Explore emerging trends ready for enterprise adoption
QCon San Francisco showcases senior software practitioners driving enterprise innovation with emerging trends.
Gain actionable insights from 60+ speakers across 12 tracks to transform your leadership and elevate your software development strategies.
International software conference and training days for professional developers.
QCon San Francisco 2025 - November 17-21, 2025.
In-person: Early bird price until July 8th
Video-Only Pass: $590 - Final price
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Live the QCon San Francisco Experience
We've helped thousands of senior software engineers, software architects and tech leaders adopt the right patterns & practices for over 19 years.
Helping senior developers adopt new technologies
QCon showcases emerging trends shaping enterprise
software development, adopted by innovative practitioners.
- Green Tech
- Rust
- WASM
- eBPF
- Machine Learning @ Edge
- Scalable Configuration Management
- Infrastructure Unification
- Cue Lang
- MLOps
- Team Topologies
- Staff+ Engineer Path
- Service Meshes
- Microfrontends
- Multicloud Practices
- Software Ethics
- Feature Engineering
- Mode Inference/Prediction
- Observability Practices
- Server-Driven Frontend
- Decarbonizing the Grid
-
Operator Pattern for
Non-Clustered Resources -
Patterns & Heuristics
Enabling Fast Flow - Open Policy Agent
- Java 17 (LTS)
- Paved Road
- DevSecOps
- DevOps in Practice
- Kubernetes Strategies
- Observability / Telemetry
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Chaos Engineering
- Operating Microservices
- Data Engineering
- GraphQL
- Go Techniques & Patterns
- DevEx
- Reactive
- Performance
- Macroservices
-
Serverless: Orchestration &
Choreography - Cloud Architectures
- Patterns for Scale
- IaC (Infrastructure as Code)
- Polyglot Software Practices
The 2025 Programming Committee behind
QCon San Francisco
Meet the international senior software practitioners shaping the conference
topics focused on real-world challenges and emerging trends
Format and topics
12 tracks on emerging enterprise trends
5 technical talks per track
4 keynotes addressing development shifts
Over 60+ software practitioner speakers
Architectures You've Always Wondered About
Khawaja Shams
Co-Founder & CEO @Momento, previously @NASA and @Amazon
Driving Reliability Through Modern Platform Engineering and Dev Enablement
Daniel Bryant
Platform Engineer, Co-Author of "Mastering API Architecture", Java Champion, and InfoQ News Manager
Effective Engineering and Practices in Early Stage Startups
Polyglot Platforms: Strategies & Practices to Enable Innovation
Eric Wendelin
Leads Application Development Platform Engineering @Netflix, Previously @AWS and @Apple
Navigating Major Architecture Migrations
Janani Narayanan
Applied ML Engineer @Uber, Previously Tech Lead on DynamoDB Control Plane (Early Stage), 10+ Years Tech Industry Experience
The Path to Senior Engineering Leadership
AI Engineering that Delivers: Blueprint to Impact
Faye Zhang
Staff Software Engineer @Pinterest, Tech Lead on GenAI Search Traffic Projects, Speaker, Expert in AI/ML with a Strong Background in Large Distributed System
Innovations in Front-End
Architecting for Efficiency: Performance, Cost, and Maintainability
Vidhya Arvind
Tech Lead & a Founding Architect for the Data Abstraction Platform @Netflix, Previously @Box and @Verizon
The Stories Behind the Incidents
Lorin Hochstein
Staff Software Engineer @Airbnb, Writes @surfingcomplexity.blog, Previously @Netflix and Member of the Resilience in Software Foundation
Empowering Teams with AI: Productivity and the Future of Software Development
Jasmine Robinson
Senior Technical Program Manager - GenAI, Infrastructure Engineering, Engineering Operations @Netflix, Creator of "GenAI Secret Sauce" Website, Member of Women Defining AI
High-Performance Languages in Modern Development
Pratik Agarwal
Software Engineer @Figma - Architecting and Scaling Database Infrastructure, Previously @AWS DynamoDB and @Momento
Trainings
Save your training seat today. Select your favorite training later.
