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Three days. A thousand breakthroughs. The future gets built here.

Dates
Sep 15–17, 2025
Location
San Francisco, CA
Attendees
4,000+ Devs
Talks
80+ Sessions
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What is DevConf

Built for builders,
by builders

DevConf is the premier gathering where the world's most driven engineers and architects shape what comes next.

12+
Years Running
80+
Expert Talks
40+
Countries
98%
Would Return
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Deep Technical Sessions
No fluff. Every talk goes deep — live coding, architecture teardowns, and real-world war stories from engineers shipping at scale.
🌐
Global Developer Network
Connect with 4,000+ engineers, CTOs, and open-source maintainers from 40+ countries across every major tech stack.
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Cutting-Edge Topics
AI/ML infrastructure, distributed systems, platform engineering, WebAssembly, observability, and developer experience.
🏗️
Hands-On Workshops
Leave with code you wrote, skills you practiced, and tools you evaluated — 20+ workshops with expert facilitators.
Speaker Lineup

Minds that move the industry

Hear from the engineers shipping systems at global scale — no celebrities, only practitioners.

👩‍💻
Ayesha Rahman
Principal Eng, Stripe
"Payments at Nanosecond Scale: What We Learned"
👨‍🔬
Marcus Chen
Staff SRE, Google
"Building for 99.9999%: SRE at the Edge"
👩‍🎨
Priya Nair
CTO, Vercel
"The Future of the Frontend Delivery Layer"
🧑‍💼
Tobias Müller
OSS Lead, CNCF
"Kubernetes in 2025: What Actually Changed"
👩‍🚀
Lena Voronova
Research Eng, Anthropic
"AI Agents in Production: Lessons & Failures"
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Kwame Asante
Dist. Systems, Cloudflare
"Rewriting the Edge: Durable Objects at Scale"
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Sofia Espinoza
Platform Arch, Netflix
"Developer Platforms That Devs Actually Use"
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James Park
WebAssembly WG, W3C
"WASM: From Browser Toy to Runtime Standard"
3-Day Agenda

Three days of signal,
zero noise

Morning keynotes. Afternoon deep-dives. Evening connections.

☀️ Morning Track — Foundations

09:00
Opening Keynote: DevConf State of the Dev
All Speakers
10:30
Payments at Nanosecond Scale
Ayesha Rahman · Stripe
11:30
Building for 99.9999% Uptime
Marcus Chen · Google
12:00
Lunch & Networking
Expo Hall Open

🌆 Afternoon Track — Systems

14:00
Distributed Tracing in Anger
Workshop — Kwame Asante
15:30
Kubernetes Deep-Dive: Advanced Scheduling
Tobias Müller · CNCF
17:00
Lightning Talks: 6 × 5-Minute Demos
Community Stage
18:30
Opening Night Reception
Rooftop Terrace

☀️ Morning Track — AI & ML

09:00
AI Agents in Production: Lessons & Failures
Lena Voronova · Anthropic
10:30
Fine-Tuning at Scale Without Going Broke
Panel: 4 ML Engineers
11:30
Retrieval Augmented Generation in Practice
Workshop
13:00
Lunch & Sponsor Demos
Expo Hall

🌆 Afternoon Track — Frontend

14:00
The Future of the Frontend Delivery Layer
Priya Nair · Vercel
15:00
WASM: From Browser Toy to Runtime Standard
James Park · W3C
16:30
React Server Components Under the Hood
Deep-Dive Workshop
18:00
Hackathon Kickoff
Track A + B merge

☀️ Morning Track — Platform Eng

09:00
Developer Platforms That Devs Actually Use
Sofia Espinoza · Netflix
10:30
Internal Developer Portals: Beyond the Hype
Roundtable
11:30
Rewriting the Edge with Durable Objects
Kwame Asante · Cloudflare
12:30
Farewell Lunch + Hackathon Demos
Main Stage

🌆 Afternoon Track — Closing

14:00
Hackathon Results & Awards
Judges Panel
15:00
Closing Keynote: What We're Building Next
DevConf Committee
16:00
Community Q&A + AMA
All Speakers
17:30
Farewell Reception
Moscone Terrace
DevConf 2024

Last year's energy

A glimpse into what 3,800 engineers in one room looks like.

🎤
Opening Keynote · 2024
🏗️
Workshop Hall
🤝
Networking
🏆
Hackathon Finals
🍕
Evening Reception
📱
Demo Booths
3,800
Attendees
74
Sessions Delivered
$2.1M
Hackathon Prizes
142
Companies Represented
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Watch DevConf 2024 Highlight Reel · 3 min
Ticket Tiers

Choose your access level

Early Bird pricing ends April 30th. Seats are limited — ship your ticket like you'd ship a hotfix.

