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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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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.
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Why companies are really going AI-first
Tech firms like Duolingo, Klarna, and Shopify are going AI-first — boosting efficiency but cutting jobs. Is AI the future of work, or a threat to engineers?
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In partnership with VercelHow to maintain a codebase – when everyone can code
Learn how to maintain platform performance with machine-first observability, enabling AI agents to monitor and repair production systems.
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Meta and the great DEI rollback
Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.
Berlin • Nov 3 & 4, 2025
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31 smart questions to ask in a software engineering interview
Interviews are a two-way street, don’t waste the opportunity to ask these smart questions.
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De-coding the technical interview process: Emma Bostian in conversation
What if you had a cheat code for acing technical interviews?
Inclusive hiring is not a checkmark
Inclusion is the foundation of creating a level playing field for employees with all backgrounds to be heard, to be challenged, and to have an impact.
Retaining Your People After the Tech Boom
Discover how to retain talent during staff reductions by leading with empathy, building trust, and understanding employees’ motivators in times of economic and industry change.
What is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
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Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
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How to remove the pain from hiring
Recruitment doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Here’s how to create a pain-free hiring process.
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How to survive the tech layoffs storm
Mass layoffs are taking place at the biggest of big tech firms – but how do you brush yourself off and keep going? Dot-com crash survivors tell LeadDev how to weather the storm.
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How to create an interview rubric that actually works
Interview rubrics are a great way to reduce bias. Here’s how to build a rubric for any technical role.
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What the Californian pay transparency laws mean for engineering managers
California’s Senate Bill 1162 will force hundreds of thousands of businesses to share staff pay data publicly – but what does that mean for staff, and the wider working world?
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Three ways to remove bias from technical interviews
Want to know how to make better hiring decisions with less bias? Here are three steps to build a fairer process.
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Using interview rubrics to make more confident hiring decisions
What are interview rubrics and how can you build them into engineering recruitment processes?
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Ten reasons engineers choose to stay with an organization
Retaining great developers can be hard. Here are the ten company habits that make employees choose to stay, even when other options are available.
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Six ways to beat the tech talent shortage
Hiring engineers is hard. Here’s the quick guide to doing it better.
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Lack of inclusion is a risk management issue: The business case for hiring for lived experience
In this talk, we’ll explore the actionable things individuals can do to ensure their teams are inclusive.
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Inclusion strategies for senior leaders
There’s a lot going on right now. We have the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic crisis, and in the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, protests and demands for reform.
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Understanding your position and potential in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts
In this panel discussion, we’ll be exploring how to actively learn in an area that’s damaging to get wrong, and how to admit our mistakes, publicly apologise, and build trust when we make mistakes.
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Why we must strive for belonging in our engineering orgs
Spotify’s focus on diversity has been the foundation of an enriched environment of culture, ideas, and innovative business solutions. However, diversity alone does not ensure open communication or retention in the workplace.
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Making the right salary decisions for your engineering team
You make a hire for your team. The person wants 20% more than anyone else. Should you give it to them?
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How to hire remote junior developers
You wouldn’t hire a senior developer without giving them any support or possibilities for growth, would you? Of course not!
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Solutions for creating and managing inclusive projects
Corporate Culture is an ecosystem and diversity is the air we breathe. As such, how a project/delivery team cultivates its culture impacts the entire project, client relations and end-user experience.
