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AI-native development: How to actually get the most out of your agents
This talk covers spec-driven development as a way to give agents better constraints, large language model (LLM) gateway and routing strategies for managing which model handles which task, test-driven development adapted for an agent-first workflow, and verification practices built for the volume and pace of AI-generated code.
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Cooking up a culture of continuous learning
Continuous learning is an important part of building a collaborative culture.
Build a productive code review culture
Code reviews can be tense and stressful if done incorrectly. Avoid bikeshedding and set good cultural standards with these nine simple steps.
Trust is the ultimate driver of engineering excellence
How can you improve the level of trust in your teams to bolster performance and encourage an inclusive culture.
New York • September 8 & 9, 2027
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Essential reading
How to build an intentional culture
Don’t leave your culture up to chance. Curate your principles and values intentionally to build high-performing, harmonious teams.
On our Culture playlist
Culture, Clarity, Velocity
This session explores how leaders can examine proposed changes and prepare their teams to move from a culture that impedes progress to one that enables strategic change.
Happy teams don’t leave
To retain talent, engineering leaders need to establish an engaging culture within their teams
From hurdles to highways: Crafting a collaborative experimentation ecosystem at GetYourGuide
Discover how GetYourGuide transformed its experimentation platform, navigating challenges to build a streamlined, collaborative, and innovative ecosystem for efficient testing and creativity.
How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
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Encouraging a passion for productivity
In this edition of DirectorPlus, Neha Batra, VP of Engineering at GitHub, explains how she creates a culture of productivity.
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Building better on-call routines for engineering teams
Mentions of on-call are usually met with grumbles.
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Why you don’t have to wait for the California ‘right to disconnect’ law
Fighting back against an always-on working culture
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Ask Maria: How to stop team burnout after a subject expert quits
What happens when the one person everyone went to for answers leaves? Our community columnist Maria Ntalla tells us more on the matter.
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In partnership with Multiverse
Drive continuous improvement without a dedicated developer experience team
Lessons learned from a developer experience wake up call.
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Bringing your whole (strategic) self to work
What is strategic authenticity, and why does it sound like an oxymoron?
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In partnership with Frontegg
Why security is everyone’s responsibility
And what does that mean in practice?
Top Culture videos
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In partnership with Harness
How to build a culture of accountability in your teams
In this panel, we’ll discuss what a culture of accountability actually looks like in practice, and the role of the engineering leader in encouraging a culture of accountability, not blame, in busy developer teams.
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Transformed: Moving to the product operating model: Marty Cagan in conversation
In this episode, Marty discusses the reasons why organizatons need to transform and the practical ways that you can be successful in achieving meaningful change and innovation similar to the top tech companies out there.
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We should all be declaring more incidents
You’re probably used to avoiding incidents at all costs, but they are actually the most effective tool you have to handle reactive work when things go wrong. In this talk, Martha Lambert looks at how to reframe incidents and use them to your advantage to make customers happier.
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In partnership with Split
Fostering a culture of experimentation in your engineering teams
How can engineering leaders help their reports find joy in their work?
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Challenges in transforming a multicultural local-only company to a remote-first
Felipe Furlan discusses the most significant challenges and the strategies we use to overcome them. I will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a strategy.
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Go with the flow: Embracing and supporting menstrual needs in tech
Amy Roberts-Hoad spotlights the often-underestimated influence of menstruation on tech teams. Through personal anecdotes, she offers actionable insights on fostering conversations around this topic, paving the way for both inclusivity and heightened productivity.
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What does effective collaboration look like for busy engineering teams?
How can newly restructured and leaner teams collaborate effectively?
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Building and Promoting a Strong Engineering Culture
This talk will focus on how senior engineering leaders can build and promote a strong organizational culture.