Why Engineering Culture Is Everything: Building Teams That Actually Work

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Shane Hastie interviews Gonzalo Maldonado about the importance of engineering culture and measuring team health.

This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences. In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Gonzalo (Glo) Maldonado about the central role of engineering culture, measuring team health through qualitative metrics, and learning from other engineering disciplines. Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3NqHCBF Subscribe to the Software Architects’ Newsletter for your monthly guide to the essential news and experience from industry peers on emerging patterns and technologies: https://www.infoq.com/software-architects-newsletter Upcoming Events: QCon London 2026 (March 16-19, 2026) QCon London equips senior engineers, architects, and technical leaders with trusted, practical insights to lead the change in software development. Get real-world solutions and leadership strategies from senior software practitioners defining current trends and solving today's toughest software challenges. https://qconlondon.com/ QCon AI Boston 2026 (June 1-2, 2026) Learn how real teams are accelerating the entire software lifecycle with AI. https://boston.qcon.ai The InfoQ Podcasts: Weekly inspiration to drive…

People in this episode

Host: Shane Hastie

Guest: Gonzalo (Glo) Maldonado

Topics covered

• engineering culture
• team health
• qualitative metrics
• engineering disciplines

Keywords

• team dynamics
• software development
• leadership

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