DevEx Skills Community of Practice

DevEx Skills Community of Practice

For the Architects of Developer Capability

For the Architects of Developer Capability

For the Architects of Developer Capability

Skiller Whale is bringing together a community of practice (COP) for people working in technology teams, who have responsibility for developer skills in the context of developer enablement and developer experience.

Manifesto

The definition of a "skilled developer" is changing faster than ever before.

The definition of a "skilled developer" is changing faster than ever before.

Developer Enablement and DevEx is no longer just about building better platforms; it is about accelerating human capability. Whether you are a Staff / Principal Engineer, a Chief of Staff to the CTO, or in a different role but with developer skills as a key responsibility, your highest-leverage challenge is helping your engineering org continuously reinvent its skillset.

Developer Enablement and DevEx is no longer just about building better platforms; it is about accelerating human capability. Whether you are a Staff / Principal Engineer, a Chief of Staff to the CTO, or in a different role but with developer skills as a key responsibility, your highest-leverage challenge is helping your engineering org continuously reinvent its skillset.

Developer Enablement and DevEx is no longer just about building better platforms; it is about accelerating human capability. Whether you are a Staff / Principle Engineer, a Chief of Staff to the CTO, or in a different role but with developer skills as a key responsibility, your highest-leverage challenge is helping your engineering org continuously reinvent its skillset.

This community is a dedicated peer-to-peer space for the leaders tasked with scaling developer talent. The COP meet ups are designed to solve a shared, critical question: How do we equip our engineers with the technical, human, and AI-augmented skills they need to thrive tomorrow (and today)?

This community is a dedicated peer-to-peer space for the leaders tasked with scaling developer talent. The COP meet ups are designed to solve a shared, critical question: How do we equip our engineers with the technical, human, and AI-augmented skills they need to thrive tomorrow (and today)?

This community is a dedicated peer-to-peer space for the leaders tasked with scaling developer talent. The COP meet ups are designed to solve a shared, critical question: How do we equip our engineers with the technical, human, and AI-augmented skills they need to thrive tomorrow (and today)?

Our Core Convictions

A ‘Brain Trust’ for the Lone Wolf

If you are the one responsible for engineering strategic upskilling, continuous learning, or technical onboarding, you may be working in isolation. This CoP is your space to find mentors, share what’s worked, and crowdsource solutions to skill stagnation.

Benchmarking Across Industries

Established challenger banks, scaling startups, and large enterprises are all competing for the same modern engineers. We bring diverse industries together so you can hear exactly how your developer skill roadmaps track against peers.

Rules of Engagement

We value marginalised people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. We do not tolerate behaviour or speech that compromises the diversity or inclusivity of this community. We also believe it is important for everyone to feel able to speak freely about their context and concerns.

In short: no jerks, and the Chatham House Rule.

What we aim to provide

Online Coffee Chats

(Tuesdays at 10am UK time)

In a post-COVID world, we know it’s important that this COP reaches people who work from home, so this coffee chat will always be online (with options for different timezones to be added when required). This has the added benefit of connecting you to people you may not encounter at meet ups because they are based in different geographies.

In-Person Connection Points

(every other month)

We gather over in-person social experiences — breakfasts, dinners, and closed-door roundtables on a regular basis. Initially, these will be in London, but we will host in other locations depending on demand.

Curated Symposiums

(at least once per year)

We will organise symposiums and small events with experts in the topics pertinent to this COP

Slack Group Brain Trust

(continuous)

A space will be launching as the COP grows to serve as an asynchronous conversation space for sharing resources, research and seeking peer advice.

DevEx Skills Community of Practice (CoP)

Application Process

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Do you confirm that you are responsible for or accountable for engineering skills within your organisation?

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To maintain a community of peers, please provide the name and email of a colleague, manager, or industry peer who can vouch for your active involvement in the DevEx Skills space.

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What do you hope to contribute to and gain from this Community of Practice?

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I agree to actively participate, share knowledge, and respect the confidentiality of discussions within the CoP.

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Do you confirm that you are responsible for or accountable for engineering skills within your organisation?

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To maintain a community of peers, please provide the name and email of a colleague, manager, or industry peer who can vouch for your active involvement in the DevEx Skills space.

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What do you hope to contribute to and gain from this Community of Practice?

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I agree to actively participate, share knowledge, and respect the confidentiality of discussions within the CoP.

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