Migrating to Bazel Without Breaking Things && Embedded Swift: A Practical Intro

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Capital One Tech will be hosting us this month.
Food and drink will be provided!

Welcome to yet another great evening of learning and networking!
This event will be held both in person and online.

Agenda:
• 6:00 PM - Doors Open (in-person attendees). Don't forget your ID!
• 6:30 PM - Welcome (in-person and Zoom attendees)
• 6:35 PM - First Talk: Migrating to Bazel Without Breaking Things: Challenges, Solutions, and Speed Gains
• 7:10 PM - Community Announcements
• 7:15 PM - Second Talk: Embedded Swift: A Practical Introduction
• 7:45 PM - Networking
• 8:30 PM - Doors close. Regroup at a bar nearby

First Talk Description:
• Migrating to Bazel Without Breaking Things: Challenges, Solutions, and Speed Gains
Stéphane Copin

In this talk, we’ll share how Compass successfully transitioned to using Bazel for its iOS app with zero downtime, significantly improving build performance, CI/CD speeds, and developer experience. You'll hear about the technical challenges we faced during the migration, the solutions that worked (and why), and the strategies that helped us keep everything running smoothly while moving fast.

Stéphane is a Staff Software Engineer at Compass, serving as the Technical Lead for Compass’s Mobile team, overseeing the architecture and development of the company’s iOS and Android apps. He drives key initiatives around developer experience, CI/CD, and engineering best practices, while delivering high-quality, brand-aligned user experiences. He’s been a Mobile engineer for over 13 years, and has also worked in .NET and embedded environments.

Second Talk Description:
• Embedded Swift: A Practical Introduction
Gonzalo Larralde

Embedded Swift brings Swift to microcontrollers and other resource-constrained platforms. This talk covers hardware interaction, the need for abstraction layers, and practical approaches to writing safe, scalable embedded software.

My name is Gonzalo, and I’m a mobile engineer with over a decade of experience specializing in iOS. I’ve worked on large-scale consumer apps, led mobile platform efforts, and focused on architecture, build tooling, and developer experience. I care deeply about performance, modular design, and enabling teams to move fast without breaking things.

Location:
11 W 19th St

Cross streets:
19th and 5th avenue

What you need to bring:
ID

When to arrive:
Doors open at 6:00pm ET
Event will start around 6:30pm ET

Will food and drinks be provided?
Yes! Thank you Capital One!

Zoom link:
You can join virtually here (link will be shared the day of the event).
Note we will start the Meetup around 6:30pm ET

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