Welcome back to SED News, a podcast series from Software Engineering Daily with hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer, discussing the latest in software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the tech world.
This episode features Gregor and Sean exploring the situations at Deel and Rippling, examining why Databricks and Snowflake are focusing on Postgres, and considering how AI-powered tools like Cursor are changing the role of a developer today. They also highlight topics from Hacker News, including Claude’s evolving system prompt and an intriguing history of transit cards in Japan and Hong Kong.
Gregor Vand, a security-focused technologist, is the founder and CTO of Mailpass. Previously, he served as CTO in companies related to cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and software engineering. Based in the Asia Pacific for nearly a decade, he is reachable via his profile at vand.hk.