Mindera Yellow Box S3 E6 – Building the Right Team Culture with Joana Alves
Standing on Mindera's Yellow Box in this episode is Learning Developer Joana Alves who discusses how to create a company culture where teams can thrive with Pedro Vicente.
Topics covered include: – Which factors make the perfect team– Team building tools and techniques, including predictability and intentionality– The impact of remote working on team building– The importance of mental health awareness and diversity– Influencing the power dynamics within a team– Liberating structures that enable and encourage ALL team members to contribute– Common corporate blockers to team performance – Return on team building investment– Team building 'Aha' moments
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21 Sept 2026
Mindera Yellow Box S3 E5 – AI in Future of Platform Engineering with Helder Pereira
Standing on Mindera's Yellow Box in this episode is Technical Product Owner Helder Pereira who discusses platform engineering in the agentic era with Pedro Vicente. The main topics are mapped below, and include how embedded AI workflows act as partners or colleagues that execute tasks given specific outcomes and objectives, and the changing role of developers.
Key sections:
1:55 - What is an AI Embedded Flow?
3:09 - Shifting from Prompting to Spec-Driven AI
4:45 - The Evolution of Agile: Proposals vs. User Stories
7:35 - Balancing Technical Specs & Product Outcomes
8:59 - Redefining Refinements in an AI Workflow
11:00 - Tracking Work & Syncing Jira with OpenSpec
12:05 - Is AI Software Development Leaning Toward Waterfall?
14:07 - Managing Roadmaps & Product Iterations
16:16 - Abstracting Infrastructure Complexity for Developers
18:03 - The Developer's Changing Role & Experience
18:56 - Designing Architectures with AI & Managing Hallucinations
23:08 - Code Generation, Code Reviews & Static Analysis
24:51 - Testing, Infrastructure Reconciliation & Deployment Checks
26:05 - Overcoming Cryptic "CEO Speak" from AI Models
26:56 - Executing Work from Specs to Development
27:22 - Advice for Getting Started with AI Workflows
27:38 - Favourite AI Coding Tools & Final Thoughts
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3 Sept 2026
Mindera Yellow Box S3 E4 – A Decade at Mindera with Diogo Borges
Standing on Mindera's Yellow Box in this episode is Senior Software Engineer Diogo Borges, who explodes the myth about career development at Mindera, telling Pedro Vicente the story of this journey across the business.
Diogo proves that a career in a company without a traditional ladder is possible through self-management, continuous learning, and adapting to new responsibilities.
Key topics include:
Career Evolution and Professional PhilosophyDiogo joined Mandera in 2015 when it was a startup. He describes his initial experience as a "shock" that felt like a "social experiment" due to the company's non-hierarchical, flat structure. He emphasises the importance of autonomy, responsibility, and the ability to contribute strategically rather than just fulfilling assigned tasks.
Adaptability and Skill DevelopmentA central theme is the value of being a "polyglot" developer. Diogo notes that after a project was defunded in 2017, he was challenged to work with stacks he had never touched, which taught him that fundamentals are more important than specific languages. He recommends focusing on essentials because "frameworks will come and go".
Culture and Remote WorkDiogo believes that even in a remote-friendly world, face-to-face interaction remains irreplaceable for building strong, long-lasting client relationships. He actively uses techniques to improve virtual connection, such as keeping the camera on and avoiding distracting background effects, to communicate openness and build trust.
Hiring and MentorshipDiogo reveals Mandera's "secret sauce" for hiring and scaling and stresses that mentorship is vital. He loves seeing former interns grow into senior roles and notes that becoming a parent helped him become more disciplined, focused, and efficient with his time.
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