Google SRE Prodcast

Latest Episodes:

There Remains a Huge Amount of Work to Do, with Healfdene Goguen Sep 11, 2024

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In this episode, Healfdene Goguen (Principal Engineer, Google) joins hosts Steve McGhee and Jordan Greenberg to discuss the vast amount of work to be done by SREs, and the fascinating challenges to tackle with clear real-world implications. It's a truly exciting time to be an SRE at Google!

SRE, a Basis of Influence, with Amy Tobey & Vladyslav Ukis Sep 04, 2024

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In this season of Google Prodcast, current and former SREs, both within and outside of Google, chat with hosts Steve McGhee and Jordan Greenberg to discuss software systems designed and built by SREs.

For "episode zero", guests Amy Tobey (Live Services SRE, Netflix) and Dr. Vladyslav Ukis (Head of R&D, Siemens Healthineers, Author of "Establishing SRE Foundations") will set the stage for the season with a lively discussion about what Software Engineering means to Site Reliability Engineering.

Life of An SRE: Life after Google SRE, with Carla Geisser, Cody Smith, and Laura Nolan Nov 07, 2023

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Former Google SREs, or "Xooglers", talk with hosts MP and Steve McGhee about site reliability engineering outside of Google. What's the difference in scale? What skills are generally valuable? And why can't you build "SRE in a box" that jump-starts pretty much any organization?

Join Carla Geisser, Cody Smith, and Laura Nolan in their lively conversation about what SRE skills and knowledge they have found useful in roles outside of Google.

Life of An SRE with Sabrina Farmer Oct 31, 2023

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Sabrina Farmer, VP of Engineering at Google, talks about her career journey through Site Reliability Engineering. What does management mean? What's involved in being an effective manager? and what's a feasibility study? Hear some great advice on how to get what you expect out of a role, wherever on the ladder it is.

Life of An SRE with Dave Reisner Oct 17, 2023

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Dave Reisner talks about his path to Staff SRE, from ArchLinux contributor through DevOps to software engineer. This episode emphasizes the value of strong mentoring and manager relationships, and the challenges of work-life balance.

Life of an SRE with Stephen Benjamin Oct 10, 2023

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Explore the role and responsibilities of an SRE manager with Stephen Benjamin.

Life of An SRE with Jessica Theodat Oct 03, 2023

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Explore the role and responsibilities of a Senior SRE with Jessica Theodat, as she discusses life-work balance, the value of mentoring, and being a Black woman in SRE.

Life of An SRE with Shannon Brady and Theo Klein Sep 26, 2023

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Explore the career path of SREs Shannon Brady and Theo Klein as they discusses their paths to Site Reliability Engineering and finding their areas of expertise.

Life of An SRE with Mariuxi Vasconez and Julian Alarcon Sep 19, 2023

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In this episode, Mariuxi and Julian discuss their paths to SRE: what drew them initially to SRE, and what motivates them to continue developing skills

Life of An SRE Episode 1: Tom Cranitch and Megan Yin Sep 12, 2023

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How does one become an SRE? And what's the career like? In this episode, Tom and Megan discuss their path to SRE.