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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
Charity Majors, Sam Newman, and Humera Noor confirmed for LeadDev Berlin! 🙌
Essential reading
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.
On our Hiring playlist
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?
The conference for engineering leaders shaping the future of software
Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
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Hiring engineering managers: The role, process, and current market
Hiring good engineering managers remains a challenge in the current economic and recruiting climate, but finding the right person for the role is worth the effort.
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Grassroots tactics for building community
The cookout will still happen, even if we have to pay for it ourselves.
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What makes a front-end developer in 2023?
The responsibilities we once considered fundamental for front-end developers are changing rapidly. Here’s where we see the role going in 2023.
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Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
Reaching a management position in the tech industry is hard work. It’s important to remember to enjoy the journey and celebrate victories big and small along the way.
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What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
A lead developer will still get their hands dirty in the codebase, but needs to know how to hire, lead, and talk to management.
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4 hiring trends engineering managers can’t ignore in 2023
Has the bubble finally burst? Here are four hiring trends engineering managers should be aware of as we move into 2023.
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Creating a career progression framework for engineers
How to build a clear and transparent process for supporting career progression.
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In partnership with Karat
How to assess proficiency across 10 core technologies
Looking to hire engineers with specific skills? Here’s how to assess proficiency across common tools, frameworks, and environments.
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Intersectional & Inclusive Standards for Developers
Give a developer readable code and they can code for a day, teach a developer best practices and coding standards and they can be a valuable addition to any engineering team.
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Build a Better Hiring Process with Design Thinking
How do companies hire? And how does a manager build out a hiring process from the ground up?
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Creating goal-setting workshops for managers in your 1:1s
Often when we talk about goals, they’re from the perspective of the individual: how do you come up with goals for yourself? How do you achieve those goals?
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Building compassion
Despite our focus on wellness tools, apps, and the desperate desire to code away vulnerability in the tech industry, talking about pain can still be uncomfortable.
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Crafting hiring processes that reduce bias and create consistency
It’s not just about what happens in the interview
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Perspectives on what a culture of belonging actually looks like
Building a culture that is equitable is an essential part of your job; and an essential part of equitability is belonging.
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How to have compassionate conversations about difficult sh*t
How can you have compassionate conversations around racism, transphobia and all forms of oppression?
