Software Factories and Maintaining a Great Culture with Mike Raker

If great culture is what you look for in an organization, then you should look no further than Leidos. Today we talk with Mike Raker, Vice President and Chief Engineer for Leidos, specializing in C4 operations. 

Mike has worked at Leidos for over 19 years and having been involved in a number of different positions, from modeling and simulation ops research, to software development, he considers himself blessed to have had such a wide ranging career with so many different opportunities working in lots of different technology spaces. 

And his extensive experience is what we are tapping into in today’s podcast, because Mike is at the sharp end of bringing all the C4 systems together, allowing customers to make and execute better decisions.

On today’s podcast:

• What C4 technology involves
• What a software factory is and why it matters to DOD and other government agencies
• The perfect blend of startup culture and entrepreneurship
• Why universities with their talent influences where the next software factories are located
• The culture within software factories
• How to match the level of innovation in the software factories with the level of standards that need to be maintained
• Future trends in software development
• Why software factory isn’t a generalist term, but the best one to describe what they do