Auckland Data Eng meetup, June 2025

Hey all, please join us for our June Auckland Data Eng meetup. Join us for an engaging session filled with exciting discussions and networking opportunities.

Don't miss out—RSVP to secure your spot. A big shout-out to Cloud Shuttle for providing us with the venue and Catering! 🎉

🏠 Location: GRIDAKL
John Lysaght Building, 101 Pakenham Street West, Wynyard Quarter.
🍕 Catering: Cloud Shuttle 😊
💬 Join our Slack Group here: Data Engineers Slack Channel

Schedule:
- 5.30pm: Doors Open
- 6.00pm: Announcements and Welcome
- 6.10pm: 1st Talk (25 mins + 5 min Q/A)
- 6.40pm: 2nd Talk (25 mins + 5 min Q/A)
- 7.10pm: Networking
- 8.00pm: Doors Close

Speakers:
🎤 Andrea Magnorsky, Programmer and Creator of Bytesize Architecture Sessions
Talk Title: Thinking about your systems with Bytesize Architecture Sessions
Talk Summary: People building a system need to have a high level of shared knowledge.They need to know not just what to build today and why, they need to know the system should look like in the near future.
Generally, the goal of the system is a bit of mirage, with blurry edges. Each of us have an idea of what it is we are building, is it the same idea?
Sharing knowledge effectively is hard, in this talk I will present a technique called Bytesize Architecture Sessions. It is a presentation format that improves knowledge sharing of systems. Bytesize Architecture Sessions are a great tool when:* Need to make big changes across many systems (and the teams that build those systems)
* Technical Debt. The system has grown and accidental complexity has not been addressed. Understanding how to solve the debt while still shipping features requires some planning
* Evolving teams. It is difficult to maintain cohesive knowledge in a team that has changed over timeBring your questions and comments!
Speaker Bio: Andrea Magnorsky is a programmer and entrepreneur currently based in New Zealand. She is well-known in the programming community for her contributions to functional programming and software architecture. Magnorsky has over 20 years of experience in the software industry and has spoken at many international conferences and events on topics such as game development, functional programming, and software architecture. She is the creator or Bytesize Architecture Sessions

🎤 Kim Fitter, Senior Analytics Engineer, IAG
Meetup City: Auckland data eng meetup
Talk Title: Art of Maps Episode 2
Talk Summary: Kim takes us through the next installment of her series on the art of maps!
Speaker Bio: Kim is a senior analytics engineer at IAG

If you'd like to present at future meetups, please submit your talk here!

Remember to bring along some great questions! See you all there...