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How to go back to being a technical engineering manager
A guide for getting back to hands-on management.
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Shadow AI is leaving software teams dangerously exposed
Two thirds of organizations report exploits involving vulnerable LLM code.
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How to avoid nasty performance review surprises
How to give feedback consistently so that your reports don’t feel caught off guard by their performance review.
Editor’s picks
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
This fulfilling role takes you a step beyond a lead engineer. Find out how to best showcase your skills to land it.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
Essential reading
On our Engineering Manager playlist
The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier in conversation
A guide for tech leaders navigating growth and change.
Things I got wrong when preparing for my first Engineering Manager role
Ferit Topcu shares his own experiences in this transition, the errors I made, and how I overcame them.
What we talk about when we talk about leadership
Exploring key leadership themes from years in tech, this talk offers guidance and practical strategies to help engineers become the leaders they want to be.
On-call revolution: Building a culture of ownership and collaboration
Discover how innovative on-call rotations empower developers, foster team collaboration, and reduce complexity, creating a cohesive, ownership-driven culture that enhances service quality.
Managing authentically across levels
Learn how to manage engineers at all levels with practical tips for adapting your style to support growth and foster a thriving, high-performing engineering team.
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
More for Engineering managers
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Engineering leadership is not just about code
If you’re looking to move into an engineering leadership position, you’ll have to do more than brush up on code!
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Become a stronger leader for your cross-cultural team
Having members of your team based all around the world requires you to have a flexible mindset and communication style.
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Are DORA metrics right for your team?
DORA metrics can be a useful tool for tracking and improving performance. If you want the DORA 101 – look no further.
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Maintain team performance during unexpected change
You’ll have to experience change management at least once in your career. Make sure your teams can maintain performance through it all.
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In partnership with YLD
Tackling some DevOps antipatterns
And the case for adopting platform engineering and SRE practices to mitigate against them.
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Waiting in vain for a promotion
If you’ve been waiting forever and a year for a promotion then our advice columnist, Maria Ntalla, may just have the approach for you.
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Unlocking performance management for start-ups and scale-ups
Performance management is tricky terrain to navigate, especially when you’re in a start-up or scale-up. Here are some frameworks to help.
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The key to quickly unblocking decision-making
Unlock quick decision-making by evaluating what you know, what you don’t know, and, based on those things, hypotheses you can make.
Videos for Engineering managers
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No one needs me (and that’s the point)
Learn how to build autonomous teams that thrive without you, so you can focus on higher-impact leadership work.
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Leading sustainably when everything is on fire
Learn how to lead effectively in chaos by building organizational capital and adapting your mindset for tough times.
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The accidental revolution: How engineering led company-wide AI adoption
Learn how an internal AI tool sparked unexpected company-wide adoption and became a catalyst for cross-functional productivity gains.
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From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era
From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era.
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In partnership with EppoDeveloping and supporting 12 SDKs with a team of 3
How Eppo by Datadog runs a dozen production SDKs with only a team of three, by treating them as a platform – not twelve separate codebases.
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3 data-backed ideas to deter AI code quality problems
Learn what 250 million+ lines of code reveal about AI’s impact on code quality and how to address it.
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Supply chain: Data infrastructure pipeline
Discover how modern data pipelines transform supply chains, enabling real-time insights, improving data quality, and optimizing logistics through advanced analytics.
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Beyond the code: Leading engineering teams in the GenAI era
Explore how engineering leaders can guide teams through GenAI’s rise by focusing on the critical human work AI can’t replace.
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No One Left Behind: Inside the Largest Domain Migration
A look at the industry’s most complex domain transfer, managed under pressure without losing a single team member.
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All the things I misunderstood about being a leader
Candid insights into the biggest misconceptions about leadership and what truly makes a team exceptional.
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The Pragmatic Engineer live podcast: How AI is changing engineering at Shopify with Farhan Thawar
Listen to a candid chat exploring Shopify’s AI strategy, remote velocity, and a unique approach to career growth.
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Software engineering with GenAI
A look at how AI coding tools are reshaping software engineering, how teams are adapting, and what remains unchanged in the development process.