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Wednesday, May 28
 

9:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Software Architecture for Everyone: Be a Boundless Engineer!
Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

9:30am PDT

PRO Session: Leading Engineering Teams in the Age of AI
Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Rajni Sharma, Paylocity, Tech Leader

How leaders can rethink software development and engineering workflows with AI-driven automation.
Speakers
avatar for Rajni Sharma

Rajni Sharma

Tech leader, Paylocity
Rajni is a seasoned tech leader with 20 years of experience building innovative products at companies ranging from startups to global tech giants like Apple,Amazon, eBay, Rubrik and Microsoft. A member of the Forbes Technology Council, she is a passionate advocate for diversity in... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:00am PDT

OPEN Session: Beyond Code: How to Take the Next Career Step?
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Alexander Arians, AXA, Chapter Lead

While we developers have learnt over the course of our careers how to tackle new technical challenges and frameworks, many of us struggle with our personal career development. Once we have reached senior status, there is a lack of clear requirements and expectations of us. Without the classic career ladder as in other professions, we are challenged to take our development into our own hands.

In this presentation, we will explore together the essential skills we need to advance our careers. The focus will be on practical approaches with concrete recommendations on how we can optimally position ourselves through a strategic approach, soft skills and our technical abilities.
We will also explore together how we can best utilise our leadership skills. I will share my experience as a developer and as a manager with you.

Let's find out together how we can advance our careers in a self-determined way!

learning objectives:
-Career development: strategies for professional development
-Advanced skills: Insights into communication, leadership and business acumen
-Networking: Building and utilising professional networks
-Mentoring: Benefits of mentoring and finding mentors
-Influence and impact: Scaling influence without authority and impact
-Continuous improvement: Lifelong learning for competitiveness
Speakers
avatar for Alexander Arians

Alexander Arians

Chapter Lead, AXA
With over a decade of experience in software development, I currently serve as Chapter Lead at AXA, leading a team of 25 software developers across four cross-functional teams. I oversee IT operations for the entire health insurance landscape, driving efficiency improvements through... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:00am PDT

PRO Session: Secure Software Development Principles
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 →
avatar for Sankalp Kumar

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 May 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Leadership Changes, What’s Next?
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

OPEN Session: You Code. Let AI Agents Do the Testing. Rethinking Software Quality in the Era of AI Generated Code
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
AI DevSummit Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
AI DevSummit Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

PRO Session: Evolving the Engineer: A Leadership Roadmap for the AI Era
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Incident Readiness with AI-Simulated Failures
Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

PRO Session: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

OPEN Session: Leading With Impact: Cultivating Ownership & Transparent Team Dynamics
Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session: Metrics That Matter: Measuring Engineering Productivity
Wednesday May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

2:00pm PDT

OPEN Session: Cracking the Engineering Leadership Code: How to Transition from Intern to Senior Engineer
Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Manasa Hari, Adobe, SDE III

The leap from individual contributor (IC) to engineering manager is one of the most challenging transitions in a technical career. This session explores the skills, mindset shifts, and strategies needed to become an effective engineering leader.

Key Takeaways:

How to develop leadership skills while still being hands-on technically.

Common pitfalls when moving from IC to manager and how to avoid them.

Strategies for managing former peers and establishing credibility.

Balancing technical excellence with people management responsibilities.
Speakers
avatar for Manasa Hari

Manasa Hari

SDE III, Adobe
Manasa Hari is a Software Development Engineer III (SDE III) with 12 years of experience in designing and scaling cloud-native systems. Currently at Adobe, she has also held key roles at Splunk, Selector AI, Taulia, and RingCentral. Known for her expertise in Kubernetes, event-driven... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:00pm - 2:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:00pm PDT

OPEN Session: Leading for Value: Platform Economics in the AI Era
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:00pm PDT

PRO Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:30pm PDT

Sponsor Spotlight: Kloudfuse (Live Demo, Live Raffle/Giveaway)
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:45pm PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
Join us for a quick demo of Kloudfuse Unified Observability and get a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort headphones!
Stick around to network with our team and grab some cool swag and fun stickers on your way out.
Booth # 203
Sponsors
avatar for Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse is a unified observability platform that automates the monitoring and troubleshooting of modern technology stacks. It offers over 700 integrations with cloud infrastructures, services, and applications, along with an open architecture. The platform utilizes AI and machine... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:45pm PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:30pm PDT

OPEN Session: Staying in Your Lane: Incident Response for Leaders
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Kat Gaines, PagerDuty, Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community

During incident response, every second counts. As a leader, you’re expected to have all the answers, and that pressure can make it very tempting to play the hero and take control of the response process. While “I’ll just do it myself” may seem faster on occasion, this instinct can hinder your team’s effectiveness and actually slow down resolution.

