How Google's Smokejumpers Scale Gemini for Billions

A Google AI: Release Notes episode explores how the Smokejumpers team developed Gemini’s code model and scaled its serving infrastructure, with product and research leads discussing design goals, “vibe coding,” and AI’s impact on programming.

google Jan 27, 2026

The latest episode of the Google AI: Release Notes podcast examines how the Smokejumpers team builds and delivers Gemini’s coding capabilities at massive scale.

Host Logan Kilpatrick interviews Connie Fan and Danny Tarlow, who lead product and research for Gemini’s code features. They discuss the initial objectives that guided Gemini’s design for programming tasks, the emergence of what they call “vibe coding,” and how AI could reshape the future of programming languages and developer workflows.

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