DevCast

Join Chief Technologist, John Janek, and Data Scientist, Mariana Ritchie, as they discuss various aspects of artificial intelligence from its influence on daily work environments, the use and advancements in technology, and its role in shaping future developments.Mariana discusses her journey at the company, touching on her early projects building ML pipelines to diving into the rapid progress and expansion of AI, following the release of ChatGPT. John and Mariana continue the conversation discussing the evolution of AI from natural language processing to multi-agent systems, highlighting the integration of large language models (LLMs) and the transition towards more specialized and efficient use cases.The conversation also shares insights into the future of AI, emphasizing the relevance of LLMs, the rise of smaller, specialized models, and the role of robust data practices. The episode concludes with Mariana sharing advice for aspiring technologists, urging them to build strong foundational knowledge and highlighting the criticality of being an active, engaged practitioner in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

In this episode Chief Technologist John Janek has an insightful conversation with Abigail Haddad, a former DHS AI Team member, about the transformative impact of AI on data science and government operations.Abigail shares her transition to contracting from working in the government, and how AI tools like ChatGPT have revolutionized data analysis and project efficiency. John and Abigail discuss the importance of incorporating AI into government workflows to improve productivity and the need to move away from outdated, manual processes like Excel.The conversation concludes on key insights that AI capabilities are transformative, and integrating these tools into your work is essential for enhancing productivity and achieving more effective outcomes.

Join Chief Technologist, John Janek, and Tiffany Ceasor, Technical Director for Partnerships, discuss her new role at the company and tech projects. Tiffany shares her background as a data scientist and AI/ML engineer at Microsoft, and her journey through various roles at Dev Technology, including business development and data architecture. The discussion highlights her latest project, the Executive Monitoring Service, which is a serverless, cloud-native AI solution that generates personalized summaries based on executive orders and other governmental documents. Tiffany also talks about her experience at the recent Congressional Hackathon and the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, emphasizing the transformative power of AI tools in software development. The conversation also touches on the future of software engineering, the importance of critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and how AI is making software more accessible and scalable.

Join Chief Technologist, John Janek, and the summer interns as they discuss technical solutions and their summer project in this second part of their 2025 Internship Experiences conversation.The group shares experiences working on their summer project, which was developing an IT Chatbot to help assist the company’s internal departments. The interns discuss their approach of building the bot from integrating various technologies, tailoring the functionality to the stakeholder requirements, testing, and more. They also highlight the challenges and successes of creating a modular, multi-persona chatbot from backend architecture to front-end user experience. The episode concludes with insights into the supportive and collaborative environment at Dev Technology, and reflections from both the interns on the growth, learning, and team camaraderie throughout their internship experience.

Dev Technology’s internship program is an outstanding chance for students to gain practical and real experience working in a modern IT organization delivering solutions for our internal and external clients. Join Chief Technologist, John Janek, as he speaks with our internship leaders and some of our summer interns as they explore the intersection between people and technology, the unique aspects of Dev’s internship program, lessons learned, and the significant projects the team worked on – including the development of an IT Bot. The conversation also touches on their teamwork, innovation, and agile methodologies, emphasizing the practical and impactful experience provided by the intern program that they can apply in their academic and professional futures.