GDG Sydney Meetup May 2026

GDG Cloud Sydney is back for a meetup this May!

Join us for an evening of exciting technical talks, community connections, and knowledge sharing.

Come Hire!
The meetup allocates 10 minutes to people seeking technical jobs or with open roles at their company. If you’re hiring or job hunting, this is your chance to connect with the community.

👉 This meetup is in-person only. There are no plans to stream the event.

Partners
This meetup is organised in partnership with Mantel Group. They harness technologies that transform business operations in the real world. With capabilities spanning Cloud, Data, Digital and Security, they merge emerging technologies with innovative design and industry expertise to enhance your business. With deep technical specialisation and as a leading Amazon, Google and Microsoft cloud partner, the depth and breadth their solutions offer is unparalleled. Mantel Group is your partner for end-to-end digital transformation.

Ranked in Australia's top 10 Best Workplaces by Great Place To Work Australia for four years in a row, Mantel Group is people-focused and upholds strong values. Their culture champions trust, empowerment, and diversity with a lean structure emphasizing collaboration, direct communication, and equity.

Dented Code teaches coding skills that you need to become a full-stack developer and help you advance your career, pursue your dream job, or enjoy the freedom of life as a freelancer. – Learn more on their website.

We will also give out two 1-year subscriptions from JetBrains to any of JetBrains' IDEs in a raffle. Winners can choose from tools like IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm, WebStorm, Rider, and more.

Talks
Talk 1: Mind your language - In Tech.
Discover why minding your language in tech matters.

About the speaker — Monika Bhatt

Monika is currently a Senior Technical Writer at TAL and has over a decade of experience in technical writing/content design. Before TAL, she worked at Canva, Transport for NSW, and the NSW Department of Customer Service. She is passionate about making complex tech simple and holds a Master's in Information Technology and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Talk 2: Teaching the Android System How to Use Your App
As Android transitions from a touch-first to an AI-first ecosystem, the way users interact with your app is fundamentally changing. Users no longer want to hunt through menus; they want tasks completed via voice, predictive suggestions, and system-level intelligence.

In this technical deep dive, we explore the App Functions API, the new standard for exposing your app’s core logic to the Android system and Gemini.

About the speaker — Cédric FERRY
Cedric started Android Development in 2007 with first android beta. His passion for the little green robot took him around the world, where he has been working for leading companies in Financial Industry in Australia and big tech, including Google.

Event Schedule

5:30pm - Event doors open

5:45pm - Introduction and hiring connect (5 mins for each group, every participant gets up to 1 min)

6:00pm - Talk 1: Mind your language - In Tech — Monika Bhatt

6:45pm - Talk 2: Teaching the Android System How to Use Your App — Cédric FERRY

7:15pm - Raffle for 2 JetBrains IDE licenses and 2 programmable tickets

7:45pm - Event end

Agenda

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Speakers

Monika Bhatt - Canva (Senior Technical Writer)

Monika is currently working as a Senior Technical Writer at Canva and has over a decade of experience in tech writing in freelance as well as full-time projects for more than 25 companies. Prior to Canva, she worked for Transport for NSW projects, and also worked as a Senior Technical Writer in Nepal.
Monika holds a Masters in Information Technology and a Bachelors in Electronics and Co…

Cedic Ferry - TikTok (Senior Software Engineer)

Cedric started Android Development in 2007 with first android beta. His passion for the little green robot took him around the world, where he has been working for leading companies in Financial Industry in Australia and big tech, including TikTok and Google.

Host

Shital Shrestha

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-sydney-presents-gdg-sydney-meetup-may-2026/.