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Using AI as a Thinking Partner for Large-Scale Engineering Systems
Google Senior Staff Engineer Julie Qiu shares how she uses AI as a thinking partner to navigate large-scale systems, moving beyond code generation to architecting complex, multi-language ecosystems.
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Accelerating LLM-Driven Developer Productivity at Zoox
Amit Navindgi explains how Zoox built Cortex, an internal AI platform that streamlines the developer lifecycle by moving beyond the hype to deliver secure, agentic workflows and real-world impact.
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Beyond Coding: How Senior ICs Grow Influence and Drive Impact
Kasia Trapszo, Engineering Leader at Netflix, explains why the hardest problems aren't systems, but people. She shares how to scale your impact through clarity, alignment, and building trust.
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The Human Scalability Problem: Why Your Teams Don’t Scale Like Your Code
Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg explains why scaling engineering teams often slows down delivery. She shares how to solve human latency by building trust and psychological safety across silos.
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Panel: Building a Culture that Works
The panelists discuss shaping high-velocity, psychologically safe engineering cultures and the indistinguishable link between modern technology and organizational performance.
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Speed at Scale: Optimizing the Largest CX Platform out There
Matheus Albuquerque explains how to modernize legacy React codebases using jscodeshift, code splitting, and Preact to achieve a 37% bundle reduction while maintaining support for older browsers.
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Empower Your Developers: How Open Source Dependencies Risk Management Can Unlock Innovation
Celine Pypaert explains the shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk management by identifying vulnerabilities, utilizing SCA tools, and defining ownership within the software supply chain.
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Local First – How to Build Software Which Still Works after the Acquihire
Alex Good explains how to build robust, local-first collaborative software using generic synchronization infrastructure and CRDTs to eliminate server dependency and enhance user agency.
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The Principal Engineer’s Path: Skills, Strategies, and Lessons Learned
Sophie Weston shares how to navigate the "squiggly" path to principal engineer. She discusses the "broken comb" skill set, the engineer-manager pendulum, and how to drive growth beyond the IDE.
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Hidden Decisions You Don’t Know You’re Making
Dan Fike and Shawna Martell discuss "hidden decisions" - the unintentional defaults in culture, incentives, and architecture that shape technical debt, team behavior, and long-term career strategy.
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From Friction to Flow: How Great DevEx Makes Everything Awesome
Nicole Forsgren explains why AI alone won't solve developer productivity. She shares how to identify friction in the "outer loop" and use DevEx frameworks to build sustainable, high-performing teams.
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Platform Engineering as a Practice of Sociotechnical Excellence
Lesley Cordero explains how platform engineering serves as a sociotechnical solution for scaling orgs. She shares strategies for joint optimization, communal learning, and distributed leadership.
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