We’ll explore how you can evolve from a command-and-control manager into a genuinely empowering leader. You’ll learn how to maintain composure under pressure while creating space for your team to shine. We’ll cover essential frameworks, usable by new managers and individual contributors building incident response processes from scratch as well as experienced leaders looking to level up their approach.

Key takeaways will include:
How to recognize when you may be over-managing during an incident…and how to empower your team to help you recognize these moments.
Building team confidence and ownership in crisis situations
Clear guidelines for when to step in versus step back
Establishing and maintaining clear communication channels
Whether you’re establishing your first incident response playbook, fine-tuning an existing process, or managing up to help your leaders help you do your best work, you’ll leave equipped to help your team handle incidents more effectively - and help you sleep better at night knowing they’ve got this.
Speakers
avatar for Kat Gaines

Kat Gaines

Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community, PagerDuty
Kat leads the Developer Advocacy and Community team at PagerDuty. She enjoys talking and thinking about incident response, customer support, and automating the creation of a delightful end-user and employee experience. She previously ran Global Customer Support at PagerDuty, and as... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:30pm PDT

PRO Session: AI Upskilling: A Practical Framework
Wednesday May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:00pm PDT

Sponsor Spotlight: Kloudfuse (Live Demo, Live Raffle/Giveaway)
Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
Join us for a quick demo of Kloudfuse Unified Observability and get a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort headphones!
Stick around to network with our team and grab some cool swag and fun stickers on your way out.
Booth # 203
Sponsors
avatar for Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse is a unified observability platform that automates the monitoring and troubleshooting of modern technology stacks. It offers over 700 integrations with cloud infrastructures, services, and applications, along with an open architecture. The platform utilizes AI and machine... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:00pm PDT

OPEN Session: Debugging Your Career: Identifying Bottlenecks and Unblocking Your Growth
Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:00pm PDT

PRO Session: Be a Team Lead
Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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 May 28, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:30pm PDT

OPEN Session: Revolutionizing App Development with AI: Streamlining Efficiency, Creativity, and Quality
Wednesday May 28, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 May 28, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

5:30pm PDT

Leadership Panel: Vibe Coding Future of Development
Wednesday May 28, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Elmer Morales, koderAI, Founder and CEO
Rob Whiteley, Coder, CEO
Doug Kadlecek, Grio, President & Co-founder
Sharon Barr, Early Technologies, Co-founder & CEO
Moderator: Nic Galluzzo, ProductColab, Co-Founder
Speakers
avatar for Nic Galluzzo

Nic Galluzzo

Co-Founder, ProductColab
avatar for Rob Whiteley

Rob Whiteley

CEO, Coder
Rob Whiteley serves as CEO of Coder. Previously he was GM of NGINX. He has led marketing, product, and analyst teams for companies like Hedvig, Riverbed, and Forrester. Rob uses his experience working with enterprise IT and DevOps customers to deliver thought leadership and drive... Read More →
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 →
avatar for Elmer Morales

Elmer Morales

Founder and CEO, koderAI
Elmer Morales is a Guatemalan computer scientist, serial entrepreneur, and former software engineering leader at top companies including Accenture and Microsoft, where he led software engineering teams and contributed design and code to the Azure cloud platform. In 2016, he founded... Read More →
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 May 28, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership
 
Thursday, May 29
 

9:30am PDT

OPEN Session: Interpersonal Dynamics: The foundation of Team Excellence
Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Sudha Viswanathan, ByteDance, Data Architect

