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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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Cover letters used to mean something
Research shows that AI-generated cover letters may be punishing good candidates.
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High-performance tech talent: Build, don’t buy!
Learn how CodeYourFuture develops diverse, high-potential individuals into advanced engineering roles while helping companies build exceptional, sustainable tech talent.
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Meta and the great DEI rollback
Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.
Deadline: January 4, 2026
Call for Proposals for London 2026 is open!
Essential reading
31 smart questions to ask in a software engineering interview
Interviews are a two-way street, don’t waste the opportunity to ask these smart questions.
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De-coding the technical interview process: Emma Bostian in conversation
What if you had a cheat code for acing technical interviews?
Inclusive hiring is not a checkmark
Inclusion is the foundation of creating a level playing field for employees with all backgrounds to be heard, to be challenged, and to have an impact.
Retaining Your People After the Tech Boom
Discover how to retain talent during staff reductions by leading with empathy, building trust, and understanding employees’ motivators in times of economic and industry change.
What is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
The festival for modern engineering leadership
London • June 2 & 3, 2026
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What makes a front-end developer in 2023?
The responsibilities we once considered fundamental for front-end developers are changing rapidly. Here’s where we see the role going in 2023.
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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.
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What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
A lead developer will still get their hands dirty in the codebase, but needs to know how to hire, lead, and talk to management.
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4 hiring trends engineering managers can’t ignore in 2023
Has the bubble finally burst? Here are four hiring trends engineering managers should be aware of as we move into 2023.
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Creating a career progression framework for engineers
How to build a clear and transparent process for supporting career progression.
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In partnership with Karat
How to assess proficiency across 10 core technologies
Looking to hire engineers with specific skills? Here’s how to assess proficiency across common tools, frameworks, and environments.
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How to remove the pain from hiring
Recruitment doesn’t have to be a nightmare. Here’s how to create a pain-free hiring process.
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How to survive the tech layoffs storm
Mass layoffs are taking place at the biggest of big tech firms – but how do you brush yourself off and keep going? Dot-com crash survivors tell LeadDev how to weather the storm.
Top Hiring videos
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Why we must strive for belonging in our engineering orgs
Spotify’s focus on diversity has been the foundation of an enriched environment of culture, ideas, and innovative business solutions. However, diversity alone does not ensure open communication or retention in the workplace.
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Making the right salary decisions for your engineering team
You make a hire for your team. The person wants 20% more than anyone else. Should you give it to them?
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How to hire remote junior developers
You wouldn’t hire a senior developer without giving them any support or possibilities for growth, would you? Of course not!
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Solutions for creating and managing inclusive projects
Corporate Culture is an ecosystem and diversity is the air we breathe. As such, how a project/delivery team cultivates its culture impacts the entire project, client relations and end-user experience.
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How user research helped us to create a more equitable, anonymous hiring process
If we want to truly encourage diversity in our industry, we are going to have to listen and respond to feedback from under-represented groups that challenges our assumptions.
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Inclusion starts with an I
Women, people of colour and other minorities are underrepresented and sometimes feel unwelcome in tech. We need to fix this.
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The ultimate candidate experience: the effect of an inclusive hiring process
In my role as a VP of Engineering at a fast-growing startup, I spent hundreds of hours interviewing and sourcing candidates in the last year alone. The bar we set ourselves was high: not just hire people with excellent skills and culture add, but also maintain and improve our current diversity (33% women, 9% people of color) across experience levels.
