Upcoming events
Join us throughout 2025 for inspiring conferences, workshops, webinars and courses
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
The festival of engineering leadership
NYC • October 15–16, 2025
Check out three conferences in NYC this fall!
Upcoming webinars
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Break silos and build cross-functional bridges
April 2, 2025 • 4.00PMCross-functional alignment is what makes (or breaks) teams. When engineering, product, and business come together to navigate conflict, foster collaboration, and encourage shared ownership, progress soars.
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In partnership with HarnessIncident response before the incident
April 16, 2025 • 4.00PMWith high-profile outages striking increasingly frequently, incident prevention and readiness are critical, but not at the expense of speed or innovation.
Recent recordings
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In partnership with DX
What to do with developer productivity metrics
There’s no shortage of data available for leaders looking to measure developer productivity, but what happens after you’ve set up your dashboards and the numbers start rolling in?
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In partnership with Harness
Escaping your DIY Feature Flags
Feature flags, how difficult can it be? But now it’s day two, and suddenly you’re in the feature flag business.
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Hiring in 2025: quality over quantity
Strategies for hiring smarter in a recovering market.
The festival of engineering leadership by LeadDev
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
the talks, the connections, the experience
Whether you’re a Tech Lead, Manager, Senior IC, Director, VP, or CTO, you’ll leave with ideas and strategies to drive change.
2,000
Attendees
3
Stages
150+
Sessions
150
Speakers
Featuring
Our next conferences
The engineering leadership conference for tech leads and engineering managers.
The technical leadership conference for staff, principal and
distinguished engineers.
Join a vetted audience of Director+ Leaders to navigate a fast changing industry.
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LeadDev meet-ups are expanding in 2025
We run free events year-round in cities all over the world
Highlights from our recent events
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Bottom up org change and evolution
It’s expected for the structure of your teams and organization to change as you grow.
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Growing the next generation of leaders: Levelling up your teams
Dana discusses how you can identify the skill gaps in your teams and support your managers as they transition to leadership.
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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.
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Alignment, autonomy, accountability
Explore essential management principles that build trust, enhance team engagement, and support smooth progress, equipping leaders with strategies to guide without micromanaging.
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It’s time to pay off your management debt
Explore management debt’s impact on organizations, uncovering inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Learn actionable strategies to identify, track, and eliminate management debt for sustainable growth.
Recent webinars
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In partnership with DXWhat to do with developer productivity metrics
There’s no shortage of data available for leaders looking to measure developer productivity, but what happens after you’ve set up your dashboards and the numbers start rolling in?
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In partnership with HarnessEscaping your DIY Feature Flags
Feature flags, how difficult can it be? But now it’s day two, and suddenly you’re in the feature flag business.
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How to be an influential leader
The most successful engineering leaders know that influence is the key to driving results, getting buy-in, and getting the task done.
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In partnership with HarnessProve the value of platform engineering
How to justify the cost of your biggest engineering investment.
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In partnership with incident.ioBuilding the dream incident response team
Struggling with incidents? It could be time to assemble an elite response team.
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In partnership with CoderThe perils of context switching
Studies show that it can take 20 minutes to regain focus after a distraction, but what can engineering leaders do to help engineers switch context less often and find flow?
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In partnership with CloudZeroOptimizing cloud costs: Whose job is it anyway?
Who really owns cloud costs? In many organizations, the answer still isn’t clear.
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In partnership with HarnessDoes your org need platform engineering?
The panel digs into what the approach looks like in practice, and ask whether platform engineering really holds the key to unlocking happy and productive teams. You will leave this session with a better understanding of what platform engineering really is, how it relates to developer happiness, and whether it’s the right route to go down for your org.
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In partnership with LinearBAn engineering leader’s guide to reporting up
There’s no rulebook when it comes to how to report to your senior leadership team – but there are ways that you can feel more prepared, confident, and ready to showcase engineering’s impact.
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In partnership with PantheonBreaking down silos between frontend and backend
Join us for this panel, where we explore how can managers help break down cultural and technical silos, and foster better collaboration between these critical teams.
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In partnership with HarnessHow to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
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In partnership with PluralsightChoosing metrics your teams won’t hate
In this panel, we’ll explore how to go about choosing the metrics that accurately capture the complexity and nuances of your team’s work.
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In partnership with X-TeamEssential 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?
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How to become a staff+ engineer
What do you need to be able to demonstrate to get promoted to a staff engineer?
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How to communicate effectively as an IC
How can ICs communicate the same piece of information effectively to different audiences?
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In partnership with FronteggHelp your engineering, product and security teams get on the same page
How can teams find alignment among competing priorities?
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In partnership with KaratWhat is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
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In partnership with CodacyHow can engineering orgs move fast without compromising code security
An interview with Jaime Jorge from Codacy
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In partnership with CodacyTaking the risk out of software experimentation
How do we remain competitive as a business without exposing ourselves to risk?
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In partnership with SwimmA guide to creating a great code documentation culture
If your teams are struggling with code documentation, watch this on-demand webinar, where our panel of engineering leaders will discuss best practices and strategies to get started. Code documentation is often viewed as a necessary evil by development teams. There’s no doubt that mastering the art of creating…
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In partnership with ChronosphereMaking cloud native work for your org
How can enterprises make the leap to cloud native? What do they need to know?
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In partnership with 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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Stress free onboarding as a Staff+ engineer
What can you do to create an efficient onboarding process for yourself stepping into a Staff+ role?
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Avoiding the priority zero trap
How can you successfully prioritize tasks in situations where everything is urgent?
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In partnership with ApolloElevating your leadership skills during tough times
What skills do you need to be a great leader during economic uncertainty?
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In partnership with SwarmiaMastering the art of project prioritization
How do you decide which projects to prioritize, when everything seems urgent?
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In partnership with CodeSignalLeveling up your technical interviews
How can we enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and experience of technical interviews?
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In partnership with incident.ioReducing the burden of incident response on your teams
Unlock system reliability through a culture of shared responsibility and collaboration
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So you want to identify and nurture high performers?
Providing growth opportunities for the engineers in your team goes a long way toward motivating and retaining talent.
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In partnership with Sauce LabsBuilding a better testing culture
How can engineering leaders create a healthy testing culture with clear strategies in place?