Effective team connection, communication, and collaboration across all levels stems from strong interpersonal dynamics. This is a fundamental element of achieving exceptional team performance. Just as with any art, interpersonal skills are cultivated through learning, practice, and refinement. A team mastering both technical expertise and these vital interpersonal skills gains a significant competitive advantage, becoming a truly formidable force. This talk explores common interpersonal challenges encountered in the workplace and provides attendees with a valuable mind map, a practical tool for navigating and resolving these challenges. 
Speakers
avatar for Sudha Viswanathan

Sudha Viswanathan

Data Architect, ByteDance
Sudha Viswanathan brings two decades of experience as a seasoned technical leader, having worked at industry-leading companies such as Tiktok, Netflix, Wayfair, Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, IBM, and Cognizant. Specializing in large-scale data processing, analytics, and... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

Sponsor Spotlight: Kloudfuse (Live Demo, Live Raffle/Giveaway)
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
Join us for a quick demo of Kloudfuse Unified Observability and get a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort headphones!
Stick around to network with our team and grab some cool swag and fun stickers on your way out.
Booth # 203
Sponsors
avatar for Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse

Kloudfuse is a unified observability platform that automates the monitoring and troubleshooting of modern technology stacks. It offers over 700 integrations with cloud infrastructures, services, and applications, along with an open architecture. The platform utilizes AI and machine... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am PDT
South San Francisco Conference Center - Expo Hall
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

OPEN Session: So You Want to Hire for Platform Engineering?
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Hazel Weakly, Nivenly Foundation, Fellow

I see you want to hire a developer to work on platform engineering, internal developer tooling, developer experience, and the overall generally intangible but admirable goal of "making life better for devs". That’s awesome; you've got one hell of a challenge ahead of you. This role is extremely difficult to hire for. In my opinion, and in my experience, it’s been the most difficult role in the company outside of senior leadership, and the most likely to fail; if there ever was a role that burns people out, it’s this one.

Come with Hazel as we draw on her experiences building platform teams and organizations in order to talk about making this platform engineering thing a reality. In doing so, we'll end up discussing topics such as

- The hiring pipeline and interview loop
- Timing, politics, and the meta strategies
- Getting to zero from negative
- Avoiding pitfalls
 
Speakers
avatar for Hazel Weakly

Hazel Weakly

Fellow, Nivenly Foundation
Hazel spends her days working on building out teams of humans as well as the infrastructure, systems, and tooling to make life better for others. She’s worked at a variety of companies and knows that the hardest problems to solve are the social ones. One of her favorite things is... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:00am PDT

PRO Session: Dev Productivity Will Dip Before It Soars. The Pains and Gains of GenAI in Software Development
Thursday May 29, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
AI DevSummit Main Stage
Ben Lloyd Pearson, LinearB, Director, DevEx Strategy

GenAI is revolutionizing software development, offering new ways to automate repetitive tasks and improve collaboration. But with these opportunities come challenges: how do you integrate AI into your workflow without disrupting creativity or team dynamics? How do you avoid over-reliance on automation while maintaining quality and efficiency? In this session, explore practical approaches to using AI for tasks like code reviews, testing, and daily development, while overcoming the productivity dips and adoption hurdles that GenAI brings in 2025. Whether you’re optimizing your own workflow or contributing to team success, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to thrive in the evolving developer landscape. 
Speakers
avatar for Ben Lloyd Pearson

Ben Lloyd Pearson

Director, DevEx Strategy, LinearB
Ben hosts Dev Interrupted, a podcast and newsletter for engineering leaders, and is Director of DevEx Strategy at LinearB. Ben has spent the last decade working in platform engineering and developer advocacy to help teams improve workflows, foster internal and external communities... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
AI DevSummit Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

OPEN Session: Operationalizing Production-Ready AI Agents for Data Analytics Workflows
Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
AI DevSummit Expo Stage
David Kucher, Numbers Station, Principal Engineer

The rise of AI agents is driving a growing push to automate repetitive tasks. Recent breakthroughs like Devin and Cursor highlight AI’s impact on software development—now, it’s transforming data analytics. Using a multi-agent system, Numbers Station (numbersstation.ai) has emerged to automate the end-to-end analytics workflow—from pulling insights, generating dashboards, and taking action using your native tools.

This talk explores Numbers Station’s composable AI agents, including a step-by-step guide to building a SQL Agent using retrieval-augmented generation and error correction. We’ll then discuss how our agents—handling search, diagnostics, charting, and reporting—are orchestrated together to automate analytics requests.

