LeadDev Courses

IPv6 and the Future of Internet Protocols - Lessons from Two Decades of Transition

Explore the current state of IPv6 adoption, its impact on internet architecture, and lessons learned from this massive protocol transition that shaped our dual-stack reality.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scaling Yourself Through Technical Leadership and Knowledge Transfer

Discover effective strategies for scaling technical leadership by empowering colleagues through mentoring, teaching, and creating growth opportunities that benefit both individuals and organizations.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Effective Delegation Without Authority - Building Trust and Empowering Teams

Learn essential strategies for delegating work effectively as a Staff Engineer, focusing on building trust, clear communication, and empowering team members without direct authority.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Idea to Innovation: Strategies for Creating Meaningful Impact

Discover strategies for transforming ideas into impactful innovations through a systematic approach to classifying, prioritizing, and scaling up different types of innovative initiatives in technology organizations.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Engineering Owns Velocity - Maximizing Team Output and Strategic Alignment

Discover effective strategies for engineering leaders to manage team velocity while aligning with company goals and maintaining sustainable productivity without compromising quality.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Strategies for Engineering Leaders to Stay Current and Effective

Discover effective strategies for engineering leadership, focusing on maintaining technical relevance, developing proactive mindsets, and navigating future challenges while leading teams through change.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Leadership Skills Development for Engineering Career Paths

Discover effective strategies for developing leadership and management skills in a safe environment before applying them in real team situations.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nail the Pitch and Stick the Landing - Effective Strategies for Engineering Proposals

Master the art of pitching engineering projects to management. Learn strategies for convincing decision-makers to prioritize crucial infrastructure work over feature development.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The OSS Maintainer to Staff Engineer Pipeline - StaffPlus New York 2024

Explore how open source software maintenance practices translate to staff engineering skills, scaling influence, and effective collaboration.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility - Engineering Ethics in the Modern Era

Explore the critical shift in software engineering towards failure-safe systems and learn how leaders can drive this change in the profession.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Big Picture of Debt - Understanding and Managing Technical Debt

Explore technical debt through a database case study, distinguishing good from regrettable choices and learning when to tackle complex issues.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Explosive Overflow: Lessons from Rocket Science - StaffPlus New York 2024

Explore rocket science lessons on resilience and product security, analyzing historical software flaws to improve design, testing, and validation practices.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Software Security as a Force of Nature

Explore effective principles and practices for sustaining systems resilience, drawing inspiration from nature, human adaptations, and engineering practices.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Psychologically Safe Reliability Management

Explore organizational challenges in observability platform adoption, focusing on psychological safety and effective reliability management strategies.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Navigators: Driving Alignment in Growing Engineering Organizations

Discover strategies for organizational alignment through Carta's initiatives: defining shared execution strategy and designating senior engineers as "Navigators" to drive and interpret strategy across teams.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video