E586 - How to Pay Down Tech Debt Without Slowing Delivery

Swarupa Mahambrey, Vice President of Software Engineering at The College Board, breaks down what tech debt really looks like in a mission critical environment, and how an engineering mindset can prevent it from quietly choking delivery. She shares a practical operating model for paying down debt without stopping the roadmap, and the cultural habits that make it stick.

You will hear how College Board carved out durable space for engineering excellence, how they use testing and automation to protect reliability at scale, and how to make the trade offs between features, simplicity, and user...