About this podcast
Welcome to Tilt Engineering, the podcast that brings you inside Tilt's dynamic engineering world. Designed for curious problem-solvers and passionate technologists, we share our journey of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Each episode aligns with the content pillars of our engineering blog:
Technical Deep Dives: Explore complex technical challenges we've faced and the solutions we've developed, enriched with practical examples, code snippets, and real-world applications.
Engineering Culture and Team Spotlights: Get to know the people behind the code. We spotlight team members, share our unique practices, and reveal how we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment.
Innovation and Problem Solving: Delve into our innovative approaches, from leveraging AI to implementing zero-downtime deployments, and learn about our decision-making processes and methodologies.
Career Growth and Learning: Hear stories of personal and professional growth within our team, and gain insights into career development opportunities in the tech industry.
Our goal is to inspire and inform software professionals who value continuous learning and impactful work. We believe in transparency and sharing not just our successes but also the lessons learned from our challenges.
Join us as we engage with members from team. Whether you're feeling stagnant in your current role or simply eager to learn more about cutting-edge engineering practices, Tilt Engineering offers valuable perspectives to help you grow and make a significant impact.
Ready to dive in? Tune in to stay informed, inspired, and connected. And if a topic sparks your interest, we invite you to reach out and continue the conversation—perhaps even explore opportunities to grow with us at Tilt.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 28 episodes
- (AI Gen) Going Cold Turkey · 21 min · Episode 27What happens when the Claude bill stops being subsidised? One Tilt engineer went cold turkey for a week, swapped Claude for an open-weight model running on his own laptop, and…
- (AI Gen) The Weak EM Will Become An NPC · 20 min · Episode 26AI is quietly turning some engineering managers into NPCs: useful, always available, and out of the plot the moment a real decision is needed. AI doesn't make EMs less necessary…
- (AI Gen) Teaching AI to Read the Room: How We Built an Automated Incident Classifier · 21 min · Episode 25After 18 months and ~800 incidents, our Rootly classification fields were mostly empty, no one fills in six drop downs at 2am. This post walks through how Tilt built an automated…
- (AI Gen) Adventures in the Modern Monolith: How do you keep a secret at Tilt? · 23 min · Episode 24When 50+ Azure App Service instances restart simultaneously and all reach for the same Key Vault, things break. This post walks through how Tilt built TiltSecret, a lazy-loading…
- (AI Gen) AI DevOps: Building Intelligent Incident Response Systems · 14 min · Episode 23On-call shouldn’t start with archaeology. This post shows how to build an AI-powered incident response workflow that triggers on alert, pulls the runbook, generates and runs KQL…
- (AI Gen) Entropy Resistance · 9 min · Episode 22Tech has no shortage of meetings, but the 1:1 might be the last one where the truth still shows up. This piece is about protecting that space from sliding into performance…
- (AI Gen) Set Your AI Up for Success: How BDD Tickets Drive Quality Outcomes · 2 min · Episode 21Your AI is only as good as the ticket you hand it. We dig into how vague requirements sabotage both humans and machines, why Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) acceptance…
- (AI Gen) How We Built a Context-Aware Review Bot That Transformed Our Code Reviews · 2 min · Episode 20Tilt (formerly Empower Finance) developed a context-aware review bot using Augment Code's context engine to transform code quality and velocity on its fintech platform. By…
- (AI Gen) Beyond the Purchase Order: How We Actually Made AI Work for Engineering · 5 min · Episode 19Most companies think buying an AI tool is the hard part, but the real challenge is building the scaffolding that makes it useful. At Tilt, adoption only worked once engineers…
- (AI Gen) C# String Performance Considerations · 11 min · Episode 18In the era of blazing fast compute and memory it’s easy for the performance characteristics of System objects to feel like a thing of the past. However scale in the end, can…
- (AI Gen) Rapid-Fire iOS Releases · 12 min · Episode 17At Empower(Tilt), a data-driven fintech startup, our lifeblood is understanding our users and how they interact with our products. To do that effectively, we need to get new…
- (AI Gen) Removing Foreign Key Constraints against Hot Tables · 12 min · Episode 16A seemingly simple FK constraint drop turned into a high-stakes locking issue that threatened database stability. This post dives into the surprising chain reaction between two…
- (AI Gen) Embracing AI at Empower: Beyond Code Generation · 12 min · Episode 15Empower's engineering team is redefining what it means to use "the best tools" in a world where AI isn’t just a novelty, but a game changer. In his latest post, James Garrett…
- (AI Gen) EF Core N+1 Problem: Diagnosis and Solutions · 16 min · Episode 14Paul Gradie reveals how the notorious N+1 problem in EF Core—where seemingly simple data retrieval turns into a series of inefficient database trips—can be the hidden culprit…
- (AI Gen) Building Bonds Beyond the Screen · 14 min · Episode 13Onsites are crucial for remote teams to build strong bonds and a thriving company culture. While remote work offers flexibility and efficiency, in-person gatherings provide…
- (AI Gen) Managing Disagreements as a Software Developer: Lessons from Think Again · 20 min · Episode 12Disagreements are a natural part of the software development process, whether you're debating architectural decisions, choosing the right tools, or prioritizing features…
- (AI Gen) How to Interview Your Interviewer: Finding the Right Culture Fit for You · 20 min · Episode 11Finding the right engineering job goes beyond matching your technical skillset—it’s about creating a balance between your professional ambitions and personal lifestyle. As James…
- (AI Gen) Building Trust in Remote Teams · 17 min · Episode 10Drawing parallels between online gaming and modern work environments, this blog explores the challenges of fostering trust and collaboration in virtual teams. Discover actionable…
- (AI Gen) Technical Debt, Quality, and Trade-offs: Striking the Right Balance · 18 min · Episode 9Struggling to balance speed, quality, and technical debt in your software projects? Discover actionable strategies to manage trade-offs, prioritize critical decisions, and…
- (AI Gen) INT → BIGINT, a SQL Story · 10 min · Episode 8Running out of range on a primary key in SQL Server is a ticking time bomb, especially for high-traffic production tables. This article dives deep into the process of migrating a…
