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# Code meets Culture: Engineering the Future of Hiring


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 11:40–12:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 13
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1500-code-meets-culture-engineering-the-future-of-hiring)

## Description

As AI and automation continue to transform how we source and assess talent, a parallel shift is unfolding; engineering leaders are emerging as the true drivers of tech hiring. This new reality goes beyond recruiter-led models, placing developers and tech leads at the center of the hiring process and the talent decisions.

This session explores what it really takes to scale world-class tech teams in a future defined by collaboration, ownership, and accountability. Whether you're a recruiter or a software engineer, you'll walk away with a new perspective on hiring, one that champions shared ownership, drives culture from the inside out, and builds a talent engine that is led by engineers and powered by Talent Acquisition.

## Speaker

### [Sophie Okonkwo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@sophie-okonkwo)



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- [Hiring for the Future: AI, Human Judgment, and the War for Top Tech Talent](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/651-hiring-for-the) — Tatjana Obenaus
- [Tech-Enabled, People-First: The Future of Global Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/807-tech-enabled-people) — Ana Gospodinova, Daniel Zinner, Dennis Böcker, Shannon Janke
- [AI & Transparency in Hiring – Bridging HR and Engineering Perspectives](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/745-ai-transparency-in) — Lusya Ishkova
- [How to Assess and Hire Talent: The Skills-Based Hiring Playbook for the AI Age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/594-how-to-assess-and) — Guy Barel