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Wednesday, June 4
 

9:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Software Architecture for Everyone: Be a Boundless Engineer!
Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
Vrushanki Patel, Oracle, Software Engineer

When discussing technology, we as software engineers perceive software architecture and system design as advanced concepts reserved for later stages of the career—perhaps at senior levels or after years of experience. But is that really the case? If yes, then why is there often a disconnect between engineers, tech leads, and managers? A lack of clarity in system architecture and its design decisions—understanding not just the how but the why behind implementations—can narrow a developer’s perspective and limit collaboration across roles.

Seeing engineers across teams and levels struggle with architectural decisions during the development phase—whether junior developers or experienced professionals. Through discussions with engineers in various organizations, one thing is clear: the lack of architectural thinking often leads to confusion, unnecessary rework, increased refactoring cycles, and reduced productivity. Let's all join in and start creating an environment where architectural thinking becomes second nature, driving better software and innovation at every level. When I say every level, it means from junior engineer to senior developer to tech lead to manager. This gap exists everywhere, and addressing it early can transform how we build software when the tech industry is rising exponentially to AI.

The talk will provide a deep dive into:

1. A step-by-step guide to bridging the architectural thinking gap with a live walkthrough of an example architecture, building confidence in engineers.
2. A roadmap for developers to take self-initiative in understanding the architecture of the systems they work on.
3. Strategic action items for tech leads and managers, as the driving force of any team, to foster architectural thinking at every level and across organizations.
 
Speakers
avatar for Vrushanki Patel

Vrushanki Patel

Software Engineer, Oracle
Vrushanki wears multiple hats in her work: Software Developer, Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Micro-Architect, QA, ML & AI Engineer. Her work comprises end-to-end Cloud-native Software development & DevOps for building & running AI microservices for the Hospitality Global Business... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

9:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: One Thousand People, One Roadmap
Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
Fabricio Buzeto, Brex, Engineering Manager

As a company grows, the tendency to divide and conquer can nurture siloed goals that do not align with the company. Impeding the ability to deliver constant and meaningful improvements. The natural tendency is to increase bureaucracy and control, which usually only hinders the results. Companies like Airbnb and Brex have been in the headlines for trying the opposite. Reducing layers and bureaucracy while bringing alignment and increasing velocity. Let me tell you about what I learned while living in such a reality. 
Speakers
avatar for Fabricio Buzeto

Fabricio Buzeto

Engineering Manager, Brex
Fabricio has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is currently an Engineering Manager at Brex. For the past 20 years have been developing software in distributed teams focused on digital products consulting for both big and small organizations. Amongst his own ventures, it can highlight... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

10:00am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Secure Software Development Principles
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
Sankalp Kumar, Security and Tech Expert
Muzammil Maqsood, Tiktok, Application Security Engineer

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats are on the rise, it’s no longer enough to simply code and test for functionality - security must be woven into every stage of software design. Our Secure Software Design Principles session equips developers, architects, and team leads with the critical know-how to identify risks early, minimize vulnerabilities, and build robust systems from the ground up. Attendees will learn how to integrate best practices - like least privilege, defense in depth, and threat modeling - into their daily workflows, setting a foundation for resilient and trusted applications. Ultimately, this workshop isn’t just about avoiding pitfalls, it’s about proactively shaping software that is both high-performing and secure by design. 
Speakers
avatar for Muzammil Maqsood

Muzammil Maqsood

Application Security Engineer, Tiktok
Muzammil is an application security engineer with experience in web apps. With a strong background in software development, he works as an application security engineer at TikTok, where he focuses on securing complex systems and applications. His expertise includes finding and mitigating... Read More →
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Sankalp Kumar

Security and Tech Expert
With over 7 years of experience working with industry giants like McAfee, Juniper, and Fraunhofer, Sankalp has consistently been at the forefront of security innovation. He has expertise in building software systems that do intrusion detection and was one of the lead engineers in... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

10:30am PDT

CANCELLED -- [Virtual] OPEN Session: Leadership Changes, What’s Next?
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Pankaj Thakkar, Kloudfuse, CEO & Co-founder 

Leadership changes, sometimes too often, sometimes unexpectedly. These transitions can impact not only you but also your teams, remote employees who feel the shift, stakeholders, investors, and even customers.

