Why Modern Software Breaks So Easily | Akshay Aggarwal

The Thought Atlas Podcast · May 9, 2026 · 13m

Modern software moves at machine speed.

Features ship daily.

AI is rewriting engineering workflows.

And teams are under constant pressure to move faster without breaking everything underneath.

But behind every reliable product, secure release, and scalable platform…

there are engineers solving invisible problems most users never see.

In this episode of Thought Atlas, I’m joined by Akshay Aggarwal — Principal SDET and engineering leader working at the intersection of distributed systems, AI-driven testing, intelligent automation, performance engineering, and scalable software reliability.

At…