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Microsoft implements mandatory office return
Microsoft is shifting its hybrid work model, mandating a minimum of three in-office days per week starting February 2026.
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Why the UK was named top global tech growth hub
But funding hurdles and regulatory costs could stall the momentum.
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Do junior devs still have a path to senior roles in an AI age?
LeadDev’s AI Impact Report 2025 explores the challenges and opportunities for early-career engineers as AI transforms coding, mentorship, and skill development.
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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.
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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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A diverse career can help you be a better leader
Casting an eye back over her career, Afiya Chohollo reflects on her unique journey to VP of Engineering and the benefits of a varied career path.
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What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
As a software architect, you’re going to implement some big ideas – but you can’t lose sight of the details.
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Three tips for retaining key engineering talent
Use these three tips to foster the right environment for your engineering team and lower the rate of attrition.
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The career progression of a software tester
What is a software tester and could this role be the right career move for you?
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How principal testers can improve company processes
What is a principal tester and how can they improve your quality culture and team efficiency?
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Research-backed strategies to attract and retain diverse teams
Diversity initiatives start with thoughtful hiring practices. After hiring, capitalize on your success and retain those hires by promoting a climate of inclusion and belonging.
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Demystifying the front-end architect role
Defining the front-end architect role can be tricky. So, what does the position entail and is it the right fit for you?
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Celebrating a few of you this International Women’s Day
10 stories from inspirational women you don’t want to miss this International Women’s Day.
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Building and Scaling a Distributed and Inclusive Team
The current status quo in running and scaling out teams is to have everyone work in the same office or in offices across different locations.
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Rethinking the Developer Career Path
Our current methods for measuring a developer’s career progression are broken. At best, we count the number of days someone’s been paid to write code and massage that into a title. As a result, there’s no consensus as to what a given title means, leading to frustration for everyone.
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How tech hiring fails us all
From the outrageous to the sad, hiring experiences in tech can be really … bad! For the hiree and the hirer! From both sides of the table, Crystal has seen illegal and immoral behaviour — choices that damage companies as much as they damage individuals. Let’s do better. Please. We can improve this.
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The Inclusive Leader: Tips for Developing Diverse Engineering Teams
Managing people is hard. Managing people who aren’t like you is harder. As we push to build more diverse teams, how do we ensure everyone can succeed equally?
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Lending privilege as engineering leaders
Diversity and inclusion have become hot topics in technology, but you may not know how you can make a difference. This talk will help you understand that, no matter your background, you have privilege and can lend it to marginalized groups in tech.
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5 Ways You Can Hire Engineers Better
For most companies, hiring is a cargo-culted, cut-and-pasted affair, run by people not trained to perform the task.
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Bootstrapping inclusion in engineering organisations
Diversity and Inclusion are hot topics right now. But, year after year, our industry fails to move the numbers significantly. It seems everyone is talking about it, but how do you actually bring about change?
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How to hold career path conversations with developers
Our industry is not the best at preparing developers to grow their careers when they reach the critical point when they have to decide between continuing to work as an individual contributor or moving into management.