Going to Production

Going to Production

Going to Production is the podcast where technical leaders get real about the complexities of shipping software. Hosted by Wael and David, each episode features honest conversations with VPs of Engineering, CTOs, and seasoned technical decision makers who share the unvarnished truth about what it really takes to get code from development to production. What You'll Discover This isn't another podcast about the latest frameworks or theoretical best practices. We dive deep into the messy realities that every technical leader faces: the trade-offs that keep you up at night, the production incidents that teach hard lessons, and the organizational challenges that textbooks don't prepare you for. Our guests share real stories from the trenches—the moments when "it works on my machine" meets the harsh reality of production environments, scaling challenges, team dynamics, and the pressure to deliver reliable software under tight deadlines. Who This Is For Going to Production is designed for technical decision makers who need more than surface-level advice. Whether you're a VP of Engineering navigating organizational complexity, a technical lead managing production systems, or an engineering manager balancing technical debt with feature delivery, you'll find actionable insights from leaders who've been where you are. The Format Each series focuses on a broad topic critical to production success, explored across multiple episodes with different perspectives and real-world case studies. From deployment strategies and incident response to team scaling and technical decision-making under pressure, we cover the full spectrum of challenges that define modern software delivery. Join us for conversations that matter—where technical leaders share what they've learned, what they wish they'd known, and what really works when the stakes are high.

Episodes

October 16, 2025
If the problems are predictable and the solutions are known, why do brilliant engineers keep building systems that fall apart?

In this season finale, David Dieruf and Wael Rabadi tackle the most human question in software development. It's not about incompetence – these are smart, experienced engineers who understand best practices. So what's really going wrong?

The answer will surprise you: context starvation. W...

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You wouldn't build a house without blueprints. So why are you modernizing software without one?

Episode 3 is where the rubber meets the road. After diagnosing platform multiplication and Conway's Law chaos, David Dieruf and Wael Rabadi finally reveal the cure: a methodology that brings order to organizational madness.

Picture this: You're about to renovate your dream home. Do you immediately call contractors and ...

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September 18, 2025
Your team structure IS your software architecture – whether you planned it that way or not.

In Episode 2, David Dieruf and Wael Rabadi dive deep into Conway's Law, the invisible force shaping every system you build. Think it's just an academic concept? Think again. This episode reveals how the way your teams talk (or don't talk) directly creates the integration nightmares, data silos, and architectural headaches y...

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Ever wonder why your company has five different cloud accounts, three CI/CD pipelines, and teams building the exact same authentication system?

Welcome to the Platform Multiplication Problem – the hidden epidemic plaguing modern enterprises. In this eye-opening first episode of Going to Production, hosts David Dieruf and Wael Rabadi expose why well-intentioned engineering teams keep recreating the wheel, burning b...

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