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DEI crackdown sparks quiet tech rollback
LeadDev’s Engineering Leadership Report 2025 examines how political shifts and investor pressures are quietly reshaping DEI priorities across the tech industry.
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What leaders can learn from the Millennium Bug
At LDX3 2025, Google staff engineer Amir Safavi revisited the Y2K “Millennium Bug” as a case study in successful engineering coordination.
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The one way to crack technical estimations under pressure
Technical estimations require overview of many different moving parts. Why not solicit the help of your team to move things along?
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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.
November 3 & 4, 2025
LeadDev Berlin agenda is live! 🙌
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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 conference for engineering leaders shaping the future of software
Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
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More for Engineering managers
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How to communicate mandates (even if you disagree with them)
You may not agree with a mandate, but that shouldn’t affect the way you communicate it to your team.
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Speed without quality is tomorrow’s crisis arriving faster
At LeadDev LDX3 2025, Christine Pinto, CTO of Epic Test Quest, shares why chasing speed without quality leads to costly failures.
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Has manual testing become obsolete?
AI can improve a lot of processes – but where does testing and QA fit into the new landscape?
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How to hire force multipliers (not 10x engineers)
Long heralded as the “brilliant jerks” of tech, their damage can run deep when it comes to team culture. Hire a force multiplier instead.
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“Vibe hacking” signals seismic shift for engineering leaders
Blackhat hackers have an addition to their armoury. Here’s how engineering leaders can safeguard their systems and stay on high alert.
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Is GitHub’s coding agent your newest junior dev?
GitHub’s new coding agent has some perks, but is still showing signs of significant growing pains. What are the current pain points?
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Burnout is on the rise as layoffs reshape the tech industry
LeadDev’s Engineering Leadership Report 2025 reveals a growing burnout crisis as layoffs, shifting scopes, and dwindling morale reshape the tech industry.
Videos for Engineering managers
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How to zoom out (and when to stop)
A practical guide for engineers and new engineering leaders on expanding their scope effectively, recognizing when to change their perspective, and maintaining the right balance between strategic thinking and technical depth.
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Dressing to the 9s
Everybody wants high reliability, but the path isn’t exactly clear. This talk is for people who need to know what works and what doesn’t.
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Going all-in on data products
Explore how a development team fully embraced building a data product alongside their new operational product.
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Getting excited about maintaining legacy systems
Learn how maintaining legacy systems builds real-world skills in debugging, system thinking, and mentoring others effectively.
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Documentation and AI: How to write right now
Think AI can handle your documentation? Sometimes. This talk breaks down where it helps, where it doesn’t, and what still needs the human touch.
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A safe place to land: Practical (and hyper-scale tested) advice for technical decision-making while evolving systems in place
Practical strategies for evolving systems at hyperscale while balancing innovation, stability, and reliability – featuring real-world insights from Fastly.
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In praise of “normal engineers”
Why building an engineering org that enables “normal” engineers to thrive is a bigger advantage than chasing top talent.
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Were our values a lie? Leading teams through diversity’s collapse
As industry shifts impact diversity, leaders must stay true to their values. This talk provides strategies to uphold your principles, build resilience, and foster inclusivity and trust, even when the company no longer prioritizes them.
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So you want to hire engineering force multipliers?
10x engineers, platform engineering, infrastructure, DevEx… What do they have in common?
They’re hard to hire, easily burned out, difficult to grow, and likely to fail. Let’s talk about how to do it right.
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In partnership with PostmanHuman-first leadership, AI-powered
Discover how AI can free engineering leaders to focus on people, not process – driving innovation without losing the human core.
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What’s my job again? Developing self-management
Discover how self-management helps you define your role, lead effectively, and manage energy as a leadership constraint.
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Neurodiversity: From struggles to solutions, tips for leading a team
Offering practical tips for leading neurodiverse teams. Whether you’re neurodiverse or neurotypical – helping you to lead with confidence and support your colleagues to create a more inclusive environment.