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Are Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta bankrolling AI with layoffs?
Workforce cuts appear to be funding the AI race.
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Guardrails, not gates: Scaling juniors in the AI era
How automated guardrails let junior engineers ship faster with AI, while protecting quality, safety, and senior reviewer sanity.
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Meta and the great DEI rollback
Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.
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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?
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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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What US engineering managers can expect to earn in 2026
Are there signs of life in the hiring market?
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Why I expect candidates to use AI in the hiring process
If you’re joining a team where AI use is commonplace, expect the interview process to test those skills.
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Breaking down Trump’s massive H-1B visa changes
Assessing the impact of a seismic shift for the US tech hiring landscape
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Microsoft implements mandatory office return
Microsoft is shifting its hybrid work model, mandating a minimum of three in-office days per week starting February 2026.
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Why the UK was named top global tech growth hub
But funding hurdles and regulatory costs could stall the momentum.
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Do junior devs still have a path to senior roles in an AI age?
LeadDev’s AI Impact Report 2025 explores the challenges and opportunities for early-career engineers as AI transforms coding, mentorship, and skill development.
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Young devs see steepest job losses in AI-exposed roles, Stanford study finds
More bad news for junior developers.
Top Hiring videos
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Better hiring with code review assignments
Lorenzo Saino evaluates how the software engineering skills of job candidates often involves live coding sessions or take-home coding assignments, but both methods have major limitations.
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How to onboard effectively as a remote engineering manager
Prashant Verma summarizes his experiences, tips, tools, and techniques I developed along the way for personal development, team development, and process management.
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Engineering a more equitable hiring process
Jason Wodicka lays out some of the places where bias enters our hiring process, and shares concrete actions you can take to make your own hiring more efficient, equitable, and effective.
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Daring to be different: Stories and tips from a woman leader in tech: Raji Rajagopalan in conversation
How can you build an exceptional career for yourself, despite any challenges you face?
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Building a diverse and inclusive guild from the ground up
Liem Pham’s story, a France-born developer with Asian heritage, finding his space in the London tech scene. You will hear about his journey, from being the first frontend engineer at Accurx, to building a diverse and inclusive guild of 20+ members in two years.
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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?
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Exploring A/B Testing: Leemay Nassery in conversation
Leemay lays out the fundamentals of A/B testing
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Remote Engineering Management: Alexandra Sunderland in conversation
What makes great remote leadership?