Developer Productivity Engineering Tour: Washington DC
Join us in DC for an afternoon focused on Developer Productivity Engineering and Developer Experience with talks from Capital One, Airbnb and American Airlines.
Agenda
Meet leading Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE) experts and turn your Developer Experience initiatives into a competitive advantage.
3:00pm
Network
Join us for snacks, coffee, and networking.
3:30pm
Tom B.
Developer Productivity Engineering is a prioritized Product and Tech focus area as we continue on our mission to “Change Banking for Good.” Giving developers the tools they need to succeed is critical to creating an exceptional customer experience. We’re on a journey to bust myths by moving beyond the simple and getting to the complexity and nuance that drives developer productivity. We will share how treating developer productivity as a product is the first and most crucial step to gaining empathy, depth, and clarity on how to approach DPE. You will hear how people, process, and technology played a role in shaping the developer productivity agenda at Capital One. We will share DPE challenges, how we solved for those, and the journey we’re still on to reduce cycle time and cognitive load for our developers.
4:00pm
4:20pm
Ben S.
Are you ready to unlock the full potential of AI for engineering? At Airbnb, we’ve been experimenting with AI-assisted tools that can revolutionize the way developers write, review, and troubleshoot code, as well as streamline documentation and productivity measurement. Our journey has been full of surprises, insights, and aha moments that we want to share with you. Join us for a fast-paced, fun-filled session where you’ll learn how to harness the power of AI to supercharge your workflow, impress your colleagues, and create catchy presentation abstracts like this one. Let’s make engineering great again with AI!
5:00pm
Ben B.
Timothy H.
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, has been working on developer experience for many years to allow developers to work in more efficient ways through a delightful developer platform. In 2020, they made the decision to have Backstage be the foundation of “Runway,” their developer platform and have grown a large plugin ecosystem around their expansive platform to enable delivery faster and safer. In this talk, they will discuss their initial hackathon strategy, engaging the Backstage community, UX flow, templates, improving feedback loops, and much more. By bringing together the pieces developers need to do their jobs, there is much less friction, developers spend more time writing code, and developer experience has improved.
5:30pm
Network
Stick around to meet our speakers, then join us downstairs for drinks and apps.
The Speakers
Speakers include expert DPE practitioners from some of the most innovative engineering organizations.
Tom Belk
Sr. Mgr, Mobile Platform
Tom Belk is the Android Platform Tower Lead with a focus on stewarding tools and frameworks that enhance both the engineering and customer experiences. He prioritizes the need to improve developer productivity through analytics, metric visualization, engaging the community, and data driven change.
Ben Schwennesen
Sr. Software Engineer
Ben is a cornerstone of Airbnb’s Developer Platform team. He’s at the forefront of driving remote development experiences across the company, for a consistent, developer-friendly space. Outside remote development, you’ll find him running the gamut from source control to AI tooling and diving deep in the technical weeds to bring joy and simplicity to his fellows.
Ben Burbank
Sr. Manager of DX Engineering
I am a passionate technologist who loves to make life easier for developers and tech enthusiasts. When DevOps was first getting started I jumped in with both feet joining the community in 2015 and bringing those learnings back to American Airlines. In 2017 I stood up the Dojo coaching practices at American Airlines where we worked with teams to improve their overall development skills, tech stack and their ability to deliver value sooner while meeting the necessary security controls. Today I lead the DX platform teams who complement the Dojo in ensuring developer experience is a delight and promotes technical excellence.
Timothy Haagenson
Developer Experience Product Manager
Tim Haagenson has 15 years of experience in software development and has dedicated his career to agile ways of working. As a developer, technical lead and now product manager, he has played a part in transforming development teams at multiple companies, resulting in their ability to deploy value daily. Tim continues to learn a tremendous amount about lean product delivery, and he enjoys sharing his experience with others. Tim is currently a Product Manager helping to build developer experience platforms for American Airlines.
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