JavaScript experts, mentors, speakers

Kritiketan (aka Kittu) is a Managing Consultant at Shine Solutions, and have been building consumer facing applications for a decade. He is passionate about knowledge sharing, developer experience and web development. He believes technology should simplify lives and make them better. He is getting closer to finding the world's best sandwich.

Lean Vilas is a Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead, and mentor with over a decade of experience helping developers grow into confident, high-impact contributors. Known for blending technical expertise with a deep focus on people, he teaches software engineers how to navigate career transitions, especially the leap from individual contributor to engineering manager. Through his newsletter From IC to EM and conference talks, he shares practical, human-centered leadership insights that resonate with devs who want to lead without losing themselves.

Javier Alcaide is a mathematician and software developer focused on data science and machine learning. His professional career is based on the use of advanced analytics and big data techniques within the financial sector. His current role is the design and construction of AI models and the analysis of data using ETL processing with Big Data technologies.

JavaScript developer with full-stack experience and frontend passion. Interests: web components, AI, rowing, improv theatre

David Chicaiza is a senior front-end engineer from Bogotá, Colombia, and a React, NodeJS, and TypeScript enthusiast. He is currently based in Prague, creating data management solutions at Ataccama. David brings a blend of technical skills and public engagement to his role as an MC. When he's not working on software solutions, you might find him making music, playing chess, or traveling.

As a software developer with a rich background in successful agile projects, I value constructive, harmonious, and proactive communication. I enjoy the opportunities and freedoms that the ECMAScript world offers. At the same time, I embrace self-chosen guidelines that we can establish through the use of TypeScript. I am 30 years old, father of a new born and I am excited to teach and to learn.

Benjamin Schachter is a software engineer based in Brooklyn, NY and founder of treasure it, a platform to get and give things for free. He loves React Native and Typescript.

Max is the technical co-founder of Monadical, a software development consultancy focused on emerging technologies and AI solutions, and Developer Capital, an early stage AI investment corp.

Blazej Abel - Entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Landingi, one of the leading landing page platforms. An engineer by education. He bounded with the Internet industry for 20 years, when he started an interactive agency and spent most of his career close to website creation. Speaker at numerous conferences and a trainer. Husband, father, football player, cyclist and LEGO fan since 1982 :)

Keren is a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience in the industry. She holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and is passionate about React and learning new technologies. Keren volunteers as a program manager at Baot, a community that supports women in R&D in their professional growth. She instructs and inspires developers to write blogs in her tech blogging workshops. Keren has experience as a dev community leader and a co-organizer of meetups and events. And in her not-so-spare time, she studies psychology. Her hobbies include drawing, photography, and singing.

Karly Lamm is a Senior Mobile and Full Stack Web Engineer, currently serving as the Director of Strategic Software Solutions at Aviron Software. She has helped startups scale their products from early MVPs to acquisition, including one later acquired by Walmart. Karly specializes in JavaScript technologies with deep experience in React, React Native, and Angular. She is a strong advocate for accessible and inclusive code, with a passion for building products that work for everyone. In her current role, she partners with startups to design scalable solutions, mentor engineering teams, and implement thoughtful UI and accessibility practices that align with real-world user needs.

Karen Li is a concert pianist turned elementary school teacher turned software engineer. She is currently a software engineer at GitHub's npm team. Aside from engineering work, Karen blends education and technology by sharing her experience with the community. Her motto, "I invest in brains" captures her journey from teaching to tech empowerment.

Noam Zingboim is a seasoned software engineer specializing in Node.js, JavaScript, and system design for scalable backend services. With experience ranging from architecting new products to maintaining critical systems, he focuses on building maintainable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.

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

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.

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.

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!

Mofei started programming when she realized it can help her cheat in video games. She focused on operating systems in undergrad / grad school, but now finds herself happily tinkering on React. Outside of work, she enjoys debugging bouldering problems and planning her next backpacking trip(s).

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.

Todd has a passion for promoting a healthy product and engineering culture, collaboratively exploring ways to solve both organizational and engineering needs, as well as holding regular discussions around how to evolve the software engineering craft. Todd believes in a human centered approach to engineering, where the experience of those creating and evolving the product is just as important as those that use the product. A native to California's bay area, Todd’s journey into programming started over two decades ago and he has been privileged to work with many technologies as well as leadership roles over the years. With his experience as a Principal of Software Engineering Practices, in the Technology Center of Excellence at Pluralsight, Todd supported both individual software engineers and the technical leadership team in helping to continually improve and work together in a way that enables everyone to do their best work. Todd loves to play the guitar, and is always open to jamming out and frequently enjoys paired programming with strangers.

Daniel Goren is a lead researcher at Evinced, a pioneering company specializing in automating the detection of accessibility violations. With 6 years of experience and a deep passion for accessibility, Daniel is committed to driving innovation and best practices in the industry.

Ewa is a Developer Relations Engineer in the Google Chrome team. She is a passionate frontend engineer deeply involved in the development of new Chrome and Web Platform features. Driven by a desire to empower developers, she focuses on creating tools and improvements that streamline workflows and enhance the overall web development experience.

Tom is the Chief Product Officer at Vercel leading Engineering, Product, and Design. Previously he spent over 12 years at Facebook where he led development of the company’s core JavaScript Infra, shaped its open source program, and was responsible for the creation and development of React and React Native. He enjoys traveling, dance music, fancy cocktails, and simple food.

Jiri is an Integrations Engineer at Kontent.ai. He loves to write type-safe, functional code using TypeScript and React as his primary tools. Always eager to learn and keep up with new technologies to enhance his skills and work, he wants to promote the advantages of this approach to project development in the community.