We’ll cover challenges like message routing and long-context management in multi-agent systems. Finally, we’ll showcase real-world applications, demonstrating how these AI agents enhance decision-making and eliminate inefficiencies in enterprise data workflows.
 
Speakers
avatar for David Kucher,

David Kucher,

Principal Engineer, Numbers Station
David Kucher is a Principal Engineer at Numbers Station, where he brings machine learning and AI to automate and improve data tasks. He previously worked on computer vision and ML systems at SambaNova Systems. David holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Computer... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
AI DevSummit Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session: One Thousand People, One Roadmap
Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 →
Thursday May 29, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

2:30pm PDT

OPEN Session: Leveraging AI to Turbocharge Developer Productivity
Thursday May 29, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Vinay Gaba, Airbnb, Engineering Leader
Sridhar Ramakrishnan, Slack, Senior Director of Software Engineering, Developer Experience & Productivity
Ashish Bhalgat, Thoughtworks, Cloud & AI Strategist
Moderator: Nic Galluzzo, ProductColab, Co-Founder

Developer productivity is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of advanced AI technologies. Companies at the forefront—like Airbnb, Uber, Slack and others—are rapidly integrating AI into their developer workflows, redefining what's possible in coding efficiency, system reliability, and innovation speed. In this panel, engineering leaders and experts from top technology companies will come together to discuss real-world applications of AI in boosting developer productivity, share insights from their experiences, debate best practices and pitfalls, and predict future trends in AI-driven development. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas and strategies to harness AI effectively within their own engineering teams.
Speakers
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Ashish Bhalgat

Cloud & AI Strategist, Thoughtworks
avatar for Vinay Gaba

Vinay Gaba

Engineering Leader, Airbnb
avatar for Nic Galluzzo

Nic Galluzzo

Co-Founder, ProductColab
avatar for Sridhar Ramakrishnan

Sridhar Ramakrishnan

Senior Director of Software Engineering, Developer Experience & Productivity, Slack
Thursday May 29, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership
 
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
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

9:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: One Thousand People, One Roadmap
Wednesday June 4, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:00am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Secure Software Development Principles
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

CANCELLED -- [Virtual] OPEN Session: Leadership Changes, What’s Next?
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

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
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

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
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Incident Readiness with AI-Simulated Failures
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Leading With Impact: Cultivating Ownership & Transparent Team Dynamics
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Metrics That Matter: Measuring Engineering Productivity
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Leading for Value: Platform Economics in the AI Era
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:00pm - 3:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

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
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

3:30pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: AI Upskilling: A Practical Framework
Wednesday June 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:00pm PDT

CANCELLED -- [Virtual] PRO Session: Be a Team Lead
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

4:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Debugging Your Career: Identifying Bottlenecks and Unblocking Your Growth
Wednesday June 4, 2025 4:00pm - 4:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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 →
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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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

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
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
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
  DeveloperWeek Leadership
 
Thursday, June 5
 

9:30am PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Your Brain is Buggy: How Understanding Cognitive Biases Can Make You a Better Engineering Leader
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Limor Mekaiten, Titan, Software engineering team leader

As engineering managers, we constantly debug systems and optimize processes—but what about the cognitive "bugs" in our own minds? This talk explores common cognitive biases, how they subtly influence our perceptions and decisions, and why understanding them is critical to better leadership.

You'll gain actionable strategies to uncover these mental shortcuts, manage team dynamics with fairness, and build a culture of empathy and clarity. By acknowledging and mitigating cognitive biases, we can improve team performance, strengthen trust, and inspire the humans behind the code.
Speakers
avatar for Limor Mekaiten

Limor Mekaiten

Software engineering team leader, Titan
Limor is a Software engineering team leader at Titan. Prior to her current role, she worked at different-sized startups with different cultures as both a software developer and a manager. She volunteers in Baot, the largest community for Senior female engineers in Israel in a program... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

9:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Interpersonal Dynamics: The foundation of Team Excellence
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Sudha Viswanathan, ByteDance, Data Architect

