Upcoming events
Join us throughout 2025 for inspiring conferences, workshops, webinars and courses
NYC • October 15 & 16, 2025
Check out three conferences this fall
Berlin • November 3 & 4, 2025
Join leaders shaping the future of software
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
Check out the festival of engineering leadership
Upcoming webinars
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In partnership with DXMeasuring the impact of AI in engineering
August 6, 2025 • 5.00PMInsights from LeadDev’s inaugural AI Impact Report
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In partnership with CoderHow to refactor without killing morale
August 7, 2025 • 5.00PMRefactoring isn’t the problem; it’s how we manage it.
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In partnership with Octopus DeployHow Barclays and Experian proactively manage tech debt
August 27, 2025 • 1.00PMJoin LeadDev’s first virtual Engineering in Action panel for lessons from industry leaders who face tech debt head on.
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In partnership with Octopus DeployMeasuring productivity without freaking people out
August 20, 2025 • 1.00PMHow to keep a healthy culture when you put developers under the microscope
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In partnership with StytchAre you ready for AI agents?
August 13, 2025 • 5.00PMAI is changing how apps get accessed – are your systems built to keep up?
Recent recordings
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In partnership with Honeycomb
Escape the observability maturity trap
How to assess where you are, and level up your observability culture, practices, and impact.
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In partnership with Cloudflare
How to prioritize when modernizing legacy systems
The path to app modernization isn’t about fixing everything at once – it’s about fixing what matters most.
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In partnership with Harness
Database changes slowing you down? There’s a better way
Is it time to bring database administrators into the DevOps circle?
The engineering leadership conference for tech leads and engineering managers
New York • October 15 & 16, 2025
Engineering is evolving fast – are you keeping up?
The only event of its kind on the East Coast, featuring hands-on sessions and talks from engineering leaders to help you lead through change and deliver faster, better, and smarter.
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Upcoming 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.
Join top engineering leaders for fresh insights on leveraging AI, leading high-performing teams, navigating industry volatility, and more.
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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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
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Building scalable systems in a complex compliance world
Gain actionable insights to build scalable, compliant systems that adapt to evolving regulations while maintaining engineering speed and agility
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Being secure by design: Engineer-led security
This talk shares how the secure-enough software challenge can be solved by building an engineer-led security culture, leading to a culture of collaboration and confidence in good security choices.
Recent webinars
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In partnership with HoneycombEscape the observability maturity trap
How to assess where you are, and level up your observability culture, practices, and impact.
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In partnership with CloudflareHow to prioritize when modernizing legacy systems
The path to app modernization isn’t about fixing everything at once – it’s about fixing what matters most.
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In partnership with HarnessDatabase changes slowing you down? There’s a better way
Is it time to bring database administrators into the DevOps circle?
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In partnership with PagerDutyAre you ready for the next generation of incidents?
Incident response was never easy. AI is about to make it harder.
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How to get buy-in when you’re not the boss
Practical strategies for influencing without authority in cross-functional teams
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In partnership with VercelBridging the gap between requirements and technical detail
How to translate business needs into a clear technical roadmap? Leave ambiguity at the door
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In partnership with HarnessIs it time to shift cloud cost ownership left?
Why the path to faster releases and innovation starts with putting developers first.
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How engineering leadership is changing in 2025
If your team is hitting key delivery metrics, we assume everything in the lifecycle before production is sound. However, we know that traditional metrics only tell half the story.
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In partnership with HarnessHow better developer experience drives results
Why the path to faster releases and innovation starts with putting developers first.
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In partnership with HarnessYour guide to proactive tech debt management
With high-profile outages striking increasingly frequently, incident prevention and readiness are critical, but not at the expense of speed or innovation.
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In partnership with HarnessIncident response before the incident
With high-profile outages striking increasingly frequently, incident prevention and readiness are critical, but not at the expense of speed or innovation.
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Break silos and build cross-functional bridges
Cross-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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How to master the perfect pull request
Pull requests are an essential part of collaborative development, but one that’s often rushed or fraught for teams juggling increasing workloads and competing priorities.
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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 HarnessCrafting the perfect developer platform
From your IDE to CI/CD, where is best to buy vs build?
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How to master change and drive impactful transformation
Change is inevitable—but leading it effectively is a game-changer.
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In partnership with O’ReillyThe metrics you loved to hate in 2024
And other key findings from the 2024 LeadDev Engineering Team Performance report.
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In partnership with SwarmiaWhat are qualitative productivity metrics – and how do we measure them?
If your team is hitting key delivery metrics, we assume everything in the lifecycle before production is sound. However, we know that traditional metrics only tell half the story.
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In partnership with O’ReillyHelping your engineers find time to learn and upskill
Webinar recording: discover how to support your engineers to learn and practice new skills.
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In partnership with CircleCIHow to build experimentation into your technical roadmap
This webinar is for engineering leaders who believe that a strong culture of experimentation drives innovation – and who want to convince peers and stakeholders that it should be part of your technical strategy
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In partnership with SwimmA roadmap to working with your legacy codebases
Gain expert insights on modernizing legacy systems, improving developer satisfaction, streamlining discovery, and effectively documenting complex, large-scale codebases for better productivity and collaboration.
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In partnership with HarnessIs infrastructure as code still fit for purpose?
Explore challenges with Infrastructure as Code, strategies to optimize its management, roles of DevOps teams, and tools for scaling complex multi-cloud environments effectively.
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In partnership with Split by HarnessFail fast, learn faster: Real lessons from failed software releases
Discover real lessons from failed software releases. Learn to manage tech debt, improve communication, and ensure successful rollouts with insights from industry experts.
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In partnership with Logz.ioAn engineer’s guide to making sense of log data
Cloud native technologies have made it harder to understand how systems are behaving. Logs are the answer, but how do you make sense of them?
