Engineering Manager Archives

In partnership with Tailscale

Inclusion: What works, and why I’m still talking about it

Explore practical ways to make inclusion part of everyday teamwork, from communication styles to better collaboration and decision-making.

Becky Pauley

In partnership with DX

The state of AI in software development: Insights across 400+ organizations

Learn where AI actually boosts developer productivity, how leading teams measure impact, and practical ways to separate measurable gains from hype.

Justin Reock

In partnership with PagerDuty

Production AI agents: The gap between promise and reality

Learn what it really takes to move AI agents from impressive demos to safe, reliable production systems.

João Freitas

Mentoring that actually changes careers

A practical, human take on mentoring that actually helps people grow, by sharing real experience and honest guidance.

Lenni Ojala

Quantifying technical debt to modernise critical systems

A data-driven approach to exposing hidden technical debt and modernizing critical legacy systems without risky rewrites.

Ejber Ozkan

Escaping the feature factory: Building strategic team identity

How to turn a ticket-driven engineering team into a strategic partner by shifting identity, metrics, and mindset toward outcomes.

Priya Athipatla

The mechanics of scaling: Why delivery slows as you grow, and what to do about it

In this talk, I will show how rising incidents, fragile systems, slower delivery and constant firefighting are often signs of hitting systemic limits rather than execution failure.

Maryia Tarpachova

Inclusive leadership across cultures: Practical patterns for global engineering teams

Concrete, repeatable patterns for leading global teams across cultures, reducing friction, building trust, and helping diverse voices contribute fully.