Effective team connection, communication, and collaboration across all levels stems from strong interpersonal dynamics. This is a fundamental element of achieving exceptional team performance. Just as with any art, interpersonal skills are cultivated through learning, practice, and refinement. A team mastering both technical expertise and these vital interpersonal skills gains a significant competitive advantage, becoming a truly formidable force. This talk explores common interpersonal challenges encountered in the workplace and provides attendees with a valuable mind map, a practical tool for navigating and resolving these challenges. 
Speakers
avatar for Sudha Viswanathan

Sudha Viswanathan

Data Architect, ByteDance
Sudha Viswanathan brings two decades of experience as a seasoned technical leader, having worked at industry-leading companies such as Tiktok, Netflix, Wayfair, Walmart, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, IBM, and Cognizant. Specializing in large-scale data processing, analytics, and... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:00am PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: Empowering Engineers: Key Product Management Skills for Enhanced Developer Efficiency
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Sangeetha Rajkumar, Microsoft, Senior TPM

In today's dynamic tech landscape, bridging the gap between product management and engineering is crucial for driving successful projects and maximizing developer productivity. This session will explore the key skills that product managers (PMs) need to foster effective collaboration with engineering teams, streamline workflows, and enhance overall productivity. 
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Sangeetha Rajkumar

Senior TPM, Microsoft
Sangeetha is a seasoned technologist and product manager with over 9+ years of software product development experience, adept at working with cross-functional teams in dynamic environments. She holds a Master's Degree in Engineering Management with a specialization in Product Management... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Staying in Your Lane: Incident Response for Leaders
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Kat Gaines, PagerDuty, Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community

During incident response, every second counts. As a leader, you’re expected to have all the answers, and that pressure can make it very tempting to play the hero and take control of the response process. While “I’ll just do it myself” may seem faster on occasion, this instinct can hinder your team’s effectiveness and actually slow down resolution.

We’ll explore how you can evolve from a command-and-control manager into a genuinely empowering leader. You’ll learn how to maintain composure under pressure while creating space for your team to shine. We’ll cover essential frameworks, usable by new managers and individual contributors building incident response processes from scratch as well as experienced leaders looking to level up their approach.

Key takeaways will include:
How to recognize when you may be over-managing during an incident…and how to empower your team to help you recognize these moments.
Building team confidence and ownership in crisis situations
Clear guidelines for when to step in versus step back
Establishing and maintaining clear communication channels
Whether you’re establishing your first incident response playbook, fine-tuning an existing process, or managing up to help your leaders help you do your best work, you’ll leave equipped to help your team handle incidents more effectively - and help you sleep better at night knowing they’ve got this.
Speakers
avatar for Kat Gaines

Kat Gaines

Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy and Community, PagerDuty
Kat leads the Developer Advocacy and Community team at PagerDuty. She enjoys talking and thinking about incident response, customer support, and automating the creation of a delightful end-user and employee experience. She previously ran Global Customer Support at PagerDuty, and as... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

10:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: So You Want to Hire for Platform Engineering?
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Hazel Weakly, Nivenly Foundation, Fellow

I see you want to hire a developer to work on platform engineering, internal developer tooling, developer experience, and the overall generally intangible but admirable goal of "making life better for devs". That’s awesome; you've got one hell of a challenge ahead of you. This role is extremely difficult to hire for. In my opinion, and in my experience, it’s been the most difficult role in the company outside of senior leadership, and the most likely to fail; if there ever was a role that burns people out, it’s this one.

Come with Hazel as we draw on her experiences building platform teams and organizations in order to talk about making this platform engineering thing a reality. In doing so, we'll end up discussing topics such as

- The hiring pipeline and interview loop
- Timing, politics, and the meta strategies
- Getting to zero from negative
- Avoiding pitfalls
 
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Hazel Weakly

Fellow, Nivenly Foundation
Hazel spends her days working on building out teams of humans as well as the infrastructure, systems, and tooling to make life better for others. She’s worked at a variety of companies and knows that the hardest problems to solve are the social ones. One of her favorite things is... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:00am PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO Session: Designing Architecture Flow
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Ivan Padabed, PandaDoc, Director of Platform Architecture

In this session, we’ll explore the essential role of the architect as an accountable decision-maker and how they can optimize their workflow to ensure the right decisions are made at the right time. We’ll discuss why relying solely on an architect’s mental capacity is a bottleneck, how decision-making infrastructure tailored to organizational specifics enables speed and quality, and what best practices can help architects scale their effectiveness in high-growth environments.

