Matteo shares his journey from backend engineering to architecting a leading generative media platform. The conversation dives deep into:

• The "Two-Way Door" Framework: How to decide between building a quick MVP and a long-term scalable solution.
• Latency-Sensitive AI: The infrastructure challenges of serving audio and video models with millisecond precision.
• Backend vs. Infra: Matteo’s "controversial" take on what backend engineering really means in a startup environment.
• The Future of Coding: Why computer science fundamentals are more important than ever in the age of AI-assisted development.

Whether you're an engineer looking to transition into platform roles or curious about the "how" behind generative AI platforms, this episode is packed with practical architectural insights.

In this episode of Making Software, Carla talks with Bobby Tiernay, Principal Architect at Auth0, about the messy, exciting, and risky reality of building with AI. Bobby breaks down the evolution of "Vibe Coding"—using AI to prototype via intuition—and why the industry must shift toward Spec Coding to ensure long-term stability and security.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Vibe Coding Phenomenon: Why prototyping with AI feels like magic, but lacks the rigor of enterprise software.
• Security for AI Agents: How to avoid "YOLO mode" and implement sandboxing to protect your network and data.
• The Model Context Protocol (MCP): Using standard protocols to bridge the gap between AI and your local environment safely.
• The Future of the Engineer: Why being a "Master Communicator" is becoming more important than being a master of syntax.
• Building the "Right Thing": How AI can help reverse-engineer requirements and create better specifications.

In this episode of Making Software, Raghd Hamzeh (Senior Software Engineer at Okta and OpenFGA maintainer) breaks down how to balance community requests with platform health.

What you’ll learn in this video:

• The Shift in Mindset: How your engineering process changes when your "users" are also engineers.
• Consistency vs. Idiomatic Code: Should a Ruby SDK look like a Go SDK, or should it feel native to the language?
• Handling Breaking Changes: Why saying "no" to a feature request can actually save your platform’s health.
• The Power of Automation: How to manage multiple languages and open-source contributions without losing your mind.

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In this episode, we discuss why DevRel is a bridge between engineering, product, and the community, how to help product teams prioritize developer feedback and much more!

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