Career ladders
Articles, webinars, videos
How non-compete agreements impact engineers
5 mins
21 Aug 2024
Article
How non-compete agreements impact engineers
Chris
Stokel-Walker
Professional growth based on personal passions
7 mins
21 Sep 2023
Article
Professional growth based on personal passions
Nelida
Velazquez
What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
7 mins
29 Jun 2023
Article
What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
Anjuan
Simmons
Breaking down different software tester roles
8 mins
02 May 2023
Article
Breaking down different software tester roles
Laveena
Ramchandani
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
8 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
Josh
Fruhlinger
LeadDev editor’s picks: January 2023
2 mins
03 Jan 2023
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: January 2023
Scott
Carey
5 lessons for new senior engineering managers
4 mins
28 Dec 2022
Article
5 lessons for new senior engineering managers
Ankita
Kulkarni
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
8 mins
20 Dec 2022
Article
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
Nikos
Galifianakis
Laura
Pearce
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
11 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a vice president of engineering?
11 mins
05 Mar 2024
Article
What is a vice president of engineering?
Ella
Morrish
Is a project management career right for you?
11 mins
23 Aug 2022
Article
Is a project management career right for you?
Björn
Fastabend
Why your path to engineering management doesn’t have to be traditional
12 mins
18 Jul 2022
Article
Why your path to engineering management doesn’t have to be traditional
Patrick
Young
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
11 mins
21 Feb 2022
Article
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
Sarah
Milstein
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
12mins
01 Feb 2022
Article
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
James
Samuel
Learnings from 'Navigating the engineering job market'
5 mins
01 Dec 2021
Article
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Learnings from 'Navigating the engineering job market'
Ella
Morrish
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
5 mins
09 Sep 2021
Article
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
Mariana
Valette
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Diane Tang
Diane
Tang
Tanya
Reilly
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Lea Kissner
Lea
Kissner
Blanca
Garcia Gil
How to hire an engineering manager
9 mins
19 Apr 2021
Article
How to hire an engineering manager
Charity
Majors
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
8 mins
07 Sep 2020
Article
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
Tanya
Reilly
Who are technical program managers? Force multipliers for engineering teams
5 mins
22 May 2024
Article
Who are technical program managers? Force multipliers for engineering teams
Sneha
Mudumba
What do we mean by Staff+?
10 mins
18 Sep 2023
Article
What do we mean by Staff+?
Ishaan
Singh
What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
7 mins
06 Mar 2024
Article
What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a CTO? Job description, responsibilities, and salary expectations
7 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is a CTO? Job description, responsibilities, and salary expectations
Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a director of engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
9 mins
06 Mar 2024
Article
What is a director of engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
Josh
Fruhlinger
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
5 mins
01 Sep 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
Ella
Morrish
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
7 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
Robin
Gupta
Finding the right engineering role for you
10 mins
22 Nov 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by JUST EAT TAKEAWAY
Finding the right engineering role for you
Felipe
Iserte Bonfim
05 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Coraline Ada Ehmke
Coraline
Ada Ehmke
Blanca
Garcia Gil
04 Aug 2021
Video
So you're Staff+ ... now what?
Sabrina
Leandro
30 Apr 2019
Video
How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams
Marco
Rogers
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