In this session, we will share lessons from our own experiences and offer tips for managing these changes. We'll discuss how to build trust and empowerment within your team, communicate effectively, align on priorities, and ultimately, how to focus on the bigger picture despite uncertainty and change.
Speakers
avatar for Pankaj Thakkar

Pankaj Thakkar

CEO & Co-founder, Kloudfuse
Pankaj is the CEO & Co-founder CEO of Kloudfuse, a leader in unified observability. Having transitioned from CTO to CEO, he brings extensive experience in observability, distributed systems, virtualization, and infrastructure platforms. As a business leader, Pankaj oversees go-to-market... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

10:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: You Code. Let AI Agents Do the Testing. Rethinking Software Quality in the Era of AI Generated Code
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Sharon Barr, Early Technologies, Co-founder & CEO

As generative AI tools increase developer output, the volume of shipped code is skyrocketing, yet quality isn’t keeping pace. Manual testing can’t scale, and traditional automation wasn’t designed for this velocity. In this session, we’ll explore how collaborative AI agents for testing are emerging as a practical solution to ensure code quality and enable fast, reliable delivery in the era of AI-generated development. 
Speakers
avatar for Sharon Barr

Sharon Barr

Co-founder & CEO, Early Technologies
Sharon Barr is a veteran engineering and product leader who led AI initiatives at Yahoo—well before “AI” became a buzzword. He was the VP of Engineering at Couchbase, now a publicly traded company. Sharon later served as CTO at a life sciences startup acquired by Roche, where... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Expo Stage

10:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Evolving the Engineer: A Leadership Roadmap for the AI Era
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Andrew Park, Edensoft Labs, Founder

AI is here—and it’s transforming software engineering faster than most leaders are prepared for. GenAI tools like Copilot and Cursor are boosting productivity by automating routine coding tasks, but they’re also contributing to significant layoffs. Pure software engineering roles are under threat, and leaders urgently need a plan to evolve their teams.
In this talk, Andrew Park—a longtime Engineering and Product Leader—delivers a clear, field-tested roadmap for evolving engineers in the AI era. He shows how to help your teams harness AI for speed—while leveling up in the areas GenAI can’t touch: product thinking, system design, craftsmanship, maintainability, and the collaboration skills needed to work across product, design, customers, and dependent teams.
You’ll walk away with a practical strategy for transforming engineering roles and building smaller, more capable teams—enabling your organization to meet executive demands to do more with less, without sacrificing product quality or long-term agility. This is how you secure engineering careers—and your product’s future—in an AI-driven world.
 
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Park

Andrew Park

Founder, Edensoft Labs
Since joining G3 Technologies as a startup, Andrew has worn two hats simultaneously: Engineering Leader and Product Leader, leading cross-functional teams to deliver software that delights customers. Since 2006, he has shaped and refined Product Oriented Software Engineering (POSE... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Incident Readiness with AI-Simulated Failures
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Ruchir Jha, CardinalHQ, CEO and cofounder

Alert fatigue. Blind spots. Constant tuning. Managing alerts in modern observability stacks is harder than it should be. As systems evolve, telemetry changes with your code and business logic — yet alerts are still handcrafted, brittle, and often stale.

In this talk, we’ll explore the common pitfalls of traditional alerting: the lack of semantic consistency across telemetry, the overhead of keeping alerts in sync with evolving systems, and the deluge of low-signal symptoms that drown out meaningful incidents. We’ll show how OpenTelemetry (OTEL) can help standardize signal collection, and more importantly, how it can enable autonomous alerting — where your system continuously adapts, learns from your telemetry, and only raises its hand when it really matters.

Whether you’re drowning in dashboards or just starting your observability journey, this talk offers a vision for how alerting can be smarter, leaner, and less manual
Speakers
avatar for Ruchir Jha

Ruchir Jha

CEO, Cardinal
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Ethan Ferdosi, AWS Startup, Solutions Architect Leader

Amazon’s approach to innovation has remained consistent since the company first launched—start with the customer and work backward. In this session, gain valuable insights into Amazon’s cultural mechanisms and our innovation journey. Walk away with lessons learned and best practices that you can apply to your own business. 
Speakers
avatar for Ethan Ferdosi

Ethan Ferdosi

Solutions Architect Leader, AWS Startups
Ethan is a Solutions Architect leader at AWS Startups whose work is focused on helping startups across the globe to build their idea on AWS. Before joining AWS, Ethan spent a decade in Sydney working with banks and financial institutions on digital modernization projects. Driven by... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Leading With Impact: Cultivating Ownership & Transparent Team Dynamics
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
Shailvi Wakhlu, Shailvi Ventures, Data Leader

