Lead with impact.
Build better products, faster.
October 15–16, 2025
The engineering leadership conference for tech leads and engineering managers.
Standard tickets available now!
Lock in the best price before they go up on April 7. Limited availability – get yours before they’re gone.
Engineering is evolving fast – are you keeping up?
- Hear 20+ talks and get hard-earned insights from top engineering leaders.
- Dive into interactive sessions including workshops and table top discussions.
- Explore cutting-edge tech and emerging trends to help you stay at the forefront of engineering.
- Gain the strategies, confidence and influence to drive real impact.
- Make AI work for you – Skip the hype and master real-world AI applications in engineering.
LeadDev New York is full of practical sessions and high-impact talks that will show you how to drive impact and build world-class software.
First look at speakers for 2025
Speakers confirmed so far for LeadDev New York. More to be announced soon!
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More opportunities to connect in the bigger interactive track
- Take part in one of the free 80-minute micro-workshops
- Join table talk discussions on anything from AI tooling to developer performance metrics
- Chat with the speakers in Office Hours
- Get speed coached or listen in on a coaching session
- Find out the next steps to advance in your career and get advice from experienced leaders
- Discover new tooling options in the exhibition hall
Plus, all new activities to get you learning from each other.
Watch the best talks from last year’s conference
The scrappy/scale mindset: A framework for sustainable engineering leadership
Melissa DePuydt, Medium
Self-Awareness for Managers: Avoiding the antipatterns that block your team
Yaphi Berhanu, Squarespace
Several components are rendering: Client performance at Slack-scale
Jenna Zeigen, Engineering Leader
Submit a proposal to speak in New York
Got a story to tell? Submit your ideas to speak at this year’s conference. The deadline for submissions is April 27, 2025.
I loved the whole format… [the] host was fantastic. I hope I can be invited back in the future and get more involved in the event overall. Five stars, chef’s kiss. Awesome event!
Adam Wallraff
Alaska Airlines, Manager Software Engineering
I really appreciated the time I got to spend networking and talking to others…the talks were great and made me want to be a better leader
Matthew Neubauer
Bloomberg, Team Lead
I had a fantastic time listening to speaking sessions about leadership and networking with fellow leaders… My favorite parts of the conference included table talks where I got to learn and share experiences on several topics as an engineering manager.
Sravya Avasarala
Citrix, Senior Engineering Manager
The 2 day event that will make a year of difference.
Past speakers at LeadDev New York
Hosted at the iconic Javits Center in Manhattan
LeadDev New York returns to the Javits Center at the center of Manhattan’s West Side.
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