Python at Meta is huge. Not only does it famously power Instagram's backend, but it underpins our configuration systems, much of our AI work, analytics and many smaller services. Amethyst tells @passy how the Python Foundation Team supports all this. pca.st/episode/d1dcd0b2-197d…

Threads went from idea to 100M users in just about five months. This would not have been possible without building on top of Meta's existing systems and infrastructure. Join @passy as he talks to three engineers who work on Android, iOS and backend. pca.st/episode/fa845093-bb31…

One big folder. No enforced code ownership. No QA team reviewing changes before they land. How are things not constantly on fire? Listen to @passy's interview with software engineers @KatherineZak and Dustin. pca.st/episode/a43ce4a0-799a…

How can breaking hardware and software make the world safer? Vlad joins @passy to explain how offensive security at Red Team X looks for vulnerabilities in third-party products and works with the vendors to get the vulnerabilities fixed for everyone. pca.st/episode/b552d665-7da8…

How did #PyTorch turn from underdog to one of the most-used frameworks for machine learning? Tune in to episode 52 of the Meta Tech Podcast with developer advocate Suraj to find out! pca.st/episode/8675cb3b-b646…

Today, we released Buck2, our large-scale build system. Learn from Marie and Neil, two engineers on the build infra team, how they made Buck2 on average 2x faster than Buck1, what their experience with Rust was like and much more. pca.st/h7hg4alo

The Anonymous Credential Service is a recently open-sourced, highly available multitenant service that allows clients to authenticate in a de-identified manner. Tune in to learn from Alex and Haozhi how cryptography makes all of this possible. pca.st/episode/6a95e1cb-a02a…

Lisa works on Instagram's Dev Craft team and has overseen the gradual migration from Java to Kotlin. Today, more than 80% of newly committed code is written in Kotlin but the journey wasn't easy. Tune in to episode 49 to learn more! pca.st/episode/8dd66f53-1a9f…

When @ryanlpeterman started his work on reducing the compute cost for video encoding, the goal from the start was improving the user experience. To listen to the full interview, check out episode 48 wherever you get your podcasts.

Unlike other podcast, we don't do rebroadcasts over the holidays. ICYMI: Episode 47 talks about Sapling, our recently open-sourced, git-compatible version control system. pca.st/zop6ouap

Need something to listen to while getting ready for the holidays? @passy has got you covered with an interview about RSYS, the library that powers most of Meta's audio and video calls across the apps. pca.st/51t4zzhw