Drawing from years of experience building and refining architectural decision-making pipelines in fast-paced, high-tech organizations, the speaker will share practical insights on:
• Structuring decision flows to ensure the right information is available at the right moment.
• Creating a collaborative environment where architectural decisions are well-informed and transparent.
• Designing a decision-making infrastructure that fosters consistency, speed, and quality.
• Avoiding common pitfalls that lead to decision paralysis, misalignment, and bottlenecks.

This session is for architects, engineering leaders, and decision-makers looking to improve architectural effectiveness and scale decision-making without sacrificing quality or agility. Join us to rethink how architecture flows in your organization.
Speakers
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Ivan Padabed

Director of Platform Architecture, PandaDoc
Over 20 years in IT, doing business, product, service, and organization re-engineering to scale. Came to DDD as a core practice through systems thinking. An advocate of the evolutional approach.Enterprise Architecture practitioner, Solution Architecture methodologist, and Systems... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:00am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Dev Productivity Will Dip Before It Soars. The Pains and Gains of GenAI in Software Development
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Main Stage
Ben Lloyd Pearson, LinearB, Director, DevEx Strategy

GenAI is revolutionizing software development, offering new ways to automate repetitive tasks and improve collaboration. But with these opportunities come challenges: how do you integrate AI into your workflow without disrupting creativity or team dynamics? How do you avoid over-reliance on automation while maintaining quality and efficiency? In this session, explore practical approaches to using AI for tasks like code reviews, testing, and daily development, while overcoming the productivity dips and adoption hurdles that GenAI brings in 2025. Whether you’re optimizing your own workflow or contributing to team success, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to thrive in the evolving developer landscape. 
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Ben Lloyd Pearson

Director, DevEx Strategy, LinearB
Ben hosts Dev Interrupted, a podcast and newsletter for engineering leaders, and is Director of DevEx Strategy at LinearB. Ben has spent the last decade working in platform engineering and developer advocacy to help teams improve workflows, foster internal and external communities... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] OPEN Session: FORTRAN’s AI Playbook: Leadership Lessons from History
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
Anjuan Simmons, GitHub, Staff Engineering Manager

Technological revolutions have reshaped software engineering throughout history, and today's AI wave is no different. This talk draws parallels between the rise of Fortran in the mid-20th century and the current AI revolution. Using the story of Dorothy Vaughan—NASA mathematician, Fortran pioneer, and a trailblazer for women in STEM—as a guiding narrative, we’ll uncover leadership lessons for modern software engineering leaders.

Dorothy Vaughan’s ability to foresee technological shifts, adapt to change, and lead inclusive, future-ready teams offers a timeless blueprint for today’s AI-driven transformation. This talk will examine Vaughan's strategic foresight, proactive learning, and team empowerment, and connect them to actionable steps leaders can take to prepare their teams for AI’s impact. We'll also discuss the challenges and opportunities AI presents for workforce dynamics, upskilling, and ethical decision-making, helping attendees predict and shape what’s coming next in software engineering.
Speakers
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Anjuan Simmons

Staff Engineering Manager, GitHub
Anjuan Simmons is a technologist with a successful track record of delivering technology solutions from the user interface to the database. He is an energetic and informative speaker who presents at conferences, seminars, schools, and community centers around the world on topics including... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Beyond Code: How to Take the Next Career Step?
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Alexander Arians, AXA, Chapter Lead

While we developers have learnt over the course of our careers how to tackle new technical challenges and frameworks, many of us struggle with our personal career development. Once we have reached senior status, there is a lack of clear requirements and expectations of us. Without the classic career ladder as in other professions, we are challenged to take our development into our own hands.

In this presentation, we will explore together the essential skills we need to advance our careers. The focus will be on practical approaches with concrete recommendations on how we can optimally position ourselves through a strategic approach, soft skills and our technical abilities.
We will also explore together how we can best utilise our leadership skills. I will share my experience as a developer and as a manager with you.

