Tech leadership: Bring people together, make an impact.
The limits of individual contribution as an engineering leader When your engineering organization grows, the way you lead must evolve. When I managed a few teams, I relied on being close to the work: attending daily stand-ups, reviewing specifications, monitoring alert channels, scheduling post-mortems, and facilitating retrospectives. If something was […]
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How to Build AI-Powered Workflows and Systems In 2025, I’ve read countless LinkedIn posts about how some CTOs have fully transitioned their tech departments to be AI-based, with agents working all night for you to push to production in the morning. I also had numerous conversations with engineering leaders regarding […]
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On November 28th, 2025, I presented “AI-driven QA: How LLM, MCP, and Playwright facilitate WordPress E2E testing” at WordCamp Netherlands. The talk included several live demos based on a WordPress theme available in this GitHub repository. WC Netherlands 2025 – AI-driven QA par Mathieu Lamiot
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On November 13th, 2025, I presented “L’observabilité en pratique: comment devenir proactif avec les bugs” at DevFest 2025 in Toulouse, France. DevFest Toulouse 2025 – L’observabilité en pratique: comment devenir proactif avec les bugs par Mathieu Lamiot
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My talk at WordCamp Verona 2025: From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at Scale From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at Scale – WC Verona 2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
Continue ReadingOn June 25th, 2025, I presented “Pour une escalade efficace des tickets support aux développeurs” at Agi’Lille 2025, in Lille, France. Pour une escalade efficace des tickets support aux développeurs – Agi’Lille 2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
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Yesterday, I came back from WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, where I had the chance to be both as a speaker and as a sponsor with group.one, and our brands WP Rocket, RankMath & WP.one! My talk at WordCamp Europe 2025: From Reactive to Proactive: Modern Observability for WordPress at […]
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A real-life example I recently had the opportunity to dive back into hands-on coding for my teams—something I hadn’t done for several months while focused on other leadership responsibilities. I knocked out a few quick PRs, each taking about an hour to implement and test. Simple fixes, well-tested, ready to […]
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On March 21st, 2025, I presented “Observability in Practice, so that issues have nowhere to hide” at the Dutch PHP Conference (DPC), WebDevCon & AppDevCon 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Observability in practice – DPC2025 par Mathieu Lamiot
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Increasing efficiency: the common engineering leader’s mission As I became in charge of the engineering departments of WP Media and RankMath at different points in my career, I faced a similar request: to improve the engineering team’s efficiency. The brief seemed straightforward – help the team deliver more features, faster. […]
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