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The best developer learning platforms 2025
The top online learning platforms to help any developer improve their skills.
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Microsoft slashes management in latest round of layoffs
The layoffs signal a continued shift towards a flatter org.
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How AI will change software engineering
No one can agree how AI will change software engineering. Here’s how to prepare anyway.
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.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan 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 of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
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Influencing influencers: Powerful strategies to scale your impact at work
If you looking to widen the breadth of your impact, you’ll want to brush up on some of these areas to see the best results.
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Finding a path through uncertainty
If you find yourself at a crossroads and unsure of which route to take, read through this list before you make a decision. Every leader can find themselves unsure of what to do. When I coach CTOs and VPs of engineering, I often hear phrases like, “I don’t…
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4 ways to think like a boss and boost staff+ impact
If you’re a staff+ engineer you might have thought about your “impact” on the wider org. Thinking like a boss might be the key.
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Your 30-60-90-day plan as a new manager
Landed a new manager position? Congratulations! Here’s how to plan for your first days in the role.
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Reasons to step into a leadership role (and the reasons not to)
Thinking of becoming an engineering leader? Let Pat Kua help you with the first step of the journey.
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I feel stuck in my career. How can I level up in my job?
If you’re feeling stuck in your career, you’re not alone. Here are some ways to center your personal development.
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6 questions to ask yourself before applying to that job
Applying to roles is daunting, especially given the current tech backdrop. Here are some things to consider before sending your CV.
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Why Zig is one of the hottest programming languages to learn
A recent Stack Overflow survey revealed Zig is highly-admired and developers are highly-paid – but why?
Top Career development videos
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Leaders building leaders: Mentoring staff+ engineers into powerhouses
Emily Thomas talks about how unraveling expectations, common challenges, setting clear career progression and de-mystifying communication between an engineering manager and Staff+ engineers is one of the most impactful ways to create a highly efficient team. Let’s talk about how to do just that.
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Putting power into practice as a Staff+ engineer
Matthew Hawthorne discusses how, as a Staff+ engineer, you may not have as much power as you’d like within your organization. But you probably have more power than you realize.
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How to better understand business context as a StaffPlus engineer
Learn to be aware of the overall needs of your organization to contextualize and prioritize your workload
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How to be right when it counts: 7 tools for making better decisions: Sho Soboyejo in conversation
Identify when being right is important, and when it’s not
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How not to lose friends and alienate yourself: Learnings from a journey to Staff Engineer
Waheed El Miladi reflects on his journey to Staff Engineer and discusses some of the personal pitfalls and unexpected challenges he encountered while moving through roles and the personal skills and strategies I’ve developed to address them.
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How to navigate uncertainty as a senior individual contributor
What is the process for determining where your expertise and efforts would be most valuable?
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How to gain the right visibility across your teams as a busy manager
Having the right visibility into your teams is critical to being a supportive leader
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The 9.1 magnitude meltdown at Fukushima
Nick Means takes us to mid-afternoon on Friday, March 11, 2011 when the ground in Tōhoku began to shake. To the operators at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, it seemed like the shaking would never stop. The way their team operated during that fateful week has a lot to teach us about helping our own teams be at their best, both in crisis and out.