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Patrick Kua is a seasoned technology leader with more than 20 years of experience. He is a keynote speaker, author, former CTO and Chief Scientist at N26 and former Technical Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks. He is particularly passionate about scaling the next generation of technical leaders and organisations. You will find him currently living in Berlin, working with companies and people all over the world to tackle scaling challenges – in all aspects technical, human and organisational.

He runs the popular newsletter for leaders in tech, Level Up, host of the Managing Managers podcast, provides online training at the Tech Lead Academy and can be found running some of his popular workshops like the Tech Lead Masterclass, Engineering Manager Essentials and Shortcut to Tech Leadership.

Topic focus: Leadership

Check out some of Patrick’s past talks:

A few of Patrick’s books:

Upcoming masterclasses featuring Patrick Kua

Technical Leadership Masterclass

Congratulations! You’re now a technical leader? But what are you supposed to do differently than when you were just a software engineer? Many companies do not prepare people for the transition into a new role which demands new skills. In this course, we will explore what technical leadership is, understand the different skills required to be an effective technical leader and learn some tools that you can immediately apply in your own team.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will leave the masterclass with an understanding of:

  • A better understanding of what technical leadership is
  • Why the technical leadership is necessary
  • What makes the technical leaders different from other leaders
  • Tools that make technical leader more effective
  • Defining a technical strategy
  • Understand what cross-functional requirements are
  • How to identify and champion cross-functional requirements

Target Audience

This masterclass is most suitable for:

  • Tech Leads
  • Lead Devs
  • Hands-on Engineering Managers
  • Staff Engineers
  • Senior Software Engineers

This course focuses on technical leadership skills through discussion, theory, and practical exercises.

Pre-requisites & Equipment

There is no pre-work required for this masterclass. No work will be done on a computer (so participants will not require a laptop on the day).

Wednesday Dec 11 @ 09:00 | Sydney, Australia

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Upcoming conference sessions featuring Patrick Kua

Level Up: Choosing The Technical Leadership Path

Do you want to have more impact in your work? Do you want to grow in your career? Do you want to know what “good” technical leadership looks like? Then come along to this talk where Pat Kua, who has been growing technical leaders for more than a decade, will share some practical advice on what it means to be a good technical leader, where to get started and how you can level up.

Thursday Dec 12 @ 11:30 @ YOW! Sydney 2024

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Level Up: Choosing The Technical Leadership Path

Do you want to have more impact in your work? Do you want to grow in your career? Do you want to know what “good” technical leadership looks like? Then come along to this talk where Pat Kua, who has been growing technical leaders for more than a decade, will share some practical advice on what it means to be a good technical leader, where to get started and how you can level up.

Friday Dec 6 @ 10:30 @ YOW! Melbourne 2024

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Level Up: Choosing The Technical Leadership Path

Do you want to have more impact in your work? Do you want to grow in your career? Do you want to know what “good” technical leadership looks like? Then come along to this talk where Pat Kua, who has been growing technical leaders for more than a decade, will share some practical advice on what it means to be a good technical leader, where to get started and how you can level up.

Monday Dec 9 @ 13:15 @ YOW! Brisbane 2024

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Content featuring Patrick Kua

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Building Evolutionary Architectures
Building Evolutionary Architectures
GOTO Berlin 2017
47:41
Talking with Tech Leads
Talking with Tech Leads
GOTO Berlin 2018
35:09
Talking With Tech Leads
Talking With Tech Leads
GOTOpia November 2020
AMA with Patrick Kua
AMA with Patrick Kua

Past masterclasses featuring Patrick Kua

Technical Leadership Masterclass | YOW! Melbourne 2024

Technical Leadership Masterclass | YOW! Melbourne 2024

Shortcut to Tech Leadership: Accelerate Your Journey From Maker to Multiplier | GOTOpia February 2021

Tech Lead Skills for Developers (2 days) | GOTO Copenhagen 2017

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