Developer Week (Conference & Expo)
World’s Largest Independent Software Development & AI Engineering Conference & Expo
Yellow AI Summary
DeveloperWeek is a three-day independent conference and expo held annually at the San Jose Convention Center, bringing together over 5,000 software developers, engineers, and IT professionals. The event focuses on practical applications in areas such as APIs, DevOps, Data Engineering, and Enterprise Gen AI, featuring over 250 speakers and 70 exhibitors. Its distinctive format prioritizes the "nitty-gritty" of everyday developer work and tool discovery, offering multiple tracks and networking opportunities.
Yellow Score Breakdown
Yellow's Take
With 5,000+ attendees focused on independent software development and AI engineering, Developer Week presents a prime opportunity for B2B marketers targeting a highly specialized audience, bolstered by speakers from industry giants like IBM and AWS. While exhibitor pricing isn't readily available, the event's strong industry focus and high-caliber speakers suggest a valuable platform for engaging with a dedicated developer community. The premium ticket price points indicate a serious attendee base likely to be making significant purchasing decisions.
Attendee/Press Sentiment
Attendee Feedback Sentiment
Press Reviews Sentiment
“DeveloperWeek has been an excellent experience. We have had a lot of good conversations with great people and great organizations.”
Press Reviews
“DeveloperWeek 2026: Making AI tools that are actually good — the event prioritized the nitty gritty of everyday developer work over massive product reveals.”
“It's a great event for networking. Lots of different tracks, different topics you can learn about.”
“DeveloperWeek 2026 will feature 250+ speakers, 70+ exhibitors, and tracks covering artificial intelligence, cloud computing, APIs.”
“It's not worth spending 3 days. Not much to learn, some of the talks were superficial. Keynotes were also average.”
“Billed as the world's largest independent developer event, DeveloperWeek brings together thousands for tool discovery and networking opportunities.”
“The main reason we exhibit is that we get real developers stopping at our booth. The lead quality has been excellent.”
“DeveloperWeek is the world's largest developer and engineering conference, bringing together 5,000+ professionals from 70+ countries.”
“Depends on what you're looking for. Most talks will be on YouTube a few months later anyway.”
“I really enjoyed being near developers who were willing to learn more about the trends and news out there.”
Topics
Speakers
Jonathan Ballon
Conference Chair, DeveloperWeek
Kelsey Hightower
Developer Advocate
Tracy Lee
CEO, This Dot Labs
Past Speakers (2025)
Katie Steigman
VP of Product at Yahoo Mail
Shawn Ahmed
CPO at CloudBees
Nazrul Islam
Chief Architect and CTO for AI, IBM Integration Platform at IBM
Jody Bailey
Chief Product & Technology Officer at Stack Overflow
Vinicius Senger
Senior Developer Advocate at AWS
Legare Kerrison
Developer Advocate at Red Hat
Bryan Clark
Director of Product Management at Databricks
Richmond Alake
Director of AI Developer Experience at Oracle
Exhibitor & Booth Pricing
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