Great Backend Engineering (GBE)

Ready to dive into the future of software? AI engineering is not just a buzzword—it's the new frontier! In our latest episode, we uncover what it truly means to build production-ready AI systems. Key takeaway 90% of AI engineering still relies on core software engineering principles. Have you started your AI journey yet? Share your experiences in the comments! Bootcamp: https://masteringbacken...

Luciano Mammino, Senior Architect and author of “Node.js Design Patterns,” joins Solomon Eseme, Founder and CTO of Masteringbackend and author of “Rust Essentials”, to discuss the powerful combination of Rust and serverless computing. 🦀In this podcast, Luciano shares his experience with Rust and AWS Lambda and how they interact. He provides practical examples of building Rust applications and dep...

In this episode of the “The Backend Podcast, we’re thrilled to have Vikas Rajpu join us as our 5th guest! With his extensive experience in backend engineering, Vikas shares invaluable insights on a critical topic: "Microservices for Backend Engineers" This podcast will cover: • What are Microservices? • Why do we need them in the first place? • How do we transition from Monolith to Micro...

In this episode of the “Great Backend Engineer” podcast, we’re thrilled to have Fernando join us as our 4th guest! With his extensive experience in backend engineering, Fernando shares invaluable insights on a critical topic: "Do Backend Engineers Need Data Structures and Algorithms?" We dive deep into why these foundational concepts are essential, how often they’re used in daily backend...

Another Episode of the GBE Podcast on "Building better software using internal tools" This episode is sponsored by Alerty.ai In this episode, I host Johnny Dallas, a backend software engineer with over 8+ years of experience, to discuss the following concepts. - How far can a solo dev scale? - What is DevOps, and why do we need it? - Why does internal tooling matter? - Why does CI/CD mat...

Summary In our latest podcast, we had the pleasure of hosting Anthony to discuss the crucial aspects of API Monitoring and Observability. Anthony shared his extensive experience, covering everything from the basics of structured logging to advanced monitoring strategies. Here's a recap of the key points and insights from our conversation. Highlights Basics of Structured Logging Anthony explain...

The Great Backend Engineering (GBE) is Masteringbackend's official podcast. Raul Junco & I jumped on a call to discuss the importance of Databases for Backend engineers. Here's what we discussed - Why mastering databases is important - What are the most common mistakes backend engineers make with databases - How database experience saved the day - How do you see the role of databases e...