Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 100
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 13.1k subscribers
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
editor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
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Host
Kevin Ball - Software engineering interviewer and podcast host covering databases, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and developer platforms.
Matt Merrill - Technology interviewer and podcast host focused on software engineering, databases, and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Sean Falconer - Software engineering interviewer and technology podcast host covering distributed systems, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and the software industry.
Gregor Vand - Technology commentator and podcast host covering software engineering, artificial intelligence, technology companies, and industry developments.
Booking Intelligence
Booking Requirements
Recent Guest Discussions
Brandon Purcell - Time-series Data, Timescaledb, Postgresql, Hypertables, Hypercore, And Database Scaling
Shar Dara - Cloud-native AI Agent Frameworks, Agent Infrastructure, Declarative Configuration, And Scaling Agent Workloads
Andrew Barba - Cloud-native AI Agent Frameworks, Agent Infrastructure, Declarative Configuration, And Scaling Agent Workloads
Sailesh Krishnamurthy - Database Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Query Systems, And The Evolution Of Databases
Joe Hellerstein - Distributed Systems, Database-inspired Programming Models, Rust, Declarative Queries, And The Hydro Framework
Recent Topics
Episodes
SED News: Jev, Meta’s Muse, and the AI Slowdown Paradox
October 13, 2026
SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer break down the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech industry. In this episode, Gregor and Sean cover a wave of new product drops, including Jev from TypeSafe AI, a model that returns scored, type-safe structured responses for machine-to-machine tasks like routing and classification rather than human-style chat. They also dig into Meta‘s...
Steve Jobs in Exile
October 08, 2026
The popular story of Steve Jobs is that he co-founded Apple, was pushed out, wandered through a failed venture called NeXT, then returned to save the company and usher in the iPod and iPhone. That version is memorable, widely repeated, and, in an important sense, wrong. His years at NeXT are usually treated as a footnote, when they were among the most consequential of his life and career. Geoffrey Cain is the author of Steve Jobs in Exile, which draws on previously unpublished material and...
Security in the Age of Instant Exploits
October 06, 2026
In the world of software security, there was historically a comfortable lag between the moment a vulnerability became public and the moment attackers could exploit it. This lag was often measured in months, but AI models can now read a vulnerability report and generate a working exploit almost instantly. They can scan the entire internet for exposed secrets at a scale no human team could match, and surface complex flaws that traditional tools missed for years. However, the same capabilities a...
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with Software Engineering Daily?
Software Engineering Daily is hosted by Kevin Ball and Matt Merrill. Its publicly listed emails are sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com and editor@softwareengineeringdaily.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for Software Engineering Daily?
The publicly listed emails for Software Engineering Daily: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com and editor@softwareengineeringdaily.com.
How many listeners does Software Engineering Daily have?
Podseeker estimates Software Engineering Daily reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for Software Engineering Daily?
Software Engineering Daily typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior engineering, product, or research leadership in software infrastructure, databases, distributed systems, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, or developer tools; strong technical depth and a credible connection to a significant technology project or research area. Common among recent guests: Leadership of major engineering or product initiatives at established technology companies; Creation or stewardship of widely used software platforms, frameworks, or infrastructure; Published research or academic leadership in databases, distributed systems, or computer science. Recent guests include Brandon Purcell, Shar Dara, and Andrew Barba.
How hard is it to get booked on Software Engineering Daily?
High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.
What topics does Software Engineering Daily cover?
Recent episodes cover Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Distributed Systems. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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