Your team’s AI prompts are code. Treat them like it
AI prompts are now part of the technical surface area of engineering managers. The post Your team’s AI prompts are code. Treat them like it
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Managing the AI-driven developer identity crisis
Engineers are at a crossroads. The post Managing the AI-driven developer identity crisis (https://leaddev.com/ai/managing-the-ai-driven-developer-identity-crisis?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)
OpenAI says “there are easily 1,000x engineers now”
Why not a million? The post OpenAI says “there are easily 1,000x engineers now” (https://leaddev.com/ai/openai-says-there-are-easily-1000x-engineers-now?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS)
Meet the software engineers who aren’t letting AI push them out
They're not f*****g leaving! The post Meet the software engineers who aren’t letting AI push them out
How to lead large-scale app migrations
Fake it till you make it! The post How to lead large-scale app migrations (https://leaddev.com/leadership/how-to-lead-large-scale-app-migrations?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS) appeared first on
The reality of being a software architect
What every software architect should be thinking about in 2026. The post The reality of being a software architect
Stop throwing AI at developers and hoping for magic
Engineering leaders reveal a stark gap in AI adoption. The post Stop throwing AI at developers and hoping for magic
How AI is changing my work as a staff+ engineer
What's changing for staff+ engineers right now? The post How AI is changing my work as a staff+ engineer
Atlassian cuts 1,600 jobs as AI reshapes tech skills
AI is changing the tech industry’s skill mix. The post Atlassian cuts 1,600 jobs as AI reshapes tech skills
AI-generated code passes far more automated tests than human
Humans are notoriously hard to please. The post AI-generated code passes far more automated tests than human
A model for growing the next generation of developers
AI is forcing a major rethink of entry-level career paths. The post A model for growing the next generation of developers
The staff+ playbook for derisking big decisions
Staff+ engineers need a broad understanding of how organizations operate and evolve. The post The staff+ playbook for derisking big decisions
AI is helping your boss code again
Claude Code has a lot to answer for. The post AI is helping your boss code again (https://leaddev.com/ai/ai-is-helping-your-boss-code-again?utm_source=leaddev&utm_medium=RSS) appeared first on
64% of female developers say AI is accelerating their careers
Yet women are 25% less likely to use AI tools. The post 64% of female developers say AI is accelerating their careers
AI adoption has to be driven from the top
Not by mandate, but clear leadership and guidance over why AI is being adopted. The post AI adoption has to be driven from the top
Designing human-agent engineering teams
AI agents are now collaborators, not just tools. That changes how teams work. The post Designing human-agent engineering teams
Meta’s new AI unit takes flat management structures to the extreme
And how to avoid the world’s worst bottleneck. The post Meta’s new AI unit takes flat management structures to the extreme
Moltbook is the agent security wake-up call for engineering leaders
Agent security is identity security The post Moltbook is the agent security wake-up call for engineering leaders
How I got a performance-driven team to care about security
A culture of security testing requires persistence, empathy, and a shared vision of reliability. The post How I got a performance-driven team to care about security
You can’t verify all the AI-generated code
More code + the same number of engineers = problems. The post You can’t verify all the AI-generated code