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Latest
Why your boss is the biggest AI risk
Execs have been quick to caution developers about the risks of AI, but don’t seem to be taking their own advice.
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A new manager’s guide to a 30-60-90-day plan
How senior engineering manager at Google plans for their first days in the role.
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Metrics don’t tell the whole story
Metrics can clue you in on issues proliferating in your systems, but customers’ anecdotal feedback can help you catch unknown unknowns.
Conference talks
All the things I misunderstood about being a leader
Candid insights into the biggest misconceptions about leadership and what truly makes a team exceptional.
Leading sustainably when everything is on fire
Learn how to lead effectively in chaos by building organizational capital and adapting your mindset for tough times.
Plugging in power: Understanding how tech careers are shaped by power dynamics
Explore how hidden power dynamics shape tech careers and learn to recognize, navigate, and harness power to advance effectively.
Lessons from the other side: What your VP is actually thinking
Learn how to build a partnership with your VP by sharing unfiltered reality and gaining the context you need.
The magic of crisis
Discover how Staff+ engineers can use moments of crisis to drive lasting technical change and strengthen organizational systems.
FORTRAN’s AI Playbook: Leadership lessons from history
Learn proven leadership strategies from FORTRAN’s history to successfully adopt AI, upskill teams, and drive lasting transformation at scale
Theory to action: Architecting and implementing your team operating system
Learn the theory behind the operating systems of high-performing engineering teams. Leave with a practical idea of how to design a flexible team operating system with rhythms, tools, and feedback loops for your team.
Reports
The Engineering Performance Report 2025
We asked 400 engineering leaders how they are measuring the performance of their systems and the impact AI is having on that performance.
The Engineering Team Performance Report 2025
We asked 500 engineering leaders how and why they measure their team’s performance. Here’s what we found.
The AI Impact Report 2025
Read the full report to learn how AI adoption is impacting developers, budgets, processes, and talent pipelines.
The Engineering Leadership Report 2025
We asked 600+ engineering leaders how their roles are changing in response to a rapidly changing economic landscape. Here’s what we found.
Upcoming webinars
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In partnership with HarnessTesting your system limits in the age of AI
Facing more code than ever, learn the resiliency best practices used by SREs, including where AI can help
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In partnership with HoneycombInside our 2025 Engineering Performance Report
Uncover the data behind modern engineering performance and what it reveals about AI, observability, and the future of system reliability.
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In partnership with GitkrakenMeasuring the AI impact on developer experience
How to measure the impact of AI tools and agents on developer experience, and link this back to the business
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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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In partnership with HarnessAllow anyone to code with AI
How to build a culture that enables even the most skeptical developer to experiment with AI coding tools and fail fast.
The conference for engineering leaders shaping the future of software
Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
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Must read
Do junior devs still have a path to senior roles in an AI age?
LeadDev’s AI Impact Report 2025 explores the challenges and opportunities for early-career engineers as AI transforms coding, mentorship, and skill development.
How to be a successful async advocate in an RTO world
Building an async-first culture is surprisingly straightforward in an RTO era.
Digital nomads find themselves at a crossroads
We checked in with four software developers who chose this path.
Digital nomads find themselves at a crossroads
We checked in with four software developers who chose this path.
How to boost your management impact with AI tools
Developers got their AI moment. It is time engineering managers had theirs too.
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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