All training participants will be notified and invited to select their training once all trainings are confirmed by beginning of September.
Trainings are refundable until Monday, September 22, 2025.
Building Sociotechnical Resilience: Aligning Teams and Processes for Robust Software Delivery
Engineering Productivity Hacks: Streamlining Processes and Enhancing Team Collaboration
Generative AI in Production: Best Practices for Deployment and Maintenance
Beyond Basic Rag: Building Production-Ready Agentic Rag Systems
Fundamentals of Software Engineering in the Age of AI
Modern Data Architectures: Designing for Scalability and Flexibility
From Kubernetes-Native to Ai-Powered: Java With Langchain4j
Building Intelligent Java Applications: A Developer’s Workshop
Cloud Architectures at Scale: Strategies for Managing Rapid Growth
Kubernetes Strategies: Techniques for Optimizing Deployment and Operations
The Path to Principal Engineer: Developing Leadership and Technical Excellence
Advancements in Generative AI: From Research to Real-World Applications
Production Ready Services With Spring Boot: A Deep Dive
Next Generation Inclusive UIs: Building Accessible and Performant User Interfaces
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Masterclass: Ensuring Reliability at Scale
Become an InfoQ Certified Software Architect in Emerging Technologies (ICSAET)
Why senior developers choose QCon
Talks that drive innovation and change
Expert practitioner-driven talks
We Care experience
Discover enterprise-ready emerging trends
Explore emerging trends and practices from 60+ senior software developers across 12 curated tracks.
Unlock new ways of thinking and problem-solving
Learn how leading practitioners think and tackle complex challenges to transform your problem-solving and leadership.
Gain actionable insights free from hidden sales pitches
Walk away with strategies, tools, and best practices ready to implement in your organization.
Build connections in a safe place where everyone is welcome
Connect with peers tackling similar challenges in enterprise environments to elevate your team's performance.
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What to expect
Actionable ideas. Diverse perspectives. New ways of thinking.
Actionable learning
Curated sessions led by senior practitioners, exploring topics tailored for enterprise-scale software development.
Collaborative problem solving
Join unconference sessions where you set the agenda with peers to tackle real-world challenges.
Meaningful connections
Engage in social events and over extended breaks designed to spark impactful conversations and foster collaboration.
‘We Care’ experience
From all-gender restrooms, quiet areas, diversity scholarships, and clear food labelling, QCon is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all.
Video recordings after the conference
Get 6 months access to professionally edited session recordings after the conference.
Optional hands-on training days
Develop in-demand skills through practical trainings tailored for enterprise environments held on November 20-21.
Video-Only Pass option
For those unable to attend in person, QCon’s Video-Only Pass offers senior developers and their teams access to professionally edited session recordings after the conference.
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A safe and inclusive environment
The QCon 'We Care' experience
Enforced Code of Conduct
All-Gender restroom
Prayer room
Lactation room
Quiet areas
Sessions feedback for constant improvement
Badge optimized for peer-sharing
Accessible event space
Variety of food options (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, special diet meals)
Detailed food labels
Diversity scholarships
Community events
DEI guidelines for track hosts and speakers
All-day coffee
Access to video recordings for 6 months
The QCon difference
Trusted by enterprise software development teams for over 19 years
Senior software practitioners first.
Real-world technical talks.
No hidden marketing, no sales pitches, no hype.
Hand-picked speakers by an international committee.
Watch past QCon talks
Revisit real-world technical talks from innovative software practitioners
Hands-on training to future-proof your skills
Add to your conference pass or choose a standalone Training Day pass
Stay current on development trends
Learn directly from senior practitioners who bring real-world experience and best practices.
Practical skills you can apply immediately
Each session includes projects and step-by-step guidance to help you master what you learn.
Fit to your schedule and professional goals
Choose one-day or two-days of training to fit your learning objectives. Certificate of attendance available.
