Refactoring Onboarding
Beatriz Suzuki Whitestone Capital · Design Manager
Beatriz joined Whitestone Capital after a stint in academic research, and now rolling out observability tooling. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Refactoring Platform Teams at Scale
Francesca Saito Ivy League Press · SRE
Francesca leads designing platform APIs at Ivy League Press. When not at a keyboard, they are running, reading, or somewhere outdoors.
Reimagining Cross-Functional Work
Senna Montes Krait Security · Accessibility Specialist
Senna leads leading product discovery at Krait Security.
Reimagining Design Systems Beyond the Hype
Patricia Harris Sable & Stone · Founder
Patricia works on modernizing the design system as a Founder at Sable & Stone. Outside of work, they write about engineering culture and mentor early-career builders.
Reimagining Distributed Systems
Uma Gonzalez Oakfield Realty · Group PM
Uma joined Oakfield Realty after a decade at larger firms, and now scaling distributed teams. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Reimagining Hiring Loops for Skeptics
Matteo Lindberg Krait Security · AI Researcher
Matteo leads untangling a legacy migration at Krait Security. Their work has been featured in industry publications and academic journals.
Reimagining Incident Response Without Heroics
Holly Ghani Lumen Energy · Chief of Staff
Holly is a Chief of Staff at Lumen Energy, where they running the experimentation program. They are passionate about mentoring and have coached over a hundred engineers.
Reimagining Platform Teams the Hard Way
Nuria Strand Forge & Fern · Principal Designer
Nuria is a Principal Designer at Forge & Fern, where they running the SRE function. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Reimagining Technical Debt with Empathy
Leila Das Pivot Health · Senior Software Engineer
Leila works on shipping accessible interfaces as a Senior Software Engineer at Pivot Health. They contribute to open source and write a popular weekly newsletter.
Release Engineering: For pragmatists
Sara Kim Whitestone Capital · Chief of Staff
Sara works on untangling a legacy migration as a Chief of Staff at Whitestone Capital.
Release Engineering: In 2026
Dawit Mehta Wavelength Media · Head of Research
Dawit joined Wavelength Media after a decade at larger firms, and now rebuilding the data layer.
Rethinking Code Review for Distributed Teams
Karl Peralta Pivot Health · COO
Karl works on scaling distributed teams as a COO at Pivot Health. They speak regularly at meetups across Germany and host a small podcast on the side.