# Why Software Is Never “Done” Anymore with Iccha Sethi, SVP of Engineering at Vanta

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977/why-software-is-never-done-anymore-with-iccha-sethi-svp-of-engineering-at-vanta
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977/why-software-is-never-done-anymore-with-iccha-sethi-svp-of-engineering-at-vanta.md
Podcast: [Modern CTO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977)
Published: 2026-05-07T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://chrt.fm/track/B4A277/traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB4899900550.mp3
Audio file: https://chrt.fm/track/B4A277/traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB4899900550.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-cto-509977/episodes/why-software-is-never-done-anymore-with-iccha-sethi-svp-of-engineering-at-vanta
Duration seconds: 3244

## Resource

How do we decide that a project is actually finished in the age of AI? Today, we're talking to Iccha Sethi, SVP of Engineering at Vanta. We discuss why software is never truly done in the age of AI, how engineering leaders can manage model drift through evaluation frameworks, and why the top 1% of engineers all share one unexpected trait. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about Vanta, check out their website here.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-cto-509977/episodes/why-software-is-never-done-anymore-with-iccha-sethi-svp-of-engineering-at-vanta/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-cto-509977/why-software-is-never-done-anymore-with-iccha-sethi-svp-of-engineering-at-vanta.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.