LeadDev is for leaders who want to run more effective engineering orgs.

London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan confirmed
Latest

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?
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How AI generated code accelerates technical debt
“I don’t think I have ever seen so much technical debt being created in such a short period of time”
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Skills you need to become a well-rounded engineering manager
Being an engineering manager who can juggle it all in any organization means honing skills like delegation, mentorship, and coaching.
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.

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

The Engineering Team Performance Report 2024
How do organizations measure their engineering team performance?

The State of Feature Management and Experimentation
How are engineering teams releasing new features safely and successfully?
Upcoming webinars
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Content sponsored by Harness
Escaping your DIY Feature Flags
Feature flags, how difficult can it be? But now it’s day two, and suddenly you’re in the feature flag business.
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Content sponsored by Harness
Prove the value of platform engineering
How to justify the cost of your biggest engineering investment.


The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Must read

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

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.

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.

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.

The metrics you loved to hate in 2024
And other key findings from the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report.
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