Direct instructor interaction
Small class sizes to ensure a collaborative learning environment and instructor support.
Validate your skills with certification
Enhance your credibility with an optional certification of attendance.
Risk-free registration
Register confidently with a full refund guarantee until September 22, 2025.
Become an InfoQ Certified Software Architect in
Emerging Technologies (ICSAET)
Level up your leadership in emerging tech with peers and a hands-on workshop
Practical, real-world focus
Work with real enterprise implementation scenarios and apply insights directly to your work.
Peer learning
Join a carefully selected cohort of experienced senior developers. Connect pre-event and share challenges during exclusive cohort sessions at QCon.
Professional growth
Earn a recognized credential demonstrating your strategic thinking to align technology with business goals.
Earn your certification
Complete the program to earn the ICSAET credential, validating your expertise in emerging technologies.
QCon Video-Only Pass
Can't attend in-person? Learn at your own pace with the QCon Video-Only Pass.
With 6 months of on-demand access, watch QCon San Francisco 2025 talks when it suits you.
Pause, revisit key moments, and refresh your knowledge anytime you need.
Recordings available from December 8, 2025. Registration opens soon.
Trusted by senior software developers
See what peers say about QCon #QConSF
The conciseness with which the event is presented, as well as the options for the tracks, allow one to either mix and match talks or focus on a single track of interest. It's an interesting and wonderful approach. The long breaks and 'unconference' opportunities are also quite unique in their ability to connect people from seemingly different backgrounds.
Jonathan Tanye
Director Of Research Development @MineX 360 Services
Quality content and topics from industry experts and I like how that is separated very transparently from sponsors. I appreciate how sponsors have their place, but it's very clear and not deceptive mixed in with the content. It really is a conference that is specific technology agnostic and about any and all industry wide trends and best practices.
Mike Murray
Senior Director, Software Engineering@DriveTime
The speakers and the attendees make QCon stand out from other events. It is very well organized. QCon has a good balance of new tech to look out for along with the discussions around day to day problems that we face as developers
Vipra Ramtekkar
Development Engineer @ING
I love the variety of topics. It is my annual recap of the technology industry and helps me keep up with what the industry considers modern and state of the art. And mostly I like the fact that people are open about sharing both their successes and failures.
Nikhil Mohan
Senior MTS/ Engineering @Salesforce
QCon provides an opportunity to obtain new ideas and approaches to developing software. I have and would continue recommending QCon to anyone interested in keeping up with the latest trends by learning from those who are defining those trends.
Jeff Hollar
Architect @Cisco
QCon provides access to use-cases and practical information that truly delivers value for short-term adoption. Organizers are accessible and committed to excellence.
Higor Granzoto
Senior Developer @Padtec
QCon is a great place for industry leaders to share what they've learned, techniques they've discovered, and pitfalls to avoid without an overarching sponsor presence.
Michael Villalobos
Engineering Manager @FairFinancial
This is a conference by engineers for engineers. I didn't feel like I was being sold something as part of the presentations, but rather like I was learning from what is actually happening in other companies.
Christopher Prigg
Senior Engineer @Tesco PLC
Connect with like-minded senior developers
QCon is designed for senior software developers, architects, and technical leaders seeking actionable insights and practical approaches to stay ahead
Software
Developer
Software Architect, Technical Team Lead and Higher
Senior Developer / Lead
Engineer
- Technical Team Lead
- Senior Management (VP, CTO, CIO, Director)
- Architect: Technical / Application (platform specific)
- Enterprise Architect / Chief Architect
- Architect: Solution / Systems (Integration Focused)
- Technical Project Manager
QCon San Francisco venue
Hyatt Regency - San Francisco
Hyatt Regency - San Francisco
The hotel is located right on the Embarcadero waterfront with stunning views all around and close to popular attractions, events, and shopping. The conference venue is at the same location as the hotel.
To learn more, please visit the venue page .
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