21 Best Software Architecture Podcasts

1. Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. SE Radio covers all topics software engineering. Episodes are either tutorials on a specific topic, or an interview with a well-known character from the software engineering world. All SE Radio episodes are original content — we do not record conferences or talks given in other venues. SE Radio is brought to you by the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine.more Hosts Robert Blumen, Kanchan Shringi, Gavin Henry, Jeremy Jung
Producer/Network se-radio@computer.org
Email ****@se-radio.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Martin Dilger, Birol Yildiz +44 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 637Facebook 2.2KTwitter 5K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Thoughtworks Technology Podcast

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Latest Data products, data agents and semantic layers: Exploring... (30 Sep, 2026)
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The Thoughtworks podcast plunges deep into the latest tech topics that have captured our imagination. Join our panel of senior technologists to explore the most important trends in tech today, get frontline insights into our work developing cutting-edge tech and hear more about how today's tech megatrends will impact you.more Host Ken Mugrage
Producer/Network Thoughtworks
Email ****@thoughtworks.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Chris Kramer, Alessio Ferri +17 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 182 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Oct 2014 Get Email Contact

3. Big Ideas in App Architecture

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Latest Introducing Cockroach Continuum | A Big Ideas in App... (16 Sep, 2026)
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Cockroach Lab's Big Ideas in App Architecture is a podcast for architects and engineers building modern data-intensive applications and systems. In every weekly episode, an innovator joins the show to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems. Welcome to Big Ideas in App Architecture!more Host David Joy
Producer/Network Cockroach Labs
Email ****@cockroachlabs.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Peter Kraft, Charity Majors +12 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 46Twitter 13.5K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The InfoQ Podcast

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Latest What Does It Really Mean To Program With AI: A Conversation... (12 Oct, 2026)
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Software engineers, architects and team leads have found inspiration to drive change and innovation in their team by listening to the weekly InfoQ Podcast. They have received essential information that helped them validate their software development map. We have achieved that by interviewing some of the top CTOs, engineers and technology directors from companies like Uber, Netflix and more. Over 1,200,000 downloads in the last 3 years.more Producer/Network InfoQ
Email ****@infoq.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Adam Bien, Andy Damevin +22 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 110Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Maintainable

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Latest Gabriela Moreira: When 800 Tests Aren’t Enough (13 Oct, 2026)
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Do you feel like you're hitting a wall with your existing software projects? Are you curious to hear how other people are navigating this? You're not alone.On the Maintainable Software Podcast, Robby speaks with seasoned practitioners who have overcome the technical and cultural problems often associated with software development.Our guests will share stories in each episode and outline tangible, real-world approaches to software challenges. In turn, you'll uncover new ways of thinking about how to improve your software project's maintainability.more Host Robby Russell
Email ****@maintainable.fm
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Sally Lait, Rein Henrichs +5 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 82Twitter 1.5KInstagram 68 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Book Overflow

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In a world of short-form content, it's important to engage with long-form ideas. Book Overflow is a podcast created for software engineers, by software engineers to discuss the best technical books in the world. Join co-hosts Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups each week as they discuss a new technical book! New episodes every Monday!more Producer/Network Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups
Email ****@bookoverflow.io
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Lawrence Kesteloot, Will Larson +3 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech

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The GOTO podcast seeks out the brightest and boldest ideas from language creators and the world's leading experts in software development in the form of interviews and conference talks. Tune in to get the inspiration you need to bring in new technologies or gain extra evidence to support your software development plan.more Hosts Nicola Corti, Erik Wilde, Sonya Natanzon
Producer/Network GOTO
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Will McGugan, Ian F. Darwin +41 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 8.5KTwitter 9KInstagram 67.7K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. CaSE: Conversations about Software Engineering

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Latest Technology Governance with Sarah Wells (15 Jun, 2026)
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Conversations about Software Engineering (CaSE) is a podcast for software engineers about technology, software engineering, software architecture, reliability engineering, and data engineering. The three of us regularly come together to discuss recent events or articles, exchange on our learnings, and reflect on our professional and personal experiences. Additionally our guest episodes feature engaging conversations with interesting people from the world of software engineering.more Hosts Sven Johann, Alexander Heusingfeld, Heinrich Hartmann
Producer/Network CaSE Podcast Team
Email ****@case-podcast.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Simon Harrer, Christoph Windheuser +5 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Twitter 671 Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Software Architecture Insights

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Latest The New Reality of Software Development: AI's Impact on Code...
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Your system worked fine at a thousand users. Then it didn't. Software Architecture Insights is Lee Atchison's podcast about building software that holds up. Scaling, availability, cloud cost, and what AI is doing to how we build. Most episodes run about 15 minutes. Lee takes an idea from his weekly newsletter and goes further than the article could. Sometimes he revisits an old call to see how it aged. Sometimes he talks with someone doing the work. Lee is the author of Architecting for Scale. He writes for architects, engineers, and the leaders who depend on them...more Host Lee Atchison
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Burke Holland, Preston Wood +4 more
Apple Rating 3.4/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 1.6K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The GeekNarrator

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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. Cheersmore Producer/Network Kaivalya Apte
Email ****@privaterelay.appleid.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Almog Gavra, Catherine +6 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Discovering the Architecture Middle Path

