Build better-connected teams in the heart of San Francisco.
QCon San Francisco brings international senior software development teams together to share innovative ideas to pressing challenges, get clarity on emerging tech decisions , and build relationships beyond the conference
We’ve helped 1000’s of international software development teams improve their connectedness at QCon San Francisco since 2006
It is easy to forget the fact that we are not alone when facing typical problems in software development. QCon not only provides practitioners' point of view, but it also helps teams to validate their ideas and plans by listening to others.
Yogesh Sood
QCon SF attendee, Senior Management @Tableau Software
Help your team feel better connected
at QCon San Francisco
Your team will find many ways to connect professionally and socially at QCon:
Connect over a light breakfast at the conference. Plan your day, catch up on key takeaways, share new ideas, meet new colleagues, and bond as a team.
Dedicated time for you to bounce ideas, problem-solve, and meet world-class senior software engineers to personalize your team's learning.
Work through the topics your team wants to focus on in facilitated sessions to generate new ideas for current challenges.
Dedicated time to come together to unwind and connect socially.
Connect over a light breakfast at the conference. Plan your day, catch up on key takeaways, share new ideas, meet new colleagues, and catch up with people you've not seen for a while.
Dedicated time for you to bounce ideas, problem-solve, and meet world-class senior software engineers to personalize your team's learning.
Work through the topics your team wants to focus on in facilitated sessions to generate new ideas for current challenges.
Work through the topics your team wants to focus on in facilitated sessions to generate new ideas for current challenges.
"I do really recommend QCon, and several of my team attend globally (QCon SF as well as London). It is one of the best-curated conferences that we have found that isn't focused on a singular technology stack or dominated by a small set of vendors.
It gives an excellent feel for the tech community, what's hot, what's not, what's coming, and is very inspirational to our senior devs and architects by giving them access to a broad range of cutting-edge topics that would otherwise be difficult to research if we were even aware of them at all.
We've taken away several ideas that have turned into significant projects internally (Kafka-mediated messaging being the latest) and have a handful of items that we explore after each conference.
QCon is both an inspiration and a way of ensuring that we haven't drifted too far from the technical "sweet spot" of our industry."
Greg Forshaw
QCon Attendee, Software Engineer @Orbis
Team connectedness beyond
QCon San Francisco
QCon isn't just about the conference. It is about connecting and spending quality face-to-face time with your team. Nothing can replace what happens when the whole team is together.
Fresh environment, fresh ideas
A change in scenery can increase happiness levels, boost productivity, and awaken creativity. Give your team a chance to try something new, meet new people, and step outside their comfort zone.
Bring together remote and hybrid teams
Unite your team to be inspired, solve problems together, welcome new team members, and connect as a team to build memories and relationships that last beyond the conference.
Fully immersive experience
Untether yourself from your desk and daily distractions. Immerse yourself in a new learning environment with new people, new ideas, and time to reflect.
Facilitate collaboration, hold team meetings, or work flexibly at nearby workspaces
Need some dedicated time as a team? Collaborate at local workspaces or coffee shops. Or contact us if you’d like to hire space at the conference venue for team meetings.
For me, it's hearing from people who live in the trenches vs sales. So much more value in this. We are also under pressure to be innovative, so hearing from early adopters of the upcoming tech can help make decisions on what might be interesting for us.
Lisa Torkos
Director, Application Architecture @MCAP
Explore San Francisco together
San Francisco is an unbeatable stage with many activities to enjoy as a team. Strengthen your team's culture and connectedness with memories you’ll talk about for years to come.
Top 5 things to do in San Francisco as a team
- Alcatraz Island
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- The Waterfront at Fisherman's Wharf
- Ride The San Francisco Cable Car System
- Chinatown
Top 5 parks to explore together
- Golden Gate Park
- The Presidio
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Angel Island State Park
- Muir Woods National Monument
Bonus team get-together ideas
- Day Trip to Napa Valley
- Catch a basketball game? Golden State Warriors
- Catch a football game? The San Francisco 49ers (Football)
Top 5 places for an iconic taste of SF
- Grab an Anchor Steam Beer from America's first craft brewery, founded in 1896.
- Sourdough Bread from Boudin Sourdough
- Mission Burrito in the Mission District
- Seafood at Fisherman's Wharf
- Dim Sum in Chinatown
6 reasons teams tell us why they attend QCon
Enhance your problem-solving skills together.
Collaborate and learn from real-world technical talks. Engage with peers and speakers to understand how they have successfully resolved similar challenges. Your team won’t find hidden marketing, sales pitches, or hype. Just technical talks from senior software practitioners like them.
Level up on skills.
Understand the practices, skills, and trends that matter most in software to focus your projects and team’s growth. Apply this knowledge to empower your projects and contribute to the development of your team.
Get clarity on emerging trends worth adopting.
Share the conference agenda among your team members to maximize learning to understand the emerging software trends that demand your teams’ attention.
Learn together.
Strengthen team bonds and share valuable insights learned from the conference. Attending QCon is an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, create space for action planning, or hold team off-site meetings.
Bring fresh ideas back to your team.
Acquire peer-validated strategies to shape your software decisions, workflows, and roadmap. Share key takeaways, practical use cases, and best practices with the team through interactive sessions like 'lunch and learns' or dedicated team meetings.
Cultivate a culture of continuous learning, growth, and mastery.
Inspire and nurture passion within your team by engaging with like-minded peers. Present this conference as an exciting opportunity for professional development and solving intricate software problems to motivate your team.
Due to QCon's focus on early-stage technology trends and the curated expert speakers, the material presented was visionary, fresh, and applicable for things we need to solve in our teams. The conference was well-facilitated, and the daily format (keynote/intro in AM introducing tracks) was compelling also."
Ben Rau
QCon SF Attendee, Architect (Technical/Solution), @Amway
Save with team discounts.
Teams as small as 3 attendees working for the same company are eligible for a team discount. For more details, email info@qconsf.com and mention the size of the team you’d like to attend. Discounts cannot be combined or applied retroactively.
| Team size | Team discount |
|---|---|
| 3-6 attendees | Save up to $100 off each conference ticket |
| 7-10 attendees | Save up to $150 off each conference ticket |
| 11-15 attendees | Save up to $175 off each conference ticket |
| 16+ attendees | Save up to $200 off each conference ticket |
The QCon Difference
- Senior software practitioners first .
- Real-world technical talks .
- No hidden marketing, no sales pitches , no hype.
- Hand-picked speakers by an international committee.
- 'We Care' experience: Healthy food, strict code of conduct .
- Supporting thousands of senior software teams for 18 years.
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