JuniorDevSG - Code & Tell May 2026

Event Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Venue: PayPal Singapore
5 TEMASEK BOULEVARD
#07-01
SUNTEC TOWER FIVE
SINGAPORE (038985)
NO FOOD PROVIDED FOR THIS MEETUP
Venue Sponsor: PayPal Singapore

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Presentation
Topic: AI for Software Developers

AI is rapidly changing how software is built, but many developers are still unclear on how to move from using AI tools to actually building AI-powered applications and agents.

This talk breaks down the key concepts every developer needs to understand, including large language models, tokens, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents.

The session will be delivered by three speakers from the Women Developers Singapore (WDS) community. The talk will be structured as a cohesive walkthrough: from how AI models understand language, to how they access data, and finally how developers can build production-ready AI applications and agents.

About the Speakers:

Saloni
Saloni is a Senior Software Developer. As a Co-Director of WomenDevsSG (WDS), she plays a pivotal role in organizing events and initiatives that support women in tech. She is also the cohost of ragTech, a tech podcast aiming to breakdown tech for all. She believes Teaching is the best way to learn.

Manaswini
Manaswini is a Senior Backend Engineer passionate about tackling challenging problems in this space. She loves empowering women through technology and volunteers in different communities to support this mission. She is also drawn to the start-up space, where she gets to combine her love for building systems with creating real-world impact.

Gitansha
Gitansha Aggarwal is an AI and Digital Solutions Developer focused on building impactful solutions and exploring real-world applications of AI. She is an active member of WomenDevsSG (WDS), supporting initiatives that empower women in tech.

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Career Q&A
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes once you hit "Pay Now"? Two engineers from PayPal, Heman and Reuben, will be hosting a career Q&A. It’s a chance to hear what it’s actually like to build and ship code that powers global payments at an eye-watering scale.

About the Speakers:

Heman
Heman is a Senior Software Engineer at PayPal Singapore, working on global payments infrastructure, including merchant onboarding, checkout systems, and multi-country expansion serving global markets.

Before PayPal, he built systems across health tech, SaaS, and HR tech, as a Senior Developer at Synapxe, at Teamspirit, a Japan-based SaaS company, and at ManpowerGroup developing in-house HR systems.

He has been actively applying AI to accelerate his engineering workflow, building his own code intelligence platform and AI-powered workflow orchestration tools. His hands-on experience integrating AI into day-to-day development gives him a practical perspective on what works, and how engineers can leverage these tools effectively.

Reuben
Reuben is a Software Engineer at PayPal, where he works on AI-driven systems for code generation and testing automation. Previously at Ascenda, he built core loyalty infrastructure connecting banks to loyalty programs across the full stack, from backend services to frontend interfaces to scaling. Passionate about giving back, Reuben actively mentors fresh graduates and students looking to break into the tech industry.

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Schedule:
6:30 to 7:30 - Event Registration & Networking
7:30 to 7:45 - Introductory Remarks
7:45 to 8:45 - Panel
9:00 to 9:30 - Career Q&A
9:30 - Supper

About JuniorDev SG:
JuniorDev SG is a developer interest group that focuses on providing a place for junior developers to learn and network with each other.
At the same time, we seek to be a support system to help junior developers break into tech, navigate their careers as well growing them to one day become senior developers or tech leaders in the tech industry.