Learn how to foster a culture of ownership and transparency that drives both individual and team success. This session provides leaders with actionable strategies to empower employees, enhance communication, and create an environment where everyone contributes confidently and effectively. Strengthen team dynamics and align efforts with business goals for lasting impact. 
Speakers
avatar for Shailvi Wakhlu

Shailvi Wakhlu

Data Leader, Shailvi Ventures
Shailvi Wakhlu is a Technology Leader and International Keynote Speaker. She is the author of the book "Self-Advocacy: Your Guide to Getting What You Deserve at Work". She is the former Head of Data & Analytics at Strava and Komodo Health. Her sixteen-year data and engineering career... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Metrics That Matter: Measuring Engineering Productivity
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
Karan Mendiratta, Salesforce, Senior Software Engineering Manager

The focal point of the talk is going to be geared around building high-performing software engineering teams:
- What KPIs reflect team health and output
- Balancing velocity with code quality and team morale
Speakers
avatar for Karan Mendiratta

Karan Mendiratta

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Salesforce
Senior Engineering Leader Karan Mendiratta spearheads a globally distributed team of software engineers and managers at Salesforce, focusing on the development of Mulesoft Runtime Fabric iPaaS, driving innovation, scalability, and a high-performance team culture. Leveraging over a... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

3:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Leading for Value: Platform Economics in the AI Era
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Pavan Tallapragada, Stealth Startup, Platform Engineering Leader & Co-Founder


Engineering leaders must balance technical innovation with cloud cost efficiency while scaling AI workloads. This session delivers a practical blueprint for engineering teams to thrive in this environment. You'll get a leadership playbook for embedding economic awareness into engineering decisions, designing technical governance that promotes both innovation and efficiency, and building systems that make cloud spending transparent and actionable. I'll share techniques for measuring engineering value streams, optimizing infrastructure resources, and creating technical feedback loops that drive continuous improvement. You'll walk away with a structured approach to transform platform economics from an engineering challenge into a strategic advantage. 
Speakers
avatar for Pavan Tallapragada

Pavan Tallapragada

Platform Engineering Leader & Co-Founder, Stealth Startup
Pavan is an AI entrepreneur and CTO of a stealth-mode startup, with extensive experience running platform engineering and public cloud infrastructure across high-growth companies including Zoom and Anaplan. He specializes in cloud-native transformations, implementing FinOps practices... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

3:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
Gregory Lind, Buildly, CEO and Founder

Redefine team communication with radical transparency. Fostering a culture of openness, honesty, and positivity in your team, can create a work environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work and grow both personally and professionally. This talk will give an overview to bringing radical transparency into your DevOps, software and product development processes.
 
Speakers
avatar for Gregory Lind

Gregory Lind

CEO, Buildly
Author of "Radical Therapy for Software Teams", CEO of Buildly, and 20+ year career in Software, Open Source and Startups. Founder and CTO of four successful startups in 3 different countries. Worked with NGOs and Government agencies building open source grant management systems... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

3:30pm PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Hacking the Machine: Unmasking the Top 10 LLM Vulnerabilities and Real-World Exploits
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
Reet Kaur, Sekaurity, CISO

Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing industries, but they also introduce a new and rapidly evolving attack surface. The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications (2025) highlights the most pressing security vulnerabilities that organizations face today. From Prompt Injection to System Prompt Leakage, Data Poisoning, and Excessive Agency, these vulnerabilities are actively exploited by threat actors in ways that many security teams are unprepared for.

This talk will be interactive, example-driven, and packed with visuals, ensuring that every attendee walks away with a clear understanding of LLM threats and actionable steps to defend against them.
Speakers
avatar for Reet Kaur

Reet Kaur

Executive Director of IT Risk Management & Security, Merck
Reet Kaur is a seasoned information security professional experienced in both public and private sectors. She is currently a leader of a consulting company offering CISO services. She was recently an Executive Director of IT Risk Management & Security at Merck Co. & Inc. Formerly... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

3:30pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: AI Upskilling: A Practical Framework
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
Alec Foster, MMA Global, Chief Prompt Engineer

