Fusion Meet-up

Welcome to Fusion Meet-up!

Come join us at Studio Venues for an exciting evening of networking, thought provoking and inspiring talks, with some great food and sweet treats thrown in for good measure! This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals in the industry. Share ideas, gain insights, and make valuable connections that can help you grow both personally and professionally.

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, Fusion Meet-up is the place to be. Don't miss out on this chance to expand your network, learn something new, and have a great time doing it. We can't wait to see you there!

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Fusion Meetup – About (thefusionhub.co.uk)

SPEAKERS

Max Woolf - Staff Backend Engineer @ GitLab

A native Brummie, Max is a Staff Backend Engineer at GitLab, the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform. He has 13 years of experience building web applications for organisations of all shapes and sizes. He is also a mentor at School of Code and remote work evangelist.

Talk: Junior to Senior and beyond!

Coding is the easy part, but now you're in your first role you are the captain of your own career. We'll talk about the skills, techniques and mindset required to grow your software engineering career; either as a technical specialist or as a people manager. I'll talk about how GitLab and other similar companies grow their engineers, what to look out for and how you can avoid making some of the same mistakes I have.

Tejas Kumar - Developer Relations Engineer @ DataStax

Talk: You Are an AI Engineer

In this talk, we will dive deeper into AI engineering, what it is, and how developers—particularly with a web focus—can get involved building with AI. We'll explore modern technologies like vector stores and techniques like retrieval augmented generation (or RAG) to create truly intelligent AI-native applications.

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Dominique Top - Solutions Architect @ GitLab

Talk: TBC

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Reiss Jarvis - Technical Lead / Squad Lead @ BJSS

Talk: From 0 knowledge to 10k Messages a Second

From being thrown into GO bootcamp, sent to the frontlines of development, realising we were surrounded by feeds of messages on all sides and how we dealt with that to create defensive lines to keep it performant and reliable.

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