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Dive into the world of software architecture with our podcast, where we take an engaging and pragmatic approach to exploring its intricacies. Join industry veterans Sanjiva Weerawanna, CEO and founder of WSO2, and Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO of WSO2, as they share insights gained from their experience in the field. Throughout this podcast series, we'll unravel the complexities of building robust systems, improving architecture, and designing at scale while effectively solving real-world problems.more Hosts Asanka Abeysinghe, Sanjiva Weerawarana
Producer/Network Sanjiva Weerawarana and Asanka Abeysinghe
Email ****@abeysinghe.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Rania Khalaf
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Software Architecture Book Club

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Latest Software Architecture Fundamentals 2nd Edition, Chapter 11.... (07 Oct, 2026)
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This podcast goes chapter-by-chapter through books about software architecture, by the authors of those books, starting with Head First Software Architecture.
Hosts Mark Richards, Neal Ford, Raju Gandhi
Email ****@developertoarchitect.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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13. CloudChat

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Latest Ep. 35 - Reliability vs Complexity: Where to Draw the Line (05 Oct, 2026)
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Conversations about building software and designing architecture in the cloud natively.
Producer/Network Carl and Brandon
Email ****@caschw.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Stories on Facilitating Software Architecture & Design

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Latest Forty People Stood in a Room and Nobody Was Allowed to Speak (12 Oct, 2026)
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We've consistently observed a common pattern: regardless of the architectural approach—from traditional enterprise to more hands-on, emergent methods—teams face similar obstacles when building effective systems. The core challenge remains how to build software that truly works and enables a smooth flow of delivery. To address this, we've started a new series, Stories on Facilitating Software Design and Architecture. In these sessions, we focus on real-world experiences from our community, sharing practical stories about the alternative approaches that have delivered results...more Producer/Network Virtual Domain-Driven Design
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15. Dear Architects podcast

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Dear Architects is where software architecture meets the real world.Hosted by Luca Mezzalira, the voice behind Dear Architects, this podcast cuts through the theory to explore how architects actually work.Each episode features conversations with practitioners who are shaping how we think about distributed systems, team topologies, and the evolving role of the architect. Whether you're designing microservices, leading technical strategy, or figuring out how to align engineering with business goals, you'll find practical insights you can apply immediately.more Host Luca Mezzalira
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Smooth Scaling: System Design for High Traffic

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Latest Bot Traffic as a Capacity and Cost Problem with Netacea CTO... (12 Oct, 2026)
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Smooth Scaling: System Design for High Traffic focuses on all things scalability, reliability, and performance. Tune in for expert advice on how to scale systems, control costs, boost availability, optimize performance, and get the most out of your tech stack.Host Jose Quaresma is the VP Customer Experience & Solutions at Queue-it, working on the frontlines with some of the world's biggest businesses on their busiest days, from Ticketmaster to Zalando to Home Office U.K...more Host Jose Quaresma
Producer/Network Queue-it
Email ****@queue-it.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Art Huggard, Ryan Sherlock +11 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Architecture Corner

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Discussion about software development, architecture and how to navigate our current landscape.If you want to know more, please check the blog https://medium.com/@mbneto and subscribe for free to the Architecture Corner Newsletter at https://architecturecorner.substack.com/more Host Mario Bittencourt
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18. Technical Debt: Design, risk and beyond

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We talk to experienced architects and technology leaders about the architectural choices they've made — the good, the bad, and the costly. From scaling systems to integrating legacy platforms, from misaligned domains to governance gaps, we discuss how architecture impacts technical debt. You'll hear honest stories of architectural missteps, what teams learned from them, and how they built systems designed not just to work, but to last.more Recent Guests David Cruz, Erioluwa Asiru +5 more
Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Software Engineering Daily

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Latest SED News: Jev, Meta’s Muse, and the AI Slowdown Paradox (13 Oct, 2026)
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Technical interviews about software topics.
Hosts Lee Atchison, Sean Falconer, Josh Goldberg, Gregor Vand, Joe Nash
Producer/Network Software Engineering Daily
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Simba Khadder, Eric Broda +44 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 9.1KTwitter 25.7KInstagram 168 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since Jul 2015 Get Email Contact

20. The Engineering Room with Dave Farley

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Welcome to the 'Engineering Room' a podcast hosted by Dave Farley! Join us on a journey through the world of software development, as we listen in to conversations between Dave and other influential experts from the field. Discover how to provide top-notch software that sets new standards for quality. Tune in and unlock the secrets to mastering Continuous Delivery and learn what it takes to achieve excellence in the software industry.more Producer/Network Dave Farley
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests David Yanacek, Steve Freeman +13 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Señors at Scale - Software Engineering & Tech Leadership

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Latest Hypermedia at Scale with Carson Gross (HTMX) | REST, HTMX 4,... (10 Oct, 2026)
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A software engineering podcast for senior developers, staff engineers, and tech leads who build and scale systems in production. Hosted by Neciu Dan, Señors @ Scale features deep, technical conversations with engineering leaders from companies like Google, AWS, Microsoft, Cloudflare, Datadog, and Snyk.Every week, we sit down with Staff Engineers, Principal Engineers, and technical leaders to unpack the real challenges of frontend architecture, micro frontends, React and Vue at scale, design systems, security, reliability, and technical leadership. No fluff, no surface-level takes. Just hard-more Host Dan Neciu
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Anemarie Fiser, Florian Rappl +14 more
Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact