Coffee with Developers

Coffee with Developers is a fireside chat series by WeAreDevelopers that creates space for honest conversations with the people who don’t just talk about technology, but build, ship, and scale it every day. Hosted by Chris Heilmann, each episode dives into the real stories behind the products, decisions, and careers shaping today’s technology landscape.

Hosted by Chris Heilmann

VP Developer Relations at WeAreDevelopers and editor of the Dev Digest newsletter

Your weekly dose of dev talks

This podcast series brings together brilliant tech minds that drive insightful conversations and simply enjoy sharing their experiences with developers worldwide.

Real-world experience
Guests share wins, lessons learned, challenges faced, decisions made, and everything in between in a relaxed and honest format.
Access to influential builders
From global tech companies to open-source pioneers, Coffee with Developers features people who actively shape the industry.
Depth over hype
Each conversation goes beyond trends, focusing on practical insights, career paths, and the realities of building software at scale.

Hall of Fame

Meet some of our latest guests behind today’s most influential technology.

Thomas Dohmke

Entrepreneur & Founder | fmr. CEO of GitHub

Katrin Lehmann

CIO of Mercedes-Benz

Daniel Stenberg

curl CEO

Angie Jones

VP of Engineering, AI Tools & Enablement at Block

John Romero

Game Director, Romero Games Ltd.

Warren Spector

Creative Director at OtherSide Entertainment

Ekaterina Sirazitdinova

Data Scientist at NVIDIA

Sam Witteveen

Google Developer Expert

Building something worth sharing or have a story to tell? Let’s talk!

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Europe
Berlin, Germany
July 8-10, 2026

World Congress - Europe

The world’s largest event for developers, bringing together 15,000+ developers, 2,000+ tech decision-makers, and 500+ speakers. Three days at the center of modern software development, AI, cloud, and open source.

North America
San Jose, CA, USA
September 23-25, 2026

World Congress - North America

The highly anticipated North American debut with 10,000+ developers, 2,000+ tech decision-makers, and 500+ speakers. Connect directly with world-class engineers, founders, and tech leaders shaping software at global scale.

India
Bengaluru, India
November 25-26, 2026

Conference - India

The inaugural India edition bringing together 3,000 developers and senior tech leaders. A focused forum to exchange perspectives on AI, software engineering, and the next wave of technology.