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Software engineering leaders need a shopkeeper mentality
Bridge the gap between daily tasks and strategic oversight.
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Your career isn’t stuck – you’re playing by the wrong rules
Discover what true inclusion means by exploring practical ways to support neurodivergent colleagues and create genuinely diverse teams.
Editor’s picks
Engineering leadership is not just about code
If you’re looking to move into an engineering leadership position, you’ll have to do more than brush up on code!
How to find and become a great engineering mentor
Mentoring is a great way to boost your career. Here’s everything you need to know about getting a mentor, and becoming one yourself.
How to navigate unexpected role changes
At one point or another, you may have to face an unexpected role change. It might not be what you want, but there are ways to make it work.
New York • September 15-16, 2026
Speakers Camille Fournier, Gergely Orosz and Will Larson confirmed 🙌
Essential reading
Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
Reaching a management position in the tech industry is hard work. It’s important to remember to enjoy the journey and celebrate victories big and small along the way.
On our Career development playlist
There and back again – A cautionary tale about entering middle management
Explore the realities of middle management through a journey of promotion, stress, and self-reflection, offering guidance on finding the right leadership path.
Unconventional paths in tech: Leveraging your strengths to find your place
n this talk, Mitra Raman will take a look at the many paths that engineers can take on their leadership journey.
Career vectors for technical leaders
Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.
The path from Director to CTO: How to follow it, or how to mentor it
This talk is aimed at both aspiring Chief Technology Officers and those who are in a position to mentor future CTOs. Explore the journey from a Director of Engineering role to a CTO, focusing on the skills and experiences needed for this transition and how experienced leaders can guide others on this path.
Essential soft skills you need to succeed as an engineer
There is a big focus on technical expertise in software engineering – but soft skills are equally as important. Which ones are crucial to master and how can you do this?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
More about Career development
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Overcoming the challenges of annual budget planning
Reflecting on your past financial year, outlining your goals for the next one, and considering the implications for the years beyond can help you overcome the more challenging aspects of budget planning.
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Working with leadership to plan for a successful new year
With knowledge of business context, an understanding of leadership’s priorities, and a strong roadmap, you can make the most of your annual planning process.
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How to design (and listen to) a developer survey
A well-designed developer survey is only the first step towards measuring team health, the important part is knowing how to listen to the results.
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LeadDev editor’s picks: October 2023
September had a back-to-school feel this month at LeadDev, with plenty of advice on how to tame the chaos of context switching, make your team’s work more visible, and contend with the major challenge of needing to “do more with less.”
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Tech is changing, engineering management is not
Engineering managers are being tasked with navigating a totally different industry landscape, but VP of engineering at the New York Times, David Yee, says “Your job actually does not change.”
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Why support and belonging are the final key to developer thriving
Beyond agency, motivation, and learning, a sense of support and belonging shouldn’t be overlooked as a key driver of developer thriving.
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A prioritization framework for uncertain times
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, Laurie Barth, has some ways to successfully prioritize tasks, including her tried and true “three buckets” model.
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Setting goals and using metrics that motivate
Engineering leaders should use a combination of goals and metrics to motivate their teams to make the biggest possible impact.
Top Career development videos
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Scaling yourself as a senior engineering leader
You’ve built websites that scaled to millions of users, indexed terabytes of data, and created automatic deployments to thousands of nodes – but now you’re struggling to manage a handful of people.
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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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Career vectors for technical leaders
The more experience you gain as a technical leader the more varied the roles seem to get. Amongst this variation and complexity, how can we develop ourselves and others?
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The road to senior individual contributor
What is leadership in an individual contributor role and how does it differ from being a senior engineer?
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From manager to director and beyond
The most challenging career inflection point for a strong line manager is the move to director.
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Tips & tricks for your own personal development
A panel discussion on how to focus on your own personal development.
