Architecting Customer Discovery
Wei Kapoor Pivot Health · SRE
Wei works on running the experimentation program as a SRE at Pivot Health. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Architecting Developer Experience Without Heroics
Larissa Park Joinery Studios · Head of Design
Based in Switzerland, Larissa is currently Head of Design at Joinery Studios. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Architecting Documentation Culture with Empathy
Jin Keller Northwind Software · AI Researcher
Jin leads running the SRE function at Northwind Software. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Architecting Feature Flags
Dmitri Kaufman Echo Analytics · Platform Engineer
Dmitri joined Echo Analytics after a stint in academic research, and now modernizing the design system. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Architecting Incident Response for Startups
Mira Salazar Kestrel Aerospace · Principal Designer
Mira joined Kestrel Aerospace after leading the platform team elsewhere, and now running incident response. They speak regularly at meetups across United Arab Emirates and host a small podcast on the side.
Architecting Roadmap Tradeoffs
Tomas Holm Slate Materials · Research Lead
Based in South Africa, Tomas is currently Research Lead at Slate Materials. They speak regularly at meetups across South Africa and host a small podcast on the side.
Architecting Trust & Safety on a Budget
Kim Domingues Magnify Insights · CEO
Based in Israel, Kim is currently CEO at Magnify Insights. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Async Communication: For distributed teams
Mohammed Salinas Sable & Stone · Founder
Based in Germany, Mohammed is currently Founder at Sable & Stone. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Async Communication: In the age of ai
Valentina Takahashi Barrow Industries · Director of Product
Valentina joined Barrow Industries after consulting for venture-backed teams, and now coaching engineering managers. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Automating API Design for Pragmatists
Selena Diallo Quiver Logistics · Head of Research
Based in United Arab Emirates, Selena is currently Head of Research at Quiver Logistics. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Automating Cross-Functional Work for Skeptics
Rebecca Carlsen Kestrel Aerospace · Head of Design
Rebecca works on rolling out observability tooling as a Head of Design at Kestrel Aerospace. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Automating Database Choices in 2026
Felipe Garcia Estuary AI · Senior Software Engineer
Felipe leads coaching engineering managers at Estuary AI. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.