meet.js - meet & greet at the OANDA office! 30 spots only

Meet.js is back and we're offering it as a hybrid event. We'll host a traditional meeting in our OANDA office (Zabłocie 43B) and the event will also be streamed live on our meet.js YouTube channel . You are here to register for an onsite meetup in our office.

Join us for great presentations, inspiring guests, snacks, and beer. We will be providing special welcome packs for those able to attend the event in our offices and there will be online contests for everyone, whether you attend virtually or in-person.

Meeting agenda

➡️ Don't let your customers do your application performance testing for you

Joe McKevitt and Bartosz Jakubowiak will talk about the importance of performance testing in the fintech industry during their time together developing a trading application.

By the time they are done you'll understand why it is crucial to test your apps, have a basic toolset and see the practice of performance troubleshooting in action.

Speakers:
Bartosz Jakubowiak, Engineering Manager at OANDA
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Bartosz is a Team Lead with the Trading Platform Team and is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day work on that team is well defined and there are no roadblocks slowing their progress during product development. When time allows, he likes to engage in code reviews and company-wide architectural discussions.

Joe McKevitt, Principal Software Engineer at OANDA
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Joe has over 17 years' experience in building and scaling high-performing products and teams. He is a passionate technologist and developer who also loves coaching people and teams to fulfil their potential and creating cultures of innovation and continuous improvement.

➡️ Node.js in depth

Have you ever wondered how the node.js handles asynchronous programming within a single thread?
Is node.js single threaded at all?

From this presentation you will find out:
- How the node.js communicate with the operating system.
- How an asynchronous concept works from the inside out.
- How does node.js handle 10k concurrent requests, and how to attack such a server?
- Bad practices.

Mariusz Bełtowski, CTO at Closer
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Mariusz started his first programming projects when he was just 14 years old. His passion quickly turned into a profession as he started first as a software engineer then became a team lead and finally entered an engineering manager position. Currently, he is the CTO at Closer, connecting the world of business with the world of technology. Closer primarily focuses on the optimization of software development and product shaping processes. Mariusz is an enthusiast of the KISS principle and the attitude that anything is possible.

Sponsor

OANDA is a global leader in online multi-asset trading services, currency data, corporate payments and FX services.

At our core, we are technology-based and driven by innovation. We were the first company to share free exchange rate information and, in 2001, our trading platform helped pioneer the development of online-based trading around the world, enabling forex and CFD investors to trade the financial markets.

Our vision, then and now, is to transform how our clients can meet all their currency needs by providing innovative and award-winning solutions. We are in a moment of growing the business on the global stage and we're looking for highly motivated, passionate individuals who want to make their mark in a dynamic environment.