Built. Broke. Fixed.
The BBF Podcast
Real engineering stories from the trenches — what we built, what broke, and how we fixed it.
A practical software engineering podcast covering coding, cloud, AI, systems design, architecture, and careers — with real production lessons.
Stories from engineers shipping real systems
About
Built → Broke → Fixed
Each episode follows the full engineering arc: the systems we shipped, the problems that inevitably surfaced, and the frameworks we used to fix them. It's a practical playbook for building resilient software and stronger engineering teams.
Expect candid conversations about architecture decisions, incidents, scaling bottlenecks, and the career lessons that only show up in production.
Built
Shipping real systems with constraints, tradeoffs, and deadlines.
Broke
Failures, incidents, scaling pain, and the messy parts we learn from.
Fixed
Lessons, patterns, tools, and mindset shifts that stick in production.
Episodes
Latest Drops
Focused conversations with builders who ship real systems and own the outcomes. Each episode comes with practical takeaways.
Learn Programming, Not Languages
Episode 1 digs into fundamentals vs. syntax and how strong mental models compound over time.
Idempotency: The Hidden Superpower in Payments
Why repeatable operations save your revenue and sanity.
Microservices Too Early: A Startup Trap
How to know when you actually need the split.
Debugging Production: How Senior Engineers Think
Stories and frameworks for calm, fast incident response.
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Host & Guests
Voices From the Trenches
Hosted by
Akeem Amusat
Backend engineer focused on cloud infrastructure, AI systems, and resilient architecture. Akeem brings practical frameworks for shipping and fixing high-impact software.
Guest Spotlight
Episode 1 guest: Senior Software Engineer (Paystack)
We highlight experienced builders who have navigated payments, reliability, and scale — and can share the real playbook behind resilient systems.
FAQ
Answers, Quickly
Built. Broke. Fixed. is a practical podcast for engineers who care about real-world systems: what ships, what fails, and how teams recover.
Software engineers, tech leads, and builders who want candid lessons from production systems across backend, cloud, and AI.
New episodes drop every other week, with bonus deep-dives when we ship a special series.
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