Workshop: Tech Lead Skills for Developers
What is it? A training course for Tech Leads by Tech Leads. This course focuses on technical leadership skills for Tech Leads through discussion, theory and practical exercises opposed to general leadership skills for Tech Leads. We explore the unique combination of skills and experiences that distinguish a “Tech Lead” from a “Leader working in a technical environment.”
Who’s it for? A combination between a developer about to lead their first development team, or a Tech Lead for an existing team. This course will be most useful for those with the opportunity to apply their learnings immediately, or to experiences they can relate to.
What will participants learn?
- What the breadth of the Tech Lead role encompasses
- Why the Tech Lead role is necessary
- What makes the Tech Lead unique from other leadership roles
- What a Technical Vision is and how to shepherd a team towards a Technical Vision
- Why Cross Functional Requirements matter
- How to identify and manage Cross Functional Requirements
- Leadership skills that will make you more effective as a Technical Leader
Tracks
Monday, 4 April
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Architectures You've Always Wondered About
Hard-earned lessons from the names you know on scalability, reliability, security & performance.
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Innovations in ML Systems
Discover how to operationalize machine learning applications that are scalable, secure, interpretable.
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Developer Enablement - The Secret Weapon
How to supercharge developer productivity and happiness.
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Performance & Mechanical Sympathy
Wrangling computer architectures to achieve your performance goals.
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Current Trends in Frontends
Emerging frameworks and tools for web & mobile frontends.
Tuesday, 5 April
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Building and Evolving APIs
How would you design and implement your APIs if you were starting today?
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Staff-Plus Engineer Path
What are the skills you need to develop if you want to stay on the technical track to technical lead, staff, or principal? What will it take to thrive in this type of role?
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Debug, Analyze & Optimise... in Production!
Learn how to make the most out of your observability.
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Resilient Architectures
Building systems that can handle failures.
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Modern Java
New, shiny, and proven – making your Java life better.
Wednesday, 6 April
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WebAssembly & Modern Systems Programming Languages
Writing efficient code with modern systems languages like Rust and WebAssembly
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Effective Microservices: What It Takes to Get the Most Out of This Approach
Patterns for building, organizing, observing & operating microservices in the real world.
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Modern Data Pipelines & DataMesh
Learn about emerging solutions for creating modern data pipelines for common data challenges.
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Optimising for Speed & Flow
Discover processes, practices & organizational structures that can help us build & release faster.
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Enterprise Blockchain
Real-world examples and case studies on blockchain, DeFi, Web3, and more.