Cracking the Code: Prioritizing DevEx to Unleash Peak Productivity

As the Vice President of Engineering and Delivery at HTEC Group, Daniel is responsible for strengthening partnerships, shaping clients’ ideas into value-driven products and services, and guiding them through their digital journey toward a smarter tomorrow. His focus is to lead and navigate through an innovative landscape, leveraging over 30 years of experience in software architecture and retail technology. Daniel is committed to blending his deep industry knowledge with HTEC’s cutting-edge methodologies to drive forward-thinking digital solutions attuned to clients’ evolving needs. With a diverse professional background encompassing pivotal roles as a technologist, retail consultant, and business owner, Daniel has skillfully devised solutions for various enterprises. His leadership has guided transformative teams that have redefined traditional business practices through a technological lens. He has co-authored a book and authored numerous articles, and cohosts the tech podcast “Think Big and Code Small”, offering a diverse blend of expertise and perspectives.

Funmi is a Managing Director and the Head of the Digital Risk Office for Enterprise Partnerships at Goldman Sachs, where she is pioneering a first-of-its-kind global initiative to embed critical business, security and engineering risk practices within the engineering organization. With nearly 15 years of experience as a software engineer, architect, and engineering manager, she has a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, delivering innovative technology solutions, and championing best practices in developer experience and productivity across large-scale engineering teams. Most recently, she was the Head of Engineering for Consumer Deposits at Marcus by Goldman Sachs, and prior to that, she led the product engineering teams that built and launched the firm's award-winning credit card partnerships with Apple and later, General Motors. Funmi is a passionate advocate for underrepresented groups in the technology industry and is committed to mentoring the next generation of engineering leaders. Her wealth of experience and dedication to driving positive change make her a sought-after speaker and advisor.

Chris Westerhold is the Sr. Director of Developer Experience and Platforms at HTEC Group and co- founder of Think Big Code Small.  Chris has over 15 years of technology experience across start-ups and large enterprises with a major focus on engineering effectiveness, developer platforms, platform engineering, and technical product management.  He is a vocal advocate for developers and is passionate about using data-driven approaches to improve it.

Radhika Parthasarathy is an Engineering Leader, Developer Productivty @ Airbnb.