Let's find out together how we can advance our careers in a self-determined way!

learning objectives:
-Career development: strategies for professional development
-Advanced skills: Insights into communication, leadership and business acumen
-Networking: Building and utilising professional networks
-Mentoring: Benefits of mentoring and finding mentors
-Influence and impact: Scaling influence without authority and impact
-Continuous improvement: Lifelong learning for competitiveness
Speakers
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Alexander Arians

Chapter Lead, AXA
With over a decade of experience in software development, I currently serve as Chapter Lead at AXA, leading a team of 25 software developers across four cross-functional teams. I oversee IT operations for the entire health insurance landscape, driving efficiency improvements through... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

11:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session: Leading Engineering Teams in the Age of AI
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Rajni Sharma, Paylocity, Tech Leader

How leaders can rethink software development and engineering workflows with AI-driven automation.
Speakers
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Rajni Sharma

Tech leader, Paylocity
Rajni is a seasoned tech leader with 20 years of experience building innovative products at companies ranging from startups to global tech giants like Apple,Amazon, eBay, Rubrik and Microsoft. A member of the Forbes Technology Council, she is a passionate advocate for diversity in... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual Exclusive] PRO Session: Building a Future-Proof Tech Stack: Balancing Innovation and Stability
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Gaganjot Kaur Kang, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Staff Software Engineer 

This session will explore strategies for creating a technology stack that balances the need for innovation with the importance of stability. Attendees will learn how to evaluate emerging technologies, assess their long-term viability, and integrate them without compromising system reliability. Key considerations will include adopting flexible architectures, managing technical debt, ensuring scalability, and selecting tools that can evolve with changing business requirements. The session will offer practical insights on how to make informed decisions that keep teams agile while preparing for future challenges. 
Speakers
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Gaganjot Kaur Kang

Staff Software Engineer, Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation)
Gaganjot Kaur Kang is a Staff Software Engineer within Sony PlayStation’s Intelligence Platform and Personalization team. With over ten years of experience in the technology industry and six-plus years at Sony's gaming division, Gaganjot has been committed to designing and developing... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Operationalizing Production-Ready AI Agents for Data Analytics Workflows
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Expo Stage
David Kucher, Numbers Station, Principal Engineer

The rise of AI agents is driving a growing push to automate repetitive tasks. Recent breakthroughs like Devin and Cursor highlight AI’s impact on software development—now, it’s transforming data analytics. Using a multi-agent system, Numbers Station (numbersstation.ai) has emerged to automate the end-to-end analytics workflow—from pulling insights, generating dashboards, and taking action using your native tools.

This talk explores Numbers Station’s composable AI agents, including a step-by-step guide to building a SQL Agent using retrieval-augmented generation and error correction. We’ll then discuss how our agents—handling search, diagnostics, charting, and reporting—are orchestrated together to automate analytics requests.

We’ll cover challenges like message routing and long-context management in multi-agent systems. Finally, we’ll showcase real-world applications, demonstrating how these AI agents enhance decision-making and eliminate inefficiencies in enterprise data workflows.
 
Speakers
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David Kucher,

Principal Engineer, Numbers Station
David Kucher is a Principal Engineer at Numbers Station, where he brings machine learning and AI to automate and improve data tasks. He previously worked on computer vision and ML systems at SambaNova Systems. David holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Computer... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL AI DevSummit Expo Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

1:30pm PDT

CANCELLED -- [Virtual] PRO Session: Cracking the Engineering Leadership Code: How to Transition from Intern to Senior Engineer
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Manasa Hari, Adobe, SDE III

The leap from individual contributor (IC) to engineering manager is one of the most challenging transitions in a technical career. This session explores the skills, mindset shifts, and strategies needed to become an effective engineering leader.

Key Takeaways:

How to develop leadership skills while still being hands-on technically.

Common pitfalls when moving from IC to manager and how to avoid them.

Strategies for managing former peers and establishing credibility.

Balancing technical excellence with people management responsibilities.
Speakers
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Manasa Hari

SDE III, Adobe
Manasa Hari is a Software Development Engineer III (SDE III) with 12 years of experience in designing and scaling cloud-native systems. Currently at Adobe, she has also held key roles at Splunk, Selector AI, Taulia, and RingCentral. Known for her expertise in Kubernetes, event-driven... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership
 
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