Usually, I find out about a great conference just after it ends. Not this time. Not this time for you either, I hope… LeadDev StaffPlus is October 15-16 2025!

And there’s a discount code for you, too 🙂

LeadDev is the only US event for senior individual contributors. Speakers, workshops, coaching, guided discussions, meeting other engineering leaders…

And I’ll be one of the speakers! I’m speaking about overcoming “us vs. them” thinking.

Because I’m speaking, and you’re reading, you get a discount code: you can use code LEAF15 for 15% off the ticket price.

Somehow, I’m third in the program, on stage immediately after Jez Humble, co-author of no less than FOUR books on my bookshelf (Accelerate, The DevOps Handbook, Continuous Delivery, and The Lean Enterprise). Accelerate, in particular, is one I recommend to people over and over.

Also on the stage that morning will be Hazel Weakly, author of a blog post about developer tooling that resonated with me so much that I asked her where in my office she was hiding because it was clearly a report on my life.

Furthermore, the conference is hosted by Tanya Reilly, author of The Staff Engineer’s Path, another book on my bookshelf. It’s an excellent resource for staff engineers or anyone considering their path beyond senior developer.

I’m super excited to attend this event and connect with other staff-level engineers.

Join me for LeadDev StaffPlus on October 15-16, 2025, in New York!

If you missed it, or if you want a sneak preview, I’m writing a little about the topic I’m speaking about in my newsletter.