Building Resilient Event-Driven Microservices in Financial Systems with Muzeeb Mohammad

Presenters Thomas Betts Muzeeb Mohammad Source InfoQ podcast Navigating Tomorrow’s Tech: Unlocking Speed, Security, and AI in Financial Services 🚀 If you’re a senior engineer, architect, or technical leader constantly scanning the horizon for the next big thing, you know the tech landscape is a whirlwind. QCON London, a conference focused on deep practical insights from senior practitioners, is where many look to stay ahead. Recently, on the InfoQ podcast, host Thomas Betts sat down with Muzeeb Mohammad, a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at JP Morgan Chase, to dive into the fascinating world of designing secure, resilient, and high-performance distributed microservices for large-scale financial platforms. Their conversation illuminates how financial giants embrace cutting-edge architectures and AI, proving that even the most established industries are ready for radical transformation. ...

February 16, 2026 · 6 min

Improving Valkey with Madelyn Olson

Presenters Thomas Betts Madelyn Olson Source InfoQ podcast From Redis to Valkey: Engineering the Future of In-Memory Data 🚀 In the fast-moving world of software architecture, few events trigger as much immediate action as a major licensing shift. When Redis moved away from its open-source roots in March 2024, the community didn’t just complain—they built. Thomas Betts recently sat down with Madelyn Olson, a maintainer of the Valkey project and Principal Engineer at AWS, to discuss how a dedicated group of engineers birthed a new industry standard in just eight days. Beyond the drama of the fork lies a story of deep technical refinement, where modernizing a 2009-era hashmap design led to staggering memory savings and performance gains. ...

February 9, 2026 · 5 min

AI-Driven Development with Olivia McVicker

Presenters Thomas Betts Olivia McVicker Source InfoQ podcast Beyond Code Completion: Your AI Teammate is Here to Transform Software Development 🚀 Ever felt like you’re spending too much time on the mundane, when your brain is itching to tackle truly hard problems? What if AI could be more than just a smart autocomplete, evolving into a genuine collaborator in your daily development? That’s exactly the future Microsoft Senior Cloud Advocate Olivia McVicker and InfoQ’s Thomas Betts explored in a fascinating discussion. They dove deep into the transformative shift towards AI-driven software development, moving far beyond mere assistance to a world where AI is an integral teammate. This isn’t just about tweaking tools; it’s about redefining developer roles and reshaping the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). ...

January 19, 2026 · 6 min

2025 Key Trends: AI Workflows, Architectural Complexity, Sociotechnical Systems & Platform Products

Presenters Daniel Bryant Renato Losio Sini Nirmala Thomas Betts Shane Hasty Source InfoQ podcast 🚀 Navigating the AI Paradox: The 2025–2026 Software Architecture Roadmap We are currently standing at a fascinating, albeit slightly chaotic, crossroads in technology. The dust from the initial AI explosion is settling, and as we look toward 2025 and 2026, the landscape is shifting from hype-driven development to a gritty realization of what it takes to build resilient, scalable systems in an AI-native world. ...

January 6, 2026 · 6 min

Scaling Systems, Companies, and Careers with Suhail Patel

Presenters Suhail Patel Thomas Betts Source InfoQ podcast Level Up Your Influence: From Coding Pro to Technical Leader 🚀💡👨‍💻 Are you a seasoned engineer looking to expand your impact beyond just writing code? Do you aspire to shape technical direction, mentor colleagues, and drive innovation? Then this post is for you! We’re diving into a fascinating discussion on transitioning from a brilliant individual contributor to a technical influencer and leader – and it’s not about getting a fancy title. ...

September 15, 2025 · 4 min