JavaScript experts, mentors, speakers

Darrell is a senior software engineer and the GraphQL team lead at Neo4j, where he primarily works with TypeScript and of course, GraphQL! After many years of building GraphQL services, he has brought his passion for the technology to the company to build a library which will enable users to quickly get up and running with GraphQL and Neo4j. Darrell joined Neo4j at the start of 2021 following 7 years working in the public sector, which started with an apprenticeship where he learnt how to develop software. Darrell enjoys staying active by going to the gym and cycling, and plays Brazilian samba drums!

Passionate about simplifying complex solutions.

Samuel is a Generative AI Engineer with a strong desire to solve problems. He constantly works on developing new and creative AI solutions that push people's life & businesses forward. Motivated by his keen interests in technology and psychology, along with his dedication to doing excellent work, Samuel focuses on building AI solutions that improves people's lives by directly addressing economic issues. Being efficient and productive is extremely important to him, driving his goal to create powerful, leading AI solutions that bring about positive change.

Austin Fahsl is a senior engineer at Nx and a core maintainer of Lerna. With a background in enterprise web application development, his passion for building things is driven by a fascination for human psychology. Austin lives in Colorado and enjoys board games, craft beer, and live music.

Tech lead and coach at Theodo UK. Passionate about improving developer experience and building web apps without frustrations (for both users and devs).

Obtained a PhD degree in Computer Science in 2015 at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. CTO and founder of Codete. Leading and mentoring teams at Codete. Working with Fortune 500 companies on data science projects. Built a research lab for machine learning methods and big data solutions at Codete. Gives speeches and trainings in data science with a focus on applied machine learning in German, Polish, and English. Used to be an O’Reilly trainer.

Currently working with the CKEditor 5 core team on the editor framework, its ecosystem, and developer experience. Ex-developer turned into a product person but still codes for fun and brain practice. Strong opinions weakly held, and often overruled by his two kids.

Jodan Alberts is Head of AI Engineering at Advance.io, a member of Group Elephant (groupelephant.com). Over the last decade he has built enterprise software across a wide range of domains, from time management and payroll to high throughput messaging and analytics for banking. These days, he is focused entirely on designing AI agents that handle complex enterprise workflows reliably at scale. He holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Pretoria, with a special focus on deep learning and convolutional neural networks. When he's not building agents for clients, or for himself, he enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife and young son.

I am a Senior Frontend Engineer at Khan Academy and I’ve been working in the industry for over 6 years. During my day job I work mostly on React web components and focus on Accessible Technology. On my off hours I love talking about how to create more accessible and inclusive web applications and hosting a podcast discussing new technology creating positive social impact in our world today. I firmly believe technology can be used to create a more inclusive and equitable world as long as we keep it in check.

A decade in the Development field, still trying to get my head around it. Full-Stack Developer with a strong experience in Back-End Development and passionate about all things JS.

"Passionate Software Engineer with a strong background in technology and a desire to constantly learn and grow and share. Omar has always been fascinated by technology since a young age and aspired to turn his passion for programming into a career. At the same time, he has a strong passion for marketing, funnel optimization, product development, and business. He dedicates a portion of his time experimenting with new solutions in these areas on projects that interest him.

Vivek is a game developer and software engineer. He graduated with a Master’s in Entertainment Technology and has been designing and building kids’ educational games ever since. He is driven by a belief that games are the best way to make kids fall in love with learning.

Senior engineer leading accessibility at Discord. React.js core collaborator once upon a time.

David is a Developer Advocate at Shopify, and previously a tech lead for an ecommerce agency. He is new to Shopify, but brings ten years of ecommerce and software experience with him to help foster relationships with Shopify and the developers using the platform.

Ameer is a Staff Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience. Behind the keyboard he is passionate about developer experience, design systems, React, and building cool stuff. AFK he loves to bake and pick up heavy circles.

Neo is a Web Software Engineer working on Design Systems at Revolut, passionate about Web development, Frontend Frameworks and Design Systems

Nikhil is a Software Engineer at Yugabyte. He is leading the efforts on YugabyteDB integrations with open source developer tools like GraphQL, Spring Data, R2DBC, and Kubernetes. He also works with the developer community on the adoption of Distributed SQL databases in cloud native applications. He has presented at major developer conferences, including Spring One Platform, PostgreSQL Conference, and Distributed SQL Conference. He is originally from Mysore, India, and has a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University.

I am a tech content creator and AI engineering professional with 25.5K+ followers across LinkedIn, Instagram, GitHub, and Medium. I regularly share insights on JavaScript, AI/ML, and modern web development, along with hands-on demos, tutorials, and conference highlights. As a speaker and mentor at global tech events, I engage a diverse audience of developers, students, and tech enthusiasts worldwide. My content blends deep technical knowledge with accessible explanations, helping my community stay ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Angel Pichardo is a Senior Developer Advocate at ImageKit with 10+ years of engineering experience and a background in developer education. He builds at the intersection of AI agents and developer tooling, and his talks are known for making complex workflows click through live demos that start with the problem and work backward to the fix.

• 13 years in tech - Chief Operating Officer with a strong development background, business analytics expertise, and an AI-driven approach • Open Source advocate & Public speaker • Growth Consultant for tech and outsourcing companies

Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat, where I build the frontend for OpenShift AI - the React dashboard for Red Hat's AI/ML platform on Kubernetes. I spoke at React Advanced London 2024 on Server-Driven UI, and I've been pulling that thread into how AI agents can drive interfaces ever since.

Henrqiue Inonhe is a software developer at Codeminer42. He currently works mostly with Javascript and is a static type maniac.

I'm a Software engineer obsessed with solving people's problems through easy to change and easy to test software. I'm in love with the web platform so I specialize in web technologies such as JavaScript, React, CSS, HTML, and Node.js. I've designed and implemented web applications in small and large organizations for clients on 4 continents. I'm currently working on making the ultimate flight booking experience for companies at TravelPerk. I also blog about software engineering and web development on my personal website victorandcode.com, https://dev.to/victorandcode and hackernoon.com/u/vcordova.

I’m a Senior Frontend Engineer at ETG, passionate about the Web and modern browsers. My expertise includes JavaScript, Node.js, and React, with a deep focus on building scalable, high-performance applications and crafting seamless user experiences.