#18 - Darja Šmite: Researching Remote Work Happy Developer Podcast

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