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DEI is under threat, can you fight back?
Corporate DEI initiatives may be on life support, but there are steps progressive leaders can take to keep them on track and improve the health of their organizations.
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What UK engineering managers can expect to earn in 2024
Here’s what senior developers and engineering managers in the UK can expect to earn in 2024 and beyond.
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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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Retaining Your People After the Tech Boom
Discover how to retain talent during staff reductions by leading with empathy, building trust, and understanding employees’ motivators in times of economic and industry change.
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Rethinking your engineer hiring strategy in 2024
Tech hiring is going through an intense period of change, how do you adapt?
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
Essential reading
31 smart questions to ask in a software engineering interview
Interviews are a two-way street, don’t waste the opportunity to ask these smart questions.
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De-coding the technical interview process: Emma Bostian in conversation
What if you had a cheat code for acing technical interviews?
Inclusive hiring is not a checkmark
Inclusion is the foundation of creating a level playing field for employees with all backgrounds to be heard, to be challenged, and to have an impact.
Optimizing the time you and your team spend on hiring
Hiring engineers is intensive, so how can you streamline the hiring process and tap into top talent?
What 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?
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
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5 ways you’re stressing out candidates during tech interviews
Engineering interviews are stressful, but there are some ways to limit the stress you put candidates under.
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3 goals to work towards when starting a new Staff+ role
Moving into a new Staff+ position at another company can be a daunting prospect. Learn some ways in which you can build networks, contribute meaningfully, and avoid burnout.
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Beware of fake job candidates
Remote hiring has opened the door to a stream of fake engineering candidates, with hiring managers having to be vigilant to highly credible applications. Here are some red flags to look out for.
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What is a tech lead? First among equals on a developer team
A tech lead isn’t a manager and may not even get a raise. But it’s a reflection of your leadership skills as you climb the ladder.
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Going from staff engineer to engineering manager
This transition can be both exciting and daunting, with engineers having to navigate unfamiliar territory, balancing technical prowess with people management skills.
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Are you ready for pay transparency?
New pay transparency laws are spreading across the globe, how should you prepare?
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What does the end of affirmative action mean for engineering managers?
A landmark US Supreme Court decision on ending affirmative action in education could have massive widespread effects for diversity and inclusion efforts in the corporate world. Here’s what engineering managers need to know.
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What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
Staff engineering manager is a rewarding position that has you cultivating different types of relationships and projects.
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Building an engineering team that can withstand unexpected change
How can you plan for change and make sure your team feels secure in the face of uncertain times?
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Enabling your engineers to run great interviews
Inconsistent interviewing standards can lead to wrong hiring decisions and costly mistakes
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Five investments for a sustainable, high-performing team
How to build a healthy, self-sustaining ecosystem within your team that produces high-performing results.
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Hiring the right engineer for your org
Accurately evaluate soft skills and predict whether a candidate is a good fit for your organization
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Setting standards for your technical assessments
How to make sure your technical interviews are fair, engaging and indicative of the role
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Scale, Scale, Scale! (Lessons from an engineering recruitment drive)
Jenny Sivapalan presents a set of actionable items that you can own and make a difference in hiring into your team.
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Career Changers: enabling the huge untapped potential in developers from different backgrounds
Marcus Gardiner shares lessons and personal perspectives from walking the path from Graduate to Lead in both Business and Software Engineering, so that your team and organisation can thrive through attracting and developing Career-Switching Tech talent.
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Rubrics cubed: Attempting to quantify the qualitative in the interview process
Shawna Martell and Dan Fike discussed how they created their rubrics and introduced them to their organization, and what they discovered about how the process has affected their hiring outcomes.