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Become a better force multiplier in 4 steps
Becoming a force multiplier might sound daunting, but focusing on sharing knowledge, delegation, and communication is the key to success.
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Clear technical vision is the key for aligned growth
Technical visions are the guardrails that keep decision-making aligned across orgs.
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What to do when internal politics stalls a project
If all teams on a project feel like they’re pulling in different directions, it’s time to build a coalition.
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Interview tactics to find your footing in a chaotic job market
Navigating the current job market can feel daunting, but certain principles and internal guides can improve the process for you.
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How to stay adaptable as a staff+ engineer
During a period of marked change, how can staff engineers maintain flexibility?
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What is a staff engineer? Technical leaders who aren’t managers
Staff engineers are technical leaders who have deep domain knowledge, walking the line between tech and the business.
November 3 & 4, 2025
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Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
Understand the differences between staff, principal, and distinguished engineers. Job description and salaries included.
On our StaffPlus playlist
How to master the four Staff archetypes and elevate your impact
While the specifics of the job can vary widely, Will Larson has famously categorized the Staff+ experience into four archetypes: Tech Lead, Architect, Solver, and the Right Hand.
Understanding the role as a Staff engineer
How to define, develop and deliver in your role on the technical track.
How to balance technical direction and leadership work
But as is often the case in business, priorities constantly shift and where you focus your efforts will too. So how do you strike the right balance between working on the technical direction of the business and those tasks that require you to put your leadership hat on?
Start with an exit in mind: How to be effective by being selfish as a staff engineer
Staff engineers often get overwhelmed by long-term ownership of critical projects. This talk explores how to avoid burnout by starting every project with an exit strategy—whether transferring ownership, pausing or bootstrapping a team.
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Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
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The unseen fixes that boost engineering performance
At the intersection of toil and operational risk lies “perilwork.”
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What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2026
Are there signs of life in the hiring market?
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Crafting the perfect LeadDev talk submission
Crafting the best version of your talk proposal for the LeadDev stage with the help of ChatGPT.
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Harness acquires Qwiet AI to combat AI-generated code risks
This merger is set to help address hidden security risks with the help of AI-assisted coding.
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How to be a successful async advocate in an RTO world
Building an async-first culture is surprisingly straightforward in an RTO era.
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Ethics are being forgotten as the AI race heats up
Is the tech industry capable of the change needed to curb ethical and environmental concerns?
Videos for Staff engineers
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Leading sustainably when everything is on fire
Learn how to lead effectively in chaos by building organizational capital and adapting your mindset for tough times.
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The Accidental Revolution: How Engineering Led Company-Wide AI Adoption
Learn how an internal AI tool sparked unexpected company-wide adoption and became a catalyst for cross-functional productivity gains.
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Marcy Lab’s 90-Day Lift-Off Playbook: Building High-Impact, Durable Engineers
From classroom to commit: How a one-year, industry-co-designed fellowship equips engineers to ship in the AI era.
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In partnership with EppoDeveloping and Supporting 12 SDKs with a Team of 3
How Eppo by Datadog runs a dozen production SDKs with only a team of three, by treating them as a platform – not twelve separate codebases.
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How to self sabotage your organisation through AI
Learn what 250 million+ lines of code reveal about AI’s impact on code quality and how to address it.
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Supply chain: Data infrastructure pipeline
Discover how modern data pipelines transform supply chains, enabling real-time insights, improving data quality, and optimizing logistics through advanced analytics.
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Beyond the code: Leading engineering teams in the GenAI era
Explore how engineering leaders can guide teams through GenAI’s rise by focusing on the critical human work AI can’t replace.
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No One Left Behind: Inside the Largest Domain Migration
A look at the industry’s most complex domain transfer, managed under pressure without losing a single team member.
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All the things I misunderstood about being a leader
I tried to behave like I thought a great leader would, and it almost killed the company. Before we become leaders, we observe leaders, both up close and through the lens of the stories told about what great leaders do. I thought a great leader would be strong, decisive, quick…
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The Pragmatic Engineer live podcast: How AI is changing engineering at Shopify with Farhan Thawar
Listen to a candid chat exploring Shopify’s AI strategy, remote velocity, and a unique approach to career growth.
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Software engineering with GenAI
A look at how AI coding tools are reshaping software engineering, how teams are adapting, and what remains unchanged in the development process.
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From dashboard soup to observability lasagna: Building better layers
Transform chaotic dashboards into a layered observability strategy that improves reliability, streamlines incidents, and builds real on-call confidence