Darja Šmite is a professor at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, Guest Researcher at SINTEF in Norway, and the Co-Owner of Future Steps consulting AB. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Latvia. PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast website: https://en.coach.lt/podcast - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rjyBLyFAFdIln9gMND6ss?si=d31721bcbfce491d - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/happy-developer-podcast/id1609951211 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2hhcHB5ZGV2ZWxvcGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s SOCIAL: - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-lt/ - LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/godliauskas/ - Facebook (personal): https://www.facebook.com/povilas.godliauskas CHAPTERS: (0:00) Intro (1:20) Darja's professional background (2:53) Becoming a software engineer (11:29) Influence of Darja's parents (20:49) Human aspects of software engineering (24:53) Becoming a researcher (33:27) Mandatory office presence (40:10) Frustrations of software engineers (40:48) "My team is distributed, but I'm still forced to attend the office." (46:45) "I attend the office, but my team members don't like each other." (1:04:43) "We have co-presence online, but we still have to attend the office." (1:14:27) Key trends in research (1:20:34) AI in software engineering (1:27:34) AI's influence on creativity and art (1:35:39) Being an "IT mother" (1:46:34) Working with Spotify (1:51:08) Outro