AI adoption creates both opportunities and challenges for every department across your organization. Beyond competitive advantage, AI literacy has become a legal requirement under the EU AI Act.
At MMA Global, we've developed a systematic approach to AI training that builds confidence while delivering immediate value and ensuring compliance.
This session shares what we've learned implementing our AI Mastery Program internally and with the world's largest brands. We'll present our "T-Shaped AI Mastery" framework that balances three key elements: foundational knowledge everyone needs, practical skills with essential tools, and specialized training for different roles.
We'll reveal what truly engages employees in AI learning, including our gamified approach and points-based achievement system. You'll see concrete examples of how to track progress and measure real business impact from your upskilling investments.
You'll receive a free implementation guide and template based on our program that can be customized for your organization's needs. Ideal for leaders who want their teams applying AI across the most impactful business use cases.
Speakers
avatar for Alec Foster

Alec Foster

Chief Prompt Engineer & Responsible AI Lead, MMA Global
Alec Foster is Chief Prompt Engineer & Responsible AI Lead at MMA Global, co-leading its AI Leadership Coalition and overseeing all AI initiatives. He drives internal AI upskilling for MMA's entire workforce, AI product development, governance frameworks, and revenue-generating opportunities... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

4:00pm PDT

CANCELLED -- [Virtual] PRO Session: Be a Team Lead
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Ashish Kedia, Google, Staff Software Engineer

This session will be about how to become a lead for a technical team. We we will explore how to evolve from tech led into a team lead who is admired. 
Speakers
avatar for Ashish Kedia

Ashish Kedia

Staff Software Engineer, Google Workspace
TL for several large-scale micro-services at Google. Working with them for over 8 years. Helped build robust infrastructure to support large scale services and ensure that the production risks are at it's minimum.
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage

4:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Debugging Your Career: Identifying Bottlenecks and Unblocking Your Growth
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
Shrinath Thube, IBM, Software Developer
Vaibhav Tupe, Equinix,  Teechnology Lead


Every engineer knows how to debug code, but what about debugging your career? Many developers hit invisible bottlenecks—whether it’s stagnation, lack of recognition, or unclear next steps—without knowing how to fix them. In this talk, we’ll break down common career blockers and use a debugging framework to identify and resolve them effectively.

Key Topics Covered:
- Recognizing career bottlenecks and why they happen
- The growth trap: Why strong engineers don’t always get promoted
- How to get unstuck in mid-to-senior transitions
- A step-by-step debugging approach for career challenges

Takeaways for the Audience:
- A framework to diagnose and fix career slowdowns
- Insights into what managers look for when promoting engineers
- Actionable strategies to accelerate your career growth
Speakers
avatar for Shrinath Thube

Shrinath Thube

Software Developer, IBM
IEEE Senior Member | Software Developer, IBM | Technology Advisory Board MemberShrinath Thube is a Software Developer at IBM with 8+ years of experience in security, cloud, microservices, observability. An IEEE Senior Member, he is part of the IEEE CISOSE 2025 Organizing Committee... Read More →
avatar for Vaibhav Tupe

Vaibhav Tupe

Technology Lead, Equinix
Vaibhav Tupe is a distinguished Technology Advisory Board Member and Engineering Leader specializing in cybersecurity, cloud, and AI-ready data center infrastructure. With over 13 years of experience, he currently serves as a Technology Leader at Equinix USA, where he drives high-performance... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage

4:30pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Revolutionizing App Development with AI: Streamlining Efficiency, Creativity, and Quality
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
Doug Kadlecek, Grio, President & Co-founder

This session explores how AI is transforming the app development process, empowering developers to achieve greater efficiency, foster creativity, and ensure higher-quality outcomes. We will examine the integration of AI at every stage of app development, from ideation and design to coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Real-world case studies will highlight the tangible benefits of AI-powered tools, such as faster go-to-market times, cost savings, and enhanced user satisfaction.

Attendees will also gain insights into the challenges of AI adoption, including ethical considerations, technical limitations, and strategies for successful implementation. The session concludes with a forward-looking discussion on emerging trends and actionable steps for leveraging AI effectively. By embracing AI as a collaborator, developers can unlock their full potential and innovate at an unprecedented pace.
Speakers
avatar for Doug Kadlecek

Doug Kadlecek

President & Co-founder, Grio
Doug Kadlecek is the Founder and President of Grio, a full-service app development agency based in San Francisco. In his 15 years at Grio, Doug has participated in building dozens of MVP apps.Prior to founding Grio, Doug served as the Director of Engineering at several Internet startups... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
 

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