockman & Nick Coniglio)
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53:01In this engaging conversation, Krish Palaniappan speaks with Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio, co-authors of The Business of You. They discuss the importance of personal development, the iterative process of writing a book, and the role of AI in the writing landscape. The authors emphasize the need for individuals to take charge of their own …
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[Paid Course] Snowpal Education: 36 Ways AI Is Rewriting Work as We Know It
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4:55The End of Work (as you knew it). You are not ready for what AI is about to do to your job. This course can serve as a field guide to the AI Era. What if everything you thought you knew about work, teams, and learning was about to be rewritten—almost overnight? From solo developers building billion-dollar startups to non-coders shipping software in…
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Transforming Dev Practices with Kiro’s Spec-Driven Tools | Nikhil and Richard
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1:09:32Rapid prototyping is fun, but maintaining it? Not so much. In this episode, Simon Maple is joined by Nikhil Swaminathan, Head of Product and Richard Threlkeld, Principal Engineer at Kiro IDE (AWS), to discuss how spec-driven development moves the focus from writing code to understanding and communicating system behavior, building software that is e…
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Sales: The most misunderstood function in business (feat. John Betancourt)
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1:01:29In this conversation, Krish Palaniappan and John Betancourt, CEO of Humantelligence, delve into the complexities of sales, often regarded as the most misunderstood function in business. They discuss the importance of integrating sales strategies early in product development, the challenges of handling rejection, and the necessity of market research…
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Transforming Debugging and Root Cause Detection with Sentry | David Cramer
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50:01On this episode of AI Native Dev, David Cramer, co-founder of Sentry, joins Guy Podjarny to talk about what it really takes to ship faster with LLMs built into the workflow, and why over 4 million devs rely on Sentry to do it right. On the docket: • how Sentry’s moat is built on deeply interconnected app data • why David prefers Cursor over Claude …
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Why Tracking AI Usage Drives Better Results | Justin Reock & DX
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51:51With AI adoption surging across orgs, Justin Reock, CTO at DX, joins Simon Maple to break down the difference between meaningful integration and just chasing trends. They also get into: • two levers of velocity: quality and maintainability. • why measuring real AI impact starts with knowing who’s using it and how • how AI supercharges developer pro…
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From Gut Feel to Guided Intelligence: Reinventing Talent and Sales with AI (feat. John Betancourt)
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43:20In this conversation, John Betancourt, CEO of Humantelligence, discusses the transformative impact of AI on talent management, leadership development, and coaching. He highlights the challenges faced in these areas before the advent of AI, including the limitations of psychometric assessments and the exclusivity of coaching for top executives. Juan…
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What Next Gen AI Infra, Voice and Video Looks Like | Datadog, Eleven Labs and Synthesia
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34:29In this compilation, Olivier Pomel (Datadog), Mati Staniszewski (ElevenLabs), and Victor Riparbelli (Synthesia) join Guy Podjarny to unpack what it takes to build category defining products in the AI native era. On the docket: • why root cause detection felt like sci-fi a few years ago, and what’s changed • the early challenges ElevenLabs faced as …
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What If Fixing Code Wasn’t Your Job Anymore? | Jonathan Schneider & Moderne
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36:37Jonathan Schneider, co-founder and CEO of Moderne, joins Simon Maple to share how real engineering teams are using Moderne’s rewrite engine to reduce technical debt at the source, and drive org-wide transformation. On the docket: the hard limit LLMs can’t scale past why OpenRewrite uses a declarative framework the real challenge: accessing the comp…
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NASDAQ’s Spring Rally: A 3.5-Month Climb Through Volatility and AI Hype
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26:37In this podcast, Krish Palaniappan discusses the recent performance of the NASDAQ, analyzing market trends, volatility, and the impact of AI on trading. He provides insights into historical comparisons, daily fluctuations, and potential investment opportunities, while also addressing the current market sentiment and future predictions.…
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Why AI Coding Agents Are Here To Stay | Patrick Debois
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48:57Patrick Debois, the mind behind “DevOps,” joins Simon Maple to unpack the system-level shifts AI is driving across software engineering, drawn from what he saw firsthand at the AI Engineer’s World Fair. They also get into: • how inconsistent codebases confuse AI • why running agents locally is becoming obsolete • inside OpenAI’s concept of “model s…
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Coding with AI: A Take on the Future of Software Development (feat. Mike Rispoli)
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1:56:34In this podcast episode, Krish Palaniappan and Mike Rispoli, CTO of Cause of a Kind, discuss the transformative impact of AI on software development. They explore how AI tools have evolved, the balance between human intellect and AI capabilities, and the changing dynamics of development teams. The conversation emphasizes the importance of problem-s…
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The Graph Layer Behind NASA’s Breakthroughs | Michael Hunger
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36:24Michael Hunger of Neo4j, joins Simon Maple to unpack how graph databases inject structure, intent, and traceability into modern AI systems. On the docket: why relationships in data encode intent the black-box problem in vector based RAG why devs should build their own MCP server AI Native Dev, powered by Tessl and our global dev community, is your …
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Sales with Marketing: Building Real Growth Through Strategy and Trust (feat. Ryan Caracciolo)
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1:23:16In this episode, Krish Palaniappan speaks with Ryan Caracciolo, founder of Striventa and Hyperdrive, about the intersection of sales and marketing and how to drive business growth. They discuss the importance of building relationships, understanding the sales funnel, and the role of inbound marketing. Ryan emphasizes the need for consistency in out…
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Uber vs Tesla: Compare/Contrast
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48:55In this podcast episode, Krish Palaniappan discusses the evolving landscape of finance and technology, focusing on the business models of Tesla and Uber. He explores Tesla's expansion into Robotaxis and its implications for Uber's ride-hailing services. The conversation delves into market performance, sales analysis, and the competitive edge provid…
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Mastering Day Trading: Timing and Strategy
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27:50In this podcast, Krish Palaniappan discusses the intricacies of day trading, focusing on the importance of timing, market fluctuations, and the analysis of trading data. He emphasizes the risks involved in trading and provides insights into how traders can interpret market movements to make informed decisions. Through case studies of specific stock…
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The Missing Gap In Workflows For AI Devs | Baruch Sadogursky
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49:00Baruch Sadogursky, Head of Developer Relations at TuxCare, joins Simon Maple to explore why automated integrity needs to be built in before we rely on AI outputs. On the docket: the difference between specs and tests why PMs sidelined specs the "intent-integrity gap" between human goals and LLM outputs the non-determinism of LLMs as a feature, not …
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Conversational AI (feat. Peter Swimm)
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1:25:23In this conversation, Krish Palaniappan and Peter Swimm, Founder of ToilVille, explore the evolving landscape of conversational AI and its implications for business, creativity, and society. They discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, particularly in the context of team dynamics, productivity, and the future of work. The conversa…
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