Developer Tea

Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell, an engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience. As of October 2026 it publishes roughly weekly (6 episodes in the last 90 days), and episodes usually run about 24 minutes. Its description cites over 17 million downloads.

What Developer Tea covers

The show says it exists to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and excel at their work so they can positively impact the people they influence. It is built around short solo episodes where Jonathan talks through a topic, and invites listeners to continue the conversation with peers.

Recent episodes focus on the career and mindset side of engineering: keeping up in the age of AI, why fundamentals matter, why reducing complexity is a sign of seniority, accountability and learned helplessness versus learned control.

Who it's for

Our take: it suits working developers and new engineering leads who want a short, thoughtful listen on career and thinking habits rather than a technical deep dive. See also our best coding podcasts list.

Best Developer Tea episodes to start with

These are the most-viewed full episodes on the Developer Tea YouTube channel:

• Why Reducing Complexity Is A Sign of Seniority (1.2K views on YouTube as of October 2026): the lessons of seniority: simpler systems.
• Career Growth Accelerator: Going from Autopilot to Purpose (369 views on YouTube as of October 2026): a Career Growth Accelerator episode on going from autopilot to purpose.
• You Don't Learn Helplessness - You Learn Control (340 views on YouTube as of October 2026): learned helplessness versus learning control.
• Understanding the Technological Revolutions Mirroring this Moment In Software Engineering (296 views on YouTube as of October 2026): technological revolutions that mirror this moment in software engineering.
• Why Getting Paid Stole Your Drive and How to Get Into the Flow Again (Career Growth Accelerator) (242 views on YouTube as of October 2026): a Career Growth Accelerator episode on why getting paid stole your drive and how to find flow again.
• Your Capacity for Growth Is Dependent on This Factor - Cognitive Load Theory (229 views on YouTube as of October 2026): cognitive load theory and your capacity for growth.

Ranked by YouTube views among the channel's latest 400 uploads, as of October 2026. Descriptions are based on the episode titles.

Latest episodes

• October 24, 2026: Signs You May Have a Regressive Mindset
• September 30, 2026: How History Can Inform a Dynamic Understanding of Technological Revolutions Mirroring this Moment In Software Engineering
• September 21, 2026: Fundamentals Will Help You Survive the Constant Acceleration of Software Engineering
• September 5, 2026: You Don't Learn Helplessness - You Learn Control
• August 21, 2026: Why Reducing Complexity Is A Sign of Seniority

Where to listen

• Apple Podcasts
• YouTube (Developer Tea channel)
• Official website

Podcasts like Developer Tea

• CoRecursive: Adam Gordon Bell with stories of software development from interesting people.
• The Stack Overflow Podcast: Ryan Donovan hosts conversations on how software is made and where it is headed.
• The Changelog: a weekly software development and open source news brief, plus technical interviews and talk show.
• Syntax: Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski on web development topics, explained from their own experience.

Developer Tea is the short, mindset-focused show in this group. Built This Week is our show, with Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler: the hosts build something with AI every week, test new AI tools, interview a founder or operator and cover AI news. Browse the Built This Week episodes, or see best coding podcasts and our podcast guides.

Sources

Facts on this page come from the public listings and feed below, checked October 24, 2026.

• Apple Podcasts show page
• Podcast RSS feed
• Official website
• YouTube channel (Developer Tea)

FAQ

Who hosts Developer Tea?

Jonathan Cutrell, an engineering leader with over 15 years of industry experience, hosts Developer Tea.

How often does Developer Tea release new episodes?

Roughly weekly by median gap, with 6 episodes in the last 90 days, as of October 2026.

How long are Developer Tea episodes?

Episodes usually run about 24 minutes; the latest ones run 13 to 22 minutes.

What are the best Developer Tea episodes?

By YouTube views, the top picks are Why Reducing Complexity Is A Sign of Seniority (1.2K views), Career Growth Accelerator: Going from Autopilot to Purpose (369) and You Don't Learn Helplessness - You Learn Control (340), as of October 2026.

What podcasts are like Developer Tea?

Similar shows include CoRecursive, The Stack Overflow Podcast, The Changelog, Syntax.