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
Turn workplace conflict into collaboration
Don’t let disagreements divide teams. Employ better communication tactics and understanding to turn conflict into opportunity.
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Crypto is hiring developers. Interested?
With tech hiring in a big freeze, crypto roles are looking more and more attractive to developers, but is it worth the risk?
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Executive communication tactics that work for all audiences
The way you communicate with executives – clear, direct, and to the point – should be the standard for all communication.
Conference talks
Managing the marathon: Leading teams through lengthy migration projects
In this short talk, Lawrence will reflect on his experience leading teams through multi-year migration projects.
Making smart investments: A framework for maximizing your ROI in technical decisions
In this talk, we’re going to explore a framework for evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of complex tech decisions, illustrated with real-world examples that highlight both the traps to avoid and the paths to success. I’ll share methods for pinpointing key metrics that matter, and how to design experiments or proof-of-concepts to measure ROI. Finally we will discuss the importance of staying objective and adaptable throughout the process.
Debug Like a Scientist
This talk will enhance your programming toolbox for the hardest bugs. Not only this – but you’ll see how to scale effective debugging to the entire team. Last but not least – you’ll leave with a set of habits to share with your fellow engineers to help them step up their debugging game.
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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How to master the perfect pull request
Pull requests are an essential part of collaborative development, but one that’s often rushed or fraught for teams juggling increasing workloads and competing priorities.
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Content sponsored by DXWhat to do with developer productivity metrics
There’s no shortage of data available for leaders looking to measure developer productivity, but what happens after you’ve set up your dashboards and the numbers start rolling in?
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Must read
How AI generated code compounds technical debt
“I don’t think I have ever seen so much technical debt being created in such a short period of time”
The relentless rise of the PIP
The dreaded performance improvement plan (PIP) is becoming a more popular management tool than ever, but do they actually work?
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.
How banks caught up in the battle for developer talent
Who will win the battle of big banks vs big tech jobs?
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?
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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