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Amazon employees demand a voice in AI decisions amid layoff fears
1,000 Amazon employees’ signed a letter voicing their AI concerns, reflecting a growing tension across the tech industry.
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The questions you need to ask before quitting your job
Once you know that you’re ready to move on, how do you actually take the first step?
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How to go back to being a technical engineering manager
A guide for getting back to hands-on management.
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Your career isn’t stuck – you’re playing by the wrong rules
Discover what true inclusion means by exploring practical ways to support neurodivergent colleagues and create genuinely diverse teams.
Editor’s picks
Engineering leadership is not just about code
If you’re looking to move into an engineering leadership position, you’ll have to do more than brush up on code!
How to find and become a great engineering mentor
Mentoring is a great way to boost your career. Here’s everything you need to know about getting a mentor, and becoming one yourself.
How to navigate unexpected role changes
At one point or another, you may have to face an unexpected role change. It might not be what you want, but there are ways to make it work.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
Essential reading
Learning to enjoy the career progression journey
Reaching a management position in the tech industry is hard work. It’s important to remember to enjoy the journey and celebrate victories big and small along the way.
On our Career development playlist
There and back again – A cautionary tale about entering middle management
Explore the realities of middle management through a journey of promotion, stress, and self-reflection, offering guidance on finding the right leadership path.
Unconventional paths in tech: Leveraging your strengths to find your place
n this talk, Mitra Raman will take a look at the many paths that engineers can take on their leadership journey.
Career vectors for technical leaders
Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.
The path from Director to CTO: How to follow it, or how to mentor it
This talk is aimed at both aspiring Chief Technology Officers and those who are in a position to mentor future CTOs. Explore the journey from a Director of Engineering role to a CTO, focusing on the skills and experiences needed for this transition and how experienced leaders can guide others on this path.
Essential 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?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
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4 free engineering slides that win over boardrooms
A framework for how to present engineering results to the board.
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How engineering leaders can write better proposals
Upgrade your writing techniques to create the most user-friendly proposal documents you can.
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Adapting your leadership for a downturn
Leading through a downturn requires a different approach. Here’s how to realign your leadership to suit this new set of challenges.
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How to successfully lead your team through a downturn
Navigating the challenges of going from a boom time to a downturn is demanding, especially if this is your first time as a manager experiencing this sort of environment.
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Coding with clarity to improve developer experience
Writing more readable code and setting clear expectations can help reduce cognitive load, more consistently reach flow state, and build more effective feedback loops.
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How feature measurement promotes productivity and happiness
Measuring features can help software engineers release high-quality work in a psychologically safe environment.
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Stop working on islands as engineers
Software engineers can often find themselves working on an island, but this isn’t an effective route to success. Here’s how to build a raft, FaST, and get back on the mainland.
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Navigating competing priorities as an engineer
How can you prioritize when everyone’s ask is an urgency and you don’t have time to fit it all in?
Top Career development videos
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MMMRRRRR, or approaches to leadership and execution for staff+
In this talk, Joshua aim’s to answer the question “How should engineers think about the skills to sustain the expansion?”
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Stop! Strategy time!
In this talk, Lena Reinhard shares a practical, highly applicable framework that everyone can use to become a more strategic leader. Start these concrete daily, weekly, and quarterly actions to elevate your role and think, operate, and lead more strategically.
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Common mistakes new staff engineers make… and how to avoid them
Understand how to navigate uncertainty and new challenges as a new staff engineer
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Career vectors for technical leaders
Mix and match skills to become the best technical leader that you can be.
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Their career: sponsored by you!
Strategies to move from an advisor to an investor in your reports’ careers
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Understanding the role of a CTO
How to define and develop in your role on the technical track.
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Learning in the flow of work
Understand the difference between learning knowledge and developing skills and wisdom, and how each can be achieved in the flow of work.
