November 16-20, 2026

Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

Hands-on training from
senior practitioners.

One or two days of focused training days led by senior practitioners.
Add to your conference pass or attend standalone.

Buy with confidence. Training tickets are refundable until Monday, September 21, 2026
Registration is first-come, first-served. Limited seats available for each training session.

Trusted by senior engineering teams for 20+ years.

Tentative training topics

Topics coming end of August 2026

Designing Software Architectures That Evolve: Managing Complexity, Change, and Scale

Modern Architecture Patterns: Building Resilient Systems in a Constantly Changing World

Architectural Decision-Making: Trade-Offs, Constraints, and Long-Term System Health

Delivering Software That Matters: Aligning Architecture, Teams, and Product Outcomes

Leading Technical Delivery: Balancing Speed, Quality, and Sustainable Engineering Practices

From Roadmaps to Reality: How Senior Engineers Drive Execution Through People and Process

Engineering Ai-Enabled Systems: From Models to Production-Ready Architecture

Building and Operating AI Systems: Practical ML, Data Pipelines, and Reliability

Integrating AI into Existing Platforms: Architecture, Trade-offs, and Operational Challenges

Operating Software at Scale: Cloud Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Reliability

Designing for Failure: Building Highly Available Systems on Kubernetes and the Cloud

From Startup to Hyperscale: Engineering Organizations and Platforms for Growth

From Kubernetes-Native to Ai-Powered: Java With Langchain4j

Building Intelligent Java Applications: A Developer’s Workshop

Next Generation Inclusive UIs: Building Accessible and Performant User Interfaces

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Optional Certificate of Attendance

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Full refund guarantee

Change of plans? Get a full refund if you cancel by September 21, 2026 - no questions asked.

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What is the Training Refund Guarantee Policy?

QCon's Training Refund Guarantee Policy allows you to receive a refund for training up to and including Monday, September 21, 2026 - no questions asked! As of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, refunds for trainings are no longer issued.

What if the training I want to participate in is full?

Trainings have limited capacity and training selection is first come, first serve.

If a training reaches capacity, there is a waiting list you can sign up for. You will be notified if a place becomes available. Meanwhile, you can select another training.

Once selected, can I change my training selection?

After selecting your training(s), if you would like to change your selection, you can do so by logging into your QCon account. You can switch to another training with open seats until Wednesday, November 18th.

How do I select my trainings?

Any attendee with a training ticket will receive an email with instructions on how to select their trainings at the beginning of September.

If registration opens and you do not find a suitable training to fit your needs, you can have the training ticket portion of your registration refunded until Monday, September 21, 2026.

What are trainings?

Our hands-on trainings are a great way to upskill on the topics that matter most in software development with domain experts.

Training days are being held at the same venue as the conference on Thursday, November 19th, and Friday, November 20th.

You can register your training pass today and pick up your specific trainings later. The full training program will be published by mid-September. In case you change your mind or don't think the offered trainings are a good fit, QCon's Training Refund Guarantee Policy offers a no-questions-asked refund up to and including Monday, September 21st, 2026.

If you’d like a participation certificate for the training you attended, please email info@qconsf.com to request one.

When will the training program become available?

The training program will be published on our website in early September.

As soon as the schedule is released, all attendees who have purchased a training ticket will be invited to choose their preferred sessions. If the available options don’t meet your needs, you can request a full refund for the training portion of your ticket until September 22nd.

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What past attendees say

So Impressed! "Heart". I love all the content!

Haemi Kim,
Cloud Architect @AWS

Interesting content and approach. Brought us up to speed with observability concepts that evolve much faster than we can actually proactively keep up to.

Tassio Abreu de Souza,
Architect @McKinsey & Company

Extremely useful.

Ruud Prein,
Engineering Manager & Informed Captain @ING

It gave a great overview & hands-on practice.

Kevin Kerr,
Enterprise Architect @Viking Global Investors

The inspiration I gained from the diverse talks and trainings has been invaluable to drive innovation in our team & projects.

Juan Carlos Pérez Mullisaca,
Product Manager @Banco de Crédito del Perú, and QCon San Francisco 2023 Attendee

I really liked the personal nature of the trainings.

Jason Fernandez,
Software Engineer @UKG, and QCon San Francisco 2023 Attendee

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