JavaScript experts, mentors, speakers

Adam leads frontend development at Chatham Financial, where his efforts to centralize front-end resources and training have led to transformative improvements in product consistency and quality, accessibility of user experiences, and developer efficiency. In addition to the frontend, Adam especially enjoys working on projects involving performance, accessibility, and coding theory. Outside work, he spends his time learning human languages, writing open-source projects, and haunting his favorite sushi joint.

Andy Kuszyk is a Staff Engineer at Typeform, an occasional blog author, and an Emacs enthusiast! He's mostly worked in backend systems with the likes of Go, Terraform, and Kubernetes, but also enjoys thinking about the way teams work, communicate, and transfer knowledge.

Experienced sales engineering leader with an extensive background in project management, data analytics, BI, data science and a wide range of software skills. Trusted consultant for technical expertise and sales strategy.

Nico Gorrono is the founder of SAVVITY, a leading AI-Powered SEO agency. With a focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to transform digital marketing, Nico has built a reputation for delivering innovative and effective SEO strategies that drive real results. Through his popular TikTok account, where he shares insights and tips about AI-powered SEO with over 80,000 followers, Nico has established himself as a knowledgeable figure in the industry. He combines his expertise with a knack for making complex concepts accessible, empowering businesses and individuals to optimize their online presence. Nico is also the creator of the "AI Ranking & Automation Hub" on Skool, a thriving community dedicated to teaching the latest AI-driven SEO techniques and automation strategies. His comprehensive masterclass, interactive webinars, and hands-on tutorials provide valuable resources to small business owners and marketers seeking to stay ahead of the curve. Nico's practical approach and commitment to innovation have made him a sought-after speaker and consultant, helping businesses transition smoothly into the digital age.

Dara is a Software Engineer currently working at Spotify where she develops tools and services that provide internal teams with access to user account data. She began her career as a Frontend Engineer in the finance sector, and recently transitioned into full-stack development. With over 6 years of hands-on experience, Dara is particularly passionate about merging her creative and technical skills to design and build user-centric products that foster community. Outside of work, she loves to mentor other women who are at an early stage in their tech careers.

I’m a software developer working at Stack Builders with about 6 years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy writing code, looking for new technologies, and finding solutions to problems. Music, sports, functional programming, and business are also a great part of my life.

Dora Makszy, an experienced product design lead, focuses on seamless product delivery through efficient collaboration with cross-functional teams, especially developers. With over 17 years of international experience in various roles (developer, business analyst, manager and mainly a designer), she has a comprehensive understanding of the entire process.

Tech Lead with over 15 years of experience in IT across various industries, including media, public sector or finance. Proven track record in leading development teams, designing scalable systems, and delivering impactful solutions. Recent work focuses on the practical implementation of AI in production environments, enhancing workflows, automating processes, and driving innovation.

With 15+ years in Digital Marketing and Tech, Leo has built and led numerous high-performing teams and streamlined key business operations. He spent 5+ years as COO at iProspect, a major performance marketing agency within the Dentsu group. Prior to that, he held roles as a marketing expert at Booking.com and as a business consultant for IBM, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard. Currently, at Albato, a no-code integration platform, Leo leads customer acquisition and business development efforts. Albato helps SaaS companies drive growth and enhance customer experience through native, embeddable API integrations.

André is a seasoned developer with over 20 years of experience and is currently a Principal Engineer at bettermarks, a Berlin-based EdTech company. When AFK, he loves biking, watersports and woodworking.

Backed by 15 years of architecting, developing, and managing software teams, I’m an experienced software EM, based in London. My passion is building a great team culture, and delivering through lean & agile frameworks.

Nitin is a dynamic Full Stack SDE 2 at Expedia Group, India, who thrives on crafting exceptional web experiences. Over the years, he’s worked his magic on projects for Marriott, H&M, Expedia, and more. While React is his go-to tool, his tech arsenal also includes Swift, Kotlin, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and a bunch of other developer superpowers. Known for his love of dev jokes and pun-packed humor, he’s the kind of colleague who keeps both the codebase and the conversations lively. When he’s not coding, Nitin is either jet-setting to new destinations, smashing shuttlecocks on the badminton court, or jamming out while learning the drums. A fun mix of tech wizardry and good vibes, he’s always up for an adventure—be it debugging or backpacking!

Hi, I'm Walmyr. I'm a software engineer who loves testing. I'm also a clean coder, blogger, YouTuber, podcaster, Cypress.io Ambassador, online instructor, mentor, speaker, an active member of the testing automation and JavaScript communities, and a fan of good music, tattoos, gardening, vegan 🌱 food, and skateboarding.

Elina builds web apps, untangles state logic, and occasionally wins battles against heavy data waves coming from the backend. She enjoys crafting complex UIs for unusual users, cares about good architecture and mental health, and firmly believes that “just one more refactor” is a valid personality trait.

Oli started his career crafting virtual worlds as a video game developer, driven by a love for immersive experiences and creative problem-solving. That journey led him to Google, where he honed his engineering skills at scale. Eventually, his focus shifted toward the web—specifically front-end development—where he found a new passion: building fast, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces. Now, Oli channels that passion into refining enterprise-grade libraries at AG Grid. He cares deeply about accessibility (a11y) and user experience, always striving to make the web a more inclusive and intuitive place for everyone.

Working on @reactjs for the web. I currently work at Meta on cross-platform React frameworks. Our goal is to improve engineering efficiency and product quality, to reduce product time-to-market, and to produce high-quality native user interfaces from existing web code. The software we work on is used by products like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Oculus, and Workplace.

Fullstack Software Design Engineer at Mattermost. He has helped with the re-architecturing of the new version of the mobile app, written in React Native. Confident with React, React Native and Go, and always happy to learn new things. Fun fact: studying psychology for fun.

George is a TechLead @ BlackRock with 12+ years of experience in the FinTech industry. He has architected, designed and build various systems, from data warehouses to large MFEs. He lives and breathes in the full stack space between Data and UX. Proven ability to architect, design, and implement complex solutions while fostering high-performing engineering cultures.

As CTO and Co-Founder, Connell oversees Zapworks (Zappar’s AR, VR & WebXR platform) as well as being responsible for all cloud infrastructure. Connell founded Zappar in 2011, alongside Dr. Simon Taylor, Caspar Thykier and Kirk Ewing and is one of the world's leading XR Platforms and creative studios. More recently, Connell and the team launched Zapvision, an app and SDK that's helping people who are blind or have low vision to access product information on packaging through a single Accessible QR code.

Meaghan is a Designer at Cloudflare (previously Meta) focusing on the building the developer platform. Her expertise lies in creating developer experiences for cutting-edge technology including cloud computing, AI, machine perception and spatial computing. She is enthusiastic about bringing design into highly technical spaces and how design shapes development and vice versa.

Tech Lead and Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years' experience, believes that collaboration changes every game. Holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Amber is an international speaker and founder of She Bytes Back. She’s racked up 90+ talks in the last three years, loves making audiences laugh, and is usually the loudest cheerleader in the room (in the best possible way). When she’s not on stage, she’s building She Bytes Back, hosting events, and finding new ways to make confidence contagious.

Charly Gomez joined Sentry in 2024 as a Software Engineer. He builds, breaks, fixes and maintains Sentry's JavaScript SDKs out of the city of Vienna, while having also lived several years in Spain and Italy. Charly enjoys salsa dancing, and plays a host of sports, including sailing, padel, cycling, football and is a CrossFit enthusiast.

Software developer building on the web with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and more. Writer, YouTuber, and lifelong learner who enjoys sharing knowledge with others