Latest videos
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In partnership with MablAre you ready for agentic testing?
AI agents are no longer hypothetical — but are you ready to give them the keys to your test suite?
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Couple’s therapy for product and tech
Learn how to build a strong, lasting partnership between product and tech through alignment, trust, and intentional collaboration.
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Journeys in diversity – what difference really means
Discover what true inclusion means by exploring practical ways to support neurodivergent colleagues and create genuinely diverse teams.
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Un-becoming the bottleneck
The biggest obstacle to team growth is often Staff+ engineers themselves. Breaking this pattern requires more than just “org-wide impact” it calls for deep, deliberate focus on growing 2-3 key engineers around you.
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Building Figma Draw
Explore how a small, scrappy team at Figma turned a big product vision into a major launch through smart execution.
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In partnership with UnblockedAI won’t fix developer productivity (unless you fix context first)
Discover how context engineering unlocks real developer productivity, making AI tools effective by connecting decisions, history, and code.
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AI-accelerated migrations at scale
Learn how Airbnb has been using AI and self-serve tools to enable seamless, large-scale migrations, and some of the hurdles we’ve faced to get there.
Highlights from our conferences
Measure for Change
Picking metrics is one thing. But the harder decisions lie in what to do with them afterward.
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Drive product gaps as an engineering leader
Discover practical strategies for engineering leaders to influence product development effectively, even in the absence of strong product management and a clear company vision.
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Growth in a downturn
In this talk, Smruti Patel asks, if hyper-growth is marked by spending more to make more, what does building for enduring growth look like?
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Idea to Innovation
Join me as we embark on a journey to dissect the anatomy of innovation, uncover strategies to unlock the full potential of ideas, and transform them into impactful realities. Let’s build a strong culture of innovation, and make sure that it is not just a buzzword but a tangible outcome.
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Slack enterprise key management: Senior to staff lessons
Explore the key lessons and skills Audrei gained during their first Staff+ project, Slack Enterprise Key Management. This talk offers insights for anyone growing in their Staff+ career.
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How I tackled the fear of metrics to level up conversations with my ICs
Jasmine Oliveira discusses how she worked with her ICs to develop a space where the use of metrics felt less intimidating and more like a valuable tool for growth.
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In partnership with DoiTDesigning the best cloud architecture for your org
What are the essential components for designing the best cloud architecture for your org?
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In partnership with KaratEverything you need to know about hiring engineers in 2023
How has the tech job market changed, and what does your org need to do to keep up?
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Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first
Felipe Furlan discusses the most significant challenges and the strategies we use to overcome them. I will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a strategy.
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How to learn from conferences
Watch Liz Hustedt to feel empowered to make an action plan to take back home, and you will have compassion for yourself if not everything goes to plan.
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How do you effectively manage senior ICs?
What does a good manager and direct report relationship look like for ICs?
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Facilitating Software Architecture: Andrew Harmel-Law in conversation
How can you ensure architects and development teams are working towards the same goal?
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You will ship your org chart: understanding organization structure tradeoffs
Adam Berman talks about how your organization structure has a big impact on your workflows. Learn how to bolster your approach to drive more efficient product development.
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AI and the future of software engineering
Hywel Carver talks focuses on the shape of engineering teams and how they work – including how they have changed over time with the advent of Agile and DevOps – and suggest how this will change as AI-generated code becomes mainstream.
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In partnership with DescopeTackling the build vs buy conundrum
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to the “Build vs Buy” decision, but there are ways to make it clearer, and easier.
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Learning to focus on the impactful tasks, instead of every ask!
Evaluate your remit and focus on valuable work
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Demystifying databases for developers
Why is database management and performance important in engineering orgs?
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What does effective collaboration look like for busy engineering teams?
How can newly restructured and leaner teams collaborate effectively?
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How are engineering orgs achieving reliability in 2023?
How can you define a sustainable testing strategy for your org?
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Why shifting left is so important for software developers
Jemiah Sius talks about how shifting left has become increasingly important in the software development industry as organizations strive to release high-quality software products more quickly and efficiently. By integrating observability, security, and testing practices earlier in the development cycle, developers can identify and address issues more effectively.
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Supporting Major Launches as a Staff+ IC
Erin Sardo covers what makes a good Release Captain including topics like how to think about rollout stages, rollback strategy planning, environment planning for sustained QA, cross-functional dependencies like help content and customer service traffic, delegation and aggregation.
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a11y is your MVP: Moving fast without breaking accessibility
Plum Ertz talks about how, despite the growing discussion in the industry about digital accessibility, putting those debates into action can still be challenging in today’s world of “doing more with less”.
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Leaders building leaders: Mentoring staff+ engineers into powerhouses
Emily Thomas talks about how unraveling expectations, common challenges, setting clear career progression and de-mystifying communication between an engineering manager and Staff+ engineers is one of the most impactful ways to create a highly efficient team. Let’s talk about how to do just that.
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Establishing intentional communication
Davy Stevenson talks about how communication is a critical part of the engineering process but is not usually treated as something to be engineered or optimized. Let’s take some time to talk about how we as managers can build effective meetings.
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Think like a journalist: Make better decisions when you don’t have all the information
Melissa DePuydt tells her own story of developing early leadership experience by running toward scrappy work on high-performing engineering teams at The Washington Post and The Atlantic, and I’ll share what I’ve learned about the importance of “scale” efforts in growing others and sustaining myself in my work.
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How much is that API call in the window?
Mark Robinson talks about how in recent years, cloud computing has transformed the way businesses store, manage, and analyze their data.
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Managing a passionate team: How to change the world without burning out
Lexi Galantino discusses how team members who feel passionate about their work are an excellent asset to a team, but over time even passion, met with an endless backlog of important tasks, can slip into burnout.
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GraphQL is a superpower for your product manager and designer
Jeff Auriemma talks about how good tools help get a job done faster and better, transforming the entire end-to-end workflow from concept to deployment.
