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How the end of non-compete agreements impacts engineers
5 mins
03 May 2024
Article
How the end of non-compete agreements impacts engineers
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Chris
Stokel-Walker
Professional growth based on personal passions
7 mins
21 Sep 2023
Article
Professional growth based on personal passions
![Nelida Velazquez](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-07/Nelida Velazquez.png)
Nelida
Velazquez
What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
7 mins
29 Jun 2023
Article
What is a staff engineering manager and how can you become one?
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Anjuan
Simmons
Breaking down different software tester roles
8 mins
02 May 2023
Article
Breaking down different software tester roles
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Laveena
Ramchandani
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
8 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is a lead developer? A leader amongst their peers
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Josh
Fruhlinger
LeadDev editor’s picks: January 2023
2 mins
03 Jan 2023
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: January 2023
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Scott
Carey
5 lessons for new senior engineering managers
4 mins
28 Dec 2022
Article
5 lessons for new senior engineering managers
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Ankita
Kulkarni
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
8 mins
20 Dec 2022
Article
Creating a career progression framework for engineers
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Nikos
Galifianakis
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Laura
Pearce
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
11 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is an engineering manager? Taking the step up
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Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a vice president of engineering?
11 mins
05 Mar 2024
Article
What is a vice president of engineering?
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Ella
Morrish
Is a project management career right for you?
11 mins
23 Aug 2022
Article
Is a project management career right for you?
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Björn
Fastabend
Why your path to engineering management doesn’t have to be traditional
12 mins
18 Jul 2022
Article
Why your path to engineering management doesn’t have to be traditional
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Patrick
Young
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
11 mins
21 Feb 2022
Article
Fixing salaries, levels, and promotions in your engineering org
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Sarah
Milstein
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
12mins
01 Feb 2022
Article
Five valuable lessons for a new tech lead
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James
Samuel
Learnings from 'Navigating the engineering job market'
5 mins
01 Dec 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HIRED
Learnings from 'Navigating the engineering job market'
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Ella
Morrish
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
5 mins
09 Sep 2021
Article
Who are staff, principal, and distinguished engineers?
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Mariana
Valette
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Diane Tang
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Diane
Tang
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Tanya
Reilly
04 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Lea Kissner
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Lea
Kissner
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Blanca
Garcia Gil
How to hire an engineering manager
9 mins
19 Apr 2021
Article
How to hire an engineering manager
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Charity
Majors
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
8 mins
07 Sep 2020
Article
Not all engineering leaders are engineering managers
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Tanya
Reilly
Who are technical program managers? Force multipliers for engineering teams
5 mins
22 May 2024
Article
Who are technical program managers? Force multipliers for engineering teams
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Sneha
Mudumba
What do we mean by Staff+?
10 mins
18 Sep 2023
Article
What do we mean by Staff+?
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Ishaan
Singh
What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
7 mins
06 Mar 2024
Article
What is a software architect? Someone with an eye on the big picture
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Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a CTO? Job description, responsibilities, and salary expectations
7 mins
18 Mar 2024
Article
What is a CTO? Job description, responsibilities, and salary expectations
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Josh
Fruhlinger
What is a director of engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
9 mins
06 Mar 2024
Article
What is a director of engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
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Josh
Fruhlinger
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
5 mins
01 Sep 2022
Article
LeadDev editor’s picks: September 2022
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Ella
Morrish
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
7 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
Everything you need to know when transitioning from IC to manager
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Robin
Gupta
Finding the right engineering role for you
10 mins
22 Nov 2021
Article
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Finding the right engineering role for you
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Felipe
Iserte Bonfim
05 Aug 2021
Video
Luminary Interview with Coraline Ada Ehmke
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Coraline
Ada Ehmke
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Blanca
Garcia Gil
04 Aug 2021
Video
So you're Staff+ ... now what?
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Sabrina
Leandro
30 Apr 2019
Video
How to create a career ladder for your software engineering teams
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Marco
Rogers
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