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4 ways to technically upskill engineers
Helping your mid-level reports achieve technical fluency will allow them to thrive.
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7 steps to navigate onboarding as a software engineer
Joining a new team can be both exciting and overwhelming
Editor’s picks
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
This fulfilling role takes you a step beyond a lead engineer. Find out how to best showcase your skills to land it.
That’s a wrap for LeadDev Berlin 2024!
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Essential reading
On our Engineering manager playlist
The Manager’s Path: Camille Fournier in conversation
A guide for tech leaders navigating growth and change.
Things I got wrong when preparing for my first Engineering Manager role
Ferit Topcu shares his own experiences in this transition, the errors I made, and how I overcame them.
Switch up how you manage up
Every senior leader you interact with will bring their own experience, set of biases, communication styles – and fundamentally, different personalities to a conversation. Lara Hogan explains how to adapt your tactics to different management techniques.
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More for Engineering managers
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What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2024
Here’s what senior developers and engineering managers in the United States can expect to earn in base salary during 2024 and beyond.
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Why you shouldn’t move fast and break things
It’s an oft-repeated motto within the industry – but a severely limited way to build good software.
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Build a productive code review culture
Code reviews can be tense and stressful if done incorrectly. Avoid bikeshedding and set good cultural standards with these nine simple steps.
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Tech hiring might finally be bouncing back
Say it quietly, but there are signs of stabilization in the tech hiring market.
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5 questions to ask when buying a feature management tool
Helping you assess the best tools in the market.
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5 signs you’re ready for feature management and experimentation
Are you ready to take the next step?
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Content sponsored by Swarmia
Introducing engineering metrics to your organization
Picking the right software developer metrics isn’t as easy as it sounds.
Videos for Engineering managers
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Becoming the leader you can be, in a changed technology industry
Explore how engineering leaders can navigate industry shifts, handle uncertainty, and rethink their roles in the evolving tech landscape through this reflective session on leadership.
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Beyond the headlines: Engineering leadership in 2024
Discover insights from LeadDev’s 2024 Engineering Leadership report, exploring how 1,100 engineering leaders feel about navigating industry challenges amid tech layoffs and AI hype.
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Build great engineering teams and have a positive social impact
On the back of working in the tech industry developing great products in highly competitive markets, how can we make society better? Germán and Seraphine will share the story of skills and talent meeting diversity and social impact.
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Think faster, talk smarter: Matt Abrahams in conversation
Watch the newest edition of Bookmarked where Suzan Bond was joined by Matt Abrahams to discuss think faster, talk smarter.
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50 shades of PR dark matter
In this short and fun talk (yes it’ll be fun!) – Avishag Sahar laments about the top blockers of PRs, but cheer up – because I’ll also provide insights into how to unblock them.
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The Software Craftsman: Sandro Mancuso in conversation
Learn how Sandro’s principles enable engineers to build the best software.
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We should all be declaring more incidents
You’re probably used to avoiding incidents at all costs, but they are actually the most effective tool you have to handle reactive work when things go wrong. In this talk, Martha Lambert looks at how to reframe incidents and use them to your advantage to make customers happier.
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How to completely fail at learning
Hywel Carver asks, are you being asked to do more with less? Are hiring ambitions lower than they were a couple of years ago? Are you finding it slow and painful to adopt new technologies? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, this talk is for you.
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Leading through AI-powered complexity: Balancing business priorities, innovation and resources
João Freiras discusses how leaders are automating through complexity and finding the right balance between the pressure to innovate, business priorities, resources, and the promise of AI business value.
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Content sponsored by SabreHow enterprises can overcome the challenges of legacy code
How can enterprise engineering teams tackle the challenges of modernizing outdated codebases?
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Content sponsored by SplitFostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
