TechLab by Bol
Latest Episodes
100 Days as Director of Technology
Join us as Ronald van Rijn, Senior Director of Engineering at bol.com, reflects on his first 100 days. From his early programming days with a Commodore 64 to leading 900 engineers, Ronald shares his journey, leadership insights, and plans for the future.
Canary Testing | Road to Pro
Discover how canary releases and tools like Argo Rollouts enable safe, progressive deployments. Guests Sonja Nesic and Diego Lira share insights on testing in production, leveraging automatic rollbacks, and optimizing release strategies for agile DevOps t
Accessibility in Tech
Discover how bol.com tackles accessibility in tech! Join engineer Leanne Scheepers and lead designer Niels Peter Foppe as they share insights, tips, and challenges on creating inclusive products. Tune in for a fresh perspective on accessibility
Tips for Data Engineering
Join us as we chat with Robin, a data scientist from bol.com, who shares how his team tackled complex data pipeline challenges by using layered approaches and innovative solutions like Apache Airflow. Robin makes it easy to understand by comparing data wo
Performance Testing & Chaos Engineering
Join us as we explore performance testing with experts Nithya and Marcel from bol. They share insights on ensuring system reliability during peak seasons through chaos engineering and isolated testing. Discover best practices, tools, and strategies to tac
End to End Observability
On this episode we're joined by Bart Enkelaar and Rob Klein Gunnewiek as the experts on SRE! This talk will cover lots of SRE principles, insights and innovations within the teams at Bol. Next to that, we've had a lovely chat with lots of laughter. So eno
Neurodivergent by Nature, Leader by Choice
On this episode, Lee September joins us to tell his inspiring story on Neurodiversity and Leadership. He shares his personal journey from engineer to management and how being neurodivergent played a role within this story. From personal growth to being in
Distributed Tracing at Scale
In this episode, we explore distributed tracing in microservices architecture, covering how it enhances observability and helps quickly identify issues in large-scale systems. We discuss the basics of distributed tracing, practical tips for implementation
The Journey of a Google Developer Expert
Ever wondered what it's like being a Google Developer Expert? What does this title mean, and how do you achieve being in this position? What do you day from day-to-day and what are the responsibilities coming with the title?
Who are Tim & Tony?
We're back! It's time to kick off the new season of TechLab. Fully rebranded and ready for lots of great stories.