JuniorDev Auckland Meet

We are excited to announce the next JuniorDev Auckland event!

Join us to hear from our speakers on this meetup's theme of how to work with your product and design peers!

Talk 1 (15 minutes) - "How to better collaborate with designers" by Walter Lim

Learn about how to improve how you work with designers as a developer. Join us as we hear from Walt, a seasoned cross-functional designer with over 7 years of experience, who will share his insights and experiences in solving problems and creating tangible outcomes alongside multidisciplinary teams.

Talk 2 (15 minutes) - "The inner thoughts of a product manager" by Edwar Zhang

Ever wonder what the software development lifecycle looks like through the eyes of a product manager? From what angle we consider an opportunity? At what points do product and engineering come together? In this talk we take a trip through a companies planning cycle and step through the phases an idea goes through and how product and engineering collaborate.

A bit about Walter Lim

Walt has traversed the spectrum of UX Research, Product Design, and UX Engineering, while delivering working products that make a difference in the lives of people. He has worked across a spectrum of organizations, ranging from multinational corporations to small startups, gaining invaluable perspectives along the way.

With a diverse portfolio of work, Walt has targeted and implemented usability and accessibility improvements for consumer-facing products in large corporations. He has contributed to B2B SaaS startups, helping them reduce churn and rapidly introduce new features through a seamless integration of research, design, and code deliverables. He has been featured on publications like The Verge, Engadget, Gizmodo, Stuff, and The Project

Walt is also well-versed on the limitations and trade-offs between different research and testing methodologies. He understands the implications of using unmoderated user research with Figma prototypes versus moderated usability testing with static React prototypes lacking a backend. His expertise ensures more accurate results, especially in scenarios where user input plays a critical role.

At the core of Walt's philosophy is the belief that delivering useful and impactful outcomes for users is paramount. He recognises that a company and its team earn their social license to operate by prioritizing the needs and aspirations of their users.

A bit about Edwar Zhang

Edwar is a Technical Product Manager at Xero looking after an API at the heart of our products making accounting accessible to other teams to innovate and solve customer problems.

Having newly stepped into the realm of product management he's excited to share his understanding of how things work from a product perspective, bringing the understanding between engineering and product!

We're looking forward to seeing all of you there!

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