TechLab by Bol

TechLab by Bol


Latest Episodes

DDoS - specific attacks require AI powered washing solutions
April 11, 2023

DDoS attacks, malicious attempts to disrupt normal traffic, can be countered in different ways. Dependent on the type of attack one or more valid solutions are available. However, in the e-commerce field, we found out we needed a specific solution for one

The Buying Drip - A scoop of the 2nd book of Chantal Schinkels
March 30, 2023

Chantal Schinkels, author of the Book "The IT Girl", is about to release her second book. It's called "The buying drip" or in Dutch "Het Koopinfuus". We have the scoop with her to dive into this book.

Tech Radar - hard discussions lead to transparency
March 09, 2023

We discuss the latest version of the tech radar. Especially the way we implemented it and the process to get things on the radar will be recognisable for you.

Neurodiversity - Two brave guests sharing their personal stories
February 07, 2023

Neuro Diversity - Two courageous guests sharing their personal stories about their discovery at a later age of autism and Tourette syndrome. Their search since then and how the neurodiversity community is helping them. A must-listen for everybody with a

Data Build Tool - a tool to build data
January 24, 2023

DBT Data Build Tool. A development framework that combines modular SQL with software engineering best practices to make data transformation reliable, fast, and fun.

The IT Girl - Chantal Schinkels
December 13, 2022

We invited Chantal Schinkels, author of the book The IT Girl, to our studio to talk about this book and the topic Women in Tech.

Order Sourcing Simulation with Data Science
November 30, 2022

Order Sourcing Simulation is needed to enable capacity steering over our warehouses, network of sellers and logistical partners. Data Science is used to predict customer behavior and simulate capacity impact.

Product-led the engineering perspective
November 04, 2022

As bol.com we are transitioning to a product-led organization. In previous Techlab podcast episodes, we discussed several aspects of this transition. One of the viewpoints we havent discussed is that of the software engineer.

Bye bye boring retrospectives
October 26, 2022

Does your team have boring retrospectives? Do you learn from these meetings or do they drain energy? A good retrospective is a powerful tool for your team. In this podcast episode, you learn more about how to get your retrospective fun, fast and fruitful.

Growing quality in our webshop
August 29, 2022

With 2 of our engineers, we look into how we keep enhancing the quality of our webshop using canary testing and analysis, contract testing and end-to-end testing in isolation.