🔥 Early Bird
Early Bird
$299
was $499 · Ends Apr 30, 2025
  • ✓ Full 3-Day Conference Access
  • ✓ All General Sessions
  • ✓ Workshop Access (2 sessions)
  • ✓ Digital Session Recordings
  • ✓ DevConf 2025 Swag Pack
  • ✗ VIP Lounge Access
  • ✗ Speaker Meet & Greet
  • ✗ Private Workshop Seats
Most Popular
General
$499
Standard · May 1 – Sep 1, 2025
  • ✓ Full 3-Day Conference Access
  • ✓ All General Sessions
  • ✓ Workshop Access (4 sessions)
  • ✓ Digital Session Recordings
  • ✓ DevConf 2025 Swag Pack
  • ✓ Hackathon Entry + Mentorship
  • ✗ Speaker Meet & Greet
  • ✗ Private Workshop Seats
⚡ VIP
VIP
$1,299
All-Access · Limited to 200 seats
  • ✓ Full 3-Day Conference Access
  • ✓ All General Sessions
  • ✓ Unlimited Workshop Access
  • ✓ All Session Recordings + Slides
  • ✓ Premium Swag Bag
  • ✓ VIP Lounge + Priority Seating
  • ✓ Speaker Meet & Greet Dinner
  • ✓ 1:1 Speed Mentoring Sessions
Our Partners

Backed by the builders

DevConf is made possible by companies investing in the future of engineering.

Venue & Travel

Moscone Center,
San Francisco

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Moscone Center · San Francisco, CA

Moscone Center

747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

One of North America's most connected convention venues, situated in the heart of SoMa. Walk to dozens of restaurants, bars, and hotels. Steps from public transit.

Recommended Hotels
The St. Regis San Francisco
0.3 mi from venue
from $389/night
Marriott Marquis SF
0.1 mi — connected walkway
from $279/night
Hotel Zelos SF
0.5 mi · DevConf block rate
from $199/night
Getting There
✈️ SFO — 30 min by BART
🚇 Powell St BART Station
🚌 MUNI Lines 14, 38
🚖 Rideshare drop-off on 4th St
🅿️ 5th & Mission Garage
🚲 Bay Wheels docking nearby
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FAQ

Answers to the hard questions

Early Bird tickets are available at $299 until April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT. After that, General pricing at $499 applies until September 1st, when on-site pricing kicks in. Grab it now — last year we sold out Early Bird in 6 days.
Yes! Groups of 5+ get 15% off, and groups of 10+ get 25% off. Email [email protected] with your headcount and we'll send a custom invoice. Company invoicing is also available for legal/procurement purposes.
All keynotes and General Track sessions will be recorded. General and VIP ticket holders receive access to the full recording library within 2 weeks of the event. Workshop recordings are exclusively available to VIP ticket holders.
Full refunds are available until July 31, 2025. 50% refunds between Aug 1–31. No refunds after September 1st, but tickets are fully transferable at any time — just email us the new attendee's info.
Absolutely. DevConf is committed to a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. Our full CoC is published at devconf.io/conduct and all attendees are required to agree to it at registration.
Our CFP (Call for Papers) is open until May 15, 2025. Submit at devconf.io/cfp. We prioritize hands-on, practitioner-led talks over vendor pitches. All speakers receive a complimentary ticket, hotel support, and travel reimbursement.
Moscone Center is fully ADA compliant. We offer live captioning (CART) on all mainstage sessions, a quiet room for sensory breaks, wheelchair-accessible seating in every room, and a dedicated accessibility coordinator on-site. Note your needs in the registration form.
The 24-hour hackathon kicks off on Day 2 evening and presentations happen on Day 3. Teams of 1–5 compete for $150,000 in prizes across 5 categories. General and VIP tickets include hackathon entry. Early Bird holders may purchase a hackathon add-on for $49.
Yes — full-time students with a valid .edu email receive 60% off General admission ($199). We also offer 50 fully-sponsored scholarships for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Apply at devconf.io/scholarships before June 30.
VIP includes: priority seating in all sessions, a dedicated VIP lounge with barista service, an exclusive Speaker Meet & Greet dinner on Day 1 evening, access to all workshop tracks (no pre-booking required), 1:1 speed-mentoring slots with speakers, premium swag, and a private networking breakfast on Day 2.