Kaivalya Apte

The GeekNarrator

Technology EN ↓ 110 episodes

The GeekNarrator podcast is a show hosted by Kaivalya Apte who is a Software Engineer and loves to talk about Technology, Technical Interviews, Self Improvement, Best Practices and Hustle. Connect with Kaivalya Apte https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalya-apte-2217221a Tech blogs: https://kaivalya-apte.medium.com/Wanna talk? Book a slot here: https://calendly.com/speakwithkv/heyEnjoy the show and please follow to get more updates. Also please don’t forget to rate and review the show. Cheers

Author

Kaivalya Apte

Episodes

Is Monolithic Architecture Bad? Are Microservices always good? - Conversation with Ananth 15.05.2022 37:18

Hey 👋 People, In this conversation we talk to Ananth about his experience with Microservices and Monolithic architectures. We also look at various examples of a good/bad monolith, good/bad Microservices. We also talk about our personal experience with different architectural styles and share pros/cons. Org structure must align with the way we develop software and we briefly touch about how busine...

SLO,SLI and SLA What and why? 11.05.2022 10:02

In this topic we discuss SLOs SLIs and SLAs and try to make your pizzeria better.

Asking good questions to your interviewer 03.05.2022 6:48

Get more insights into the company before making a decision. Interview is a great time to ask questions to get an insider’s view. Not sure what questions to ask? In this episode I share some tips based on my experience on both sides

Five things you can do NOW to be 10x productive. 26.04.2022 9:39

In this episode I have shared some techniques that I have found extremely useful to be more productive and do effective work. Let me know how it works for you. Thank you for listening 😀

How to approach learning to get the job done effectively? 23.04.2022 8:02

In this episode I talk about why it is important for software engineers to follow different approaches to learning depending on the use case. I also share some examples from my personal experience.

Propose Technical Ideas Effectively 21.04.2022 9:53

An approach that I found very useful to propose technical ideas with lot of nuances to a team and take it to the end successfully.

Measuring impact and selecting projects with high impact and visibility 19.04.2022 7:56

We share some tips with Jack (imaginary friend) to be able to select projects that have high impact and visibility to accelerate his career growth.

Onboarding to new teams like a Pro and be productive quickly 18.04.2022 8:16

In this episode I share some tips to follow while onboarding to new teams. It is a structured approach that has helped me to onboard so many different teams. I am excited for you to follow this approach and share experience. Enjoy

Bob’s shocking performance review 17.04.2022 7:51

In this episode we look at Bob’s journey and why he ended up with a bad performance review. We also recommend some tips for him to get better and avoid such situations in future.

Ingredients of a strong software engineer 17.04.2022 10:10

Talks about key things to become a strong software engineer. Specially for engineers that are just starting their journey or engineers who just want take a step back and validate their approach and skills. Enjoy