Latest videos
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Migrations done right: Success stories and lessons learned
Learn proven strategies for executing large-scale system migrations safely, using incremental rollouts, clear planning, and strong stakeholder communication.
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The lean architect: Experimenting your way to better decisions
Discover how hypothesis-driven architecture helps Staff+ engineers make better decisions early, reduce risk, and build resilient systems.
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Requirements [Citation needed]
A reflective talk on questioning “requirements,” exposing assumptions, and reducing costly missteps through honesty, clarity, and adaptability.
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From autocomplete to agents: AI coding assistance state of play
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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Y2K: The bug that didn’t bite
Unearthing the lessons of Y2K to avoid future coding catastrophes and build more sustainable software.
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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.
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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Building sustainable engineering teams that handle uncertainty
It takes time and trust for a team to learn to work together well, and if you’ve achieved that it’s not surprising that you want to keep it that way.
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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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Using Agile Techniques to Build a More Inclusive Team
Building psychological safety in your teams is critical if you want them to perform at their best.
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The Container Operator’s Manual
Containers have been the future for five years now, featured on the stage of every major distributed systems conference in the world.
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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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Building stable engineering organizations in times of change
Meri Williams, with Jean-Michel Lemieux, Claudius Mbemba and Elaine Zhou at LeadDev Live 2021 discussing ‘Building stable engineering organisations in times of change’.
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Creating, defining, and refining an effective tech strategy
Having a defined tech strategy creates alignment and keeps everyone on the same page. So how can you ensure yours is most effective? Panelists Anna Shipman, Randy Shoup, Papanii Nene Okai, Nimisha Asthagiri and Anand Mariappan share their tips.
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Effective remote communication in complex organisations
What are your challenges when communicating with your distributed teams and collaborating asynchronously? Tech leaders Katie Wilde, Dana Lawson, Asanka Jayasuriya, Farhan Thawar & Wambui Kinyashare share their communication strategies for remote orgs.
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Strategies for influencing without exerting authority
How can you communicate and clarify your leadership position, whilst making sure that the needs of your teammates and colleagues are taken into account?
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What VCs want us to know as technical leaders
Are you working at or interested in start-up, scale-up or other Venture Capital-backed businesses?
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A tour of decisions in event-driven architecture
When do we use API calls vs events for interactions? Do we need to build up local replicas from events when we need data from other services?
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Storytelling techniques for creating impactful presentations
Arquay’s session filled with tips on how to use storytelling techniques in your presentations and get your point across in a way that feels natural for you.
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The nitty gritty of scaling software teams
Daniel Burke’s talk on evaluating and adopting appropriate software and design patterns, as well as tips on helping your people develop as your team grows.
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The mentor playbook
By being thoughtful and deliberate in mentoring moments, we can all be a part of creating richer tech communities that foster inclusivity and thrive on collective growth.
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Presenting to executives
Kevin Goldsmith shares strategies for planning your presentation, handling unexpected questions and following up afterward when pitching to executives at your company.
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ICON Framework: Creating Value From Machine Learning
Banjo Obayomi talks about the 4 parts of the ICON framework and how you can apply it to your development cycles to align your efforts and bring business value.
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Designing cultural transformations
Ryn Daniels shares a design process that helps you identify problems with your current culture and brainstorm sustainable solutions and opportunities.
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Habits of highly-performing teams
CTO Charity Majors joined us at #LeadDevLive to talk about everything that went into building a high-performing team at Honeycomb.
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Streamlining the management of multiple websites and apps
Prepare your team to work effectively across contexts
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Strategies for creating an environment of continuous learning
How to prioritize the development of your engineers.
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The Effective Engineer: Edmond Lau in conversation
In this session, Suzan Bond is joined by guest author Edmond Lau to explore how to access the mindsets that will make you truly effective.
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Understanding your team’s velocity
A panel discussion on being able to examine the speed of your team in depth is crucial to propelling them forward.
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Embedding observability into your engineering culture
The journey to thoroughly understanding your systems.
