The Pragmatic Engineer

Gergely Orosz spent years as an engineering manager at Uber and before that held senior roles at Microsoft and Skype. His newsletter, The Pragmatic Engineer, became one of the most widely read publications in tech, and the podcast extends that same no-nonsense approach into long-form audio conversations. Launched in 2024, the show already has about 50 episodes and a devoted following. The format is simple: Orosz sits down with experienced engineers and engineering leaders for conversations that regularly stretch past an hour — sometimes close to three. Recent episodes have covered Kotlin's design philosophy, how AWS built S3 at scale, engineering culture at Google and Netflix, and the real impact of AI tools on day-to-day coding work. Orosz brings genuine curiosity and enough technical depth to ask follow-up questions that surface details you will not hear elsewhere. What makes this podcast particularly valuable is Orosz's perspective as someone who has actually done the work he asks about. When a guest talks about scaling a team from 10 to 100 engineers, Orosz can speak from experience. When someone describes a gnarly production incident, he knows the right questions to ask. The show carries a 4.9 star rating from 76 reviews, and listeners consistently praise the caliber of guests and the depth of discussion. It is newer than some shows on this list, but it has already earned its spot among the best.