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Image Processing for Automated Tests
Stefan Dirnstorfer explains the evolution of image-based test automation, comparing GenAI agents like Claude 3.5/4.5 with traditional computer vision for resilient, internal-free frontend testing.
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Beyond the Code: Hiring for Cultural Alignment
Alicia Collymore explains how to assess cultural alignment within technical interviews. She shares strategies for engineering leaders to identify core attributes and use spectrums to evaluate fit.
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Achieve Optimal Efficiency for Your Developer Experience Teams
Fabien Deshayes shares how Monzo built a high-impact DevEx team with just three engineers. He explains how treating platform as a product doubled experimentation and slashed decision time by 50%.
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Scaling to 100+ as a Director: Lessons from Growing Engineering Organizations
Thiago Ghisi discusses his journey scaling engineering orgs to 100+ people. He shares a 3-level impact framework and explains how to evolve from a "solver" to a "driver" of organizational growth.
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Scaling to 100+ as a Director: Lessons from Growing Engineering Organizations
Thiago Ghisi shares his journey scaling engineering orgs to 100+ people. He explains how to establish operational cadence, manage highs and lows, and use reorgs as a feature to drive execution.
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Theme Systems at Scale: How to Build Highly Customizable Software
Guilherme Carreiro explains how Shopify scales a customizable theme system to 60M requests per minute. Learn about Liquid DSL constraints, native extensions, and bridging technical/non-technical gaps.
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Kraken's Serverless Architecture for Keeping the Grid Green
Kevin Bowman shares how Kraken Technology balances the UK’s 30GW energy grid using renewable sources.
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Holistic Engineering: Organic Problem Solving for Complex Evolving Systems
Vanessa Formicola explains Holistic Engineering, the practice of factoring non-technical forces like HR policies and org structure into technical designs to prevent architecture decay and delays.
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Achieving a Culture That Works: Inclusive Leadership that Drives Lasting Success
Matthew Card explains how inclusive leadership drives success. He shares a framework for building trust, psychological safety, and personal resilience to create high-performing engineering cultures.
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Changing Power Dynamics: What Senior Engineers Can Learn from Junior Engineers
Beth Anderson explains how power distance and psychological safety impact engineering teams. She shares strategies for active listening and reverse mentoring to drive inclusive technical excellence.
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DevOps Is for Product Engineers, Too
Lesley Cordero explains how DevOps and platform engineering drive sociotechnical excellence. She shares strategies for joint optimization, distributed leadership, and organizational sustainability.
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Empowering Teams: Decentralizing Architectural Decision-Making
Peter Hunter & Elena Stojmilova share how Open GI transformed its legacy platform to a cloud-native SaaS using Team Topologies and decentralized architecture practices.
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