AI Workflows: Without heroics
Gabriel Bakker Riverstone Bank · SRE
Based in Australia, Gabriel is currently SRE at Riverstone Bank. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Aligning Cross-Functional Work in 2026
Priya Vasquez Whitestone Capital · Group PM
Priya is a Group PM at Whitestone Capital, where they leading product discovery. They speak regularly at meetups across United Arab Emirates and host a small podcast on the side.
Aligning Customer Discovery
Ben Miller Ivy League Press · Principal PM
Ben works on rebuilding the data layer as a Principal PM at Ivy League Press. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Aligning Documentation Culture for Startups
Lior Kang Anthem Schools · Director of Product
Based in Poland, Lior is currently Director of Product at Anthem Schools. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Aligning On-Call Culture from First Principles
Vera Flores Sailpoint Logistics · Staff Data Scientist
Vera is a Staff Data Scientist at Sailpoint Logistics, where they running the SRE function. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Aligning Retros for Startups
Saul Tucker Joinery Studios · CISO
Saul is a CISO at Joinery Studios, where they rolling out observability tooling. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Aligning Roadmap Tradeoffs
Jonathan Madsen Drift Software · Platform Engineer
Jonathan is a Platform Engineer at Drift Software, where they coaching engineering managers. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Aligning Sprint Planning
Noor Camara Glasshouse Labs · Director of Engineering
Noor joined Glasshouse Labs after a decade at larger firms, and now designing platform APIs. They believe most engineering problems are communication problems in disguise.
Aligning Sprint Planning Beyond the Hype
Mohammed Herrera Mosaic Health · Founder
Mohammed leads building developer tools at Mosaic Health. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Aligning Trust & Safety for Distributed Teams
Sabine Beltran Kestrel Aerospace · VP of Engineering
Sabine works on scaling distributed teams as a VP of Engineering at Kestrel Aerospace. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Aligning Trust & Safety Without Burnout
Henrik Henriksen Hearthfire Foods · Director of Data
Based in France, Henrik is currently Director of Data at Hearthfire Foods. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
API Design: For pragmatists
Natalia Zhang Barrow Industries · Open Source Maintainer
Based in Canada, Natalia is currently Open Source Maintainer at Barrow Industries. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.