Jessica Kerr
Engineering Manager of Developer Relations, Honeycomb
Engineering Manager of Developer Relations, Honeycomb.io
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O11ycast Ep. #92, Confidence Is the New Bottleneck with Ray Myers
On episode 92 of o11ycast, Ray Myers joins Ken and Jess to explore how observability, reliability engineering, and formal software engineering practices are becoming even more important as AI coding agents take on larger roles in development. Rather than viewing AI as a replacement for established engineering disciplines, Ray argues that techniques like continuous delivery, testing, specifications, and formal verification provide the confidence needed to safely harness AI-generated code.
O11ycast Ep. #91, Every Failure Becomes an Eval with Janaki Vivrekar
On episode 91 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jess Kerr sit down with Janaki Vivrekar. Janaki shares how Amplitude is building AI-powered analytics agents, why evaluation frameworks are becoming essential to AI product development, and how teams can use observability techniques to improve agent performance over time. The conversation explores eval-driven development, production feedback loops, and the challenges of helping AI systems reason about complex business data.
O11ycast Ep. #90, Outcome Engineering in the AI Era with Cory Ondrejka
On episode 90 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jessica “Jess” Kerr speak with Cory Ondrejka. Together, they unpack the rise of agentic AI, the shifting identity of software engineers, and the growing importance of measuring real-world impact. Cory shares his concept of Outcome Engineering and how teams can adapt to a world where building is fast but validation is everything. Come find the Honeycomb team at O11yCon on May 21st! https://events.honeycomb.io/o11yConSF2026 Use discount code SFCast2026 for 20% off
