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Tech’s war on middle management is just getting started

The middle manager class is under attack. Is it still fit for purpose, or are engineering teams due a reshuffle?

Conference talks

From engineer to executive: Leading the shift and inspiring business-minded tech teams

Explore the journey from engineering leader to CTO, with insights on bridging technology and business strategy, leading with influence, and fostering business-minded tech teams.

Tech odyssey: The epic saga of a mega migration to temporal

Embark on a journey through the challenges and triumphs of a major tech migration, revealing strategies for scaling, continuous development, and operational excellence in platform transformation.

Content sponsored by incident.io

Managing authentically across levels

Learn how to manage engineers at all levels with practical tips for adapting your style to support growth and foster a thriving, high-performing engineering team.

Reports

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Content sponsored by O’Reilly

The Engineering Team Performance Report 2024

How do organizations measure their engineering team performance?

Content sponsored by Harness

The State of Feature Management and Experimentation

How are engineering teams releasing new features safely and successfully?

Upcoming webinars

The festival of engineering leadership

London • June 16 & 17, 2025

Must read

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11 red flags to watch out for during interviews

How to spot warning signs whether you’re a candidate or hiring manager.

Factorio and the promise of better software engineering

Just why is the complex factory-building video game so appealing to software developers and can it help them get better at their jobs?

How DeepSeek upended everything

The Chinese AI model has called into question a whole host of assumptions for the tech industry.

Meta and the great DEI rollback

Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.

5 ways quiet introverts can thrive at work

Corporate environments may feel like they are made by and for extroverts. So how can introverts leverage their innate skills to get ahead?

On our LeadDev playlist

Lena Reinhard LeadingEng Berlin 2024

Make it count; A no-nonsense guide to engineering metrics for the busy leader

Gain practical insights on engineering metrics that help busy leaders prioritize effectively, address delivery challenges, and measure team performance to maximize impact and productivity.

Evan

Behind the scenes scaling ChatGPT

Evan Morikawa gives you a behind the scenes look at how we scaled ChatGPT and the OpenAI APIs. A story about staying nimble enough to release new capabilities and to respond quickly to a rapidly changing industry.

James Stanier Berlin 2022

Shopify’s remote working toolbox

This talk presents Shopify’s remote working toolbox, which is a collection of learnings, best practices and ideas for other leaders that are wishing to work and attract talent globally, but must fundamentally shift their culture to do so.

Career vectors for technical leaders

Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.

Content sponsored by O’Reilly

The metrics you loved to hate in 2024

And other key findings from the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report.