HN Chicago #26: M1 Finance - Bridging the Gap with GraphQL

Beer, Soft Beverages and Food will be provided.

Presenters: Ryan Spradlin, Lead Architect @M1 Finance & Brian Barnes, Founder & CEO, M1 Finance

Panelists: Jake Larson (Front End Engineer), Chris Snyder (Front End Engineer), David Caseria (Software Engineer), Allie Curry (Android Engineer), Josh Symonds (DevOps Engineer)

Summary: Ryan Spradlin, Lead Architect @ M1 (Chicago’s hottest FinTech startup) shows us an overview of GraphQL (a new open-source API query language from Facebook) + notes and lessons learned of the M1 Team’s experience building a GraphQL API to unify front-end applications with back-end services.

Agenda:

5:30-6:00: Mingle (We will provide beer, drinks and food)

6:00-6:10: M1 CEO Brian Barnes welcomes & introduces company

6:10-6:30: Ryan Spradlin, Lead Architect @ M1 presents on GraphQL

6:30-7:00: Q&A with Panelists

7:00-7:30: Meet, greet and eat