JuniorDev Auckland Meet

We are excited to announce the next JuniorDev Auckland event!
Join us to hear from our speakers!

Talk 1: Software Engineering is a Team Sport by Jim Buchan

The talk will explore the following questions:

• Why is most Software Engineering mainly done in teams?
• Is it so hard?
• How should I act and behave to be a useful team member?
• What conditions will grow and maintain a healthy team?

A bit about Jim Buchan

• Jim has over 25 years experience, in both academia and industry, mentoring and learning with software engineering teams. Most of his research in academia related to being curious about aspects of teamwork and ways of working in software product development. He is now semi-retired and this year climbed his highest mountain yet, at 3124m.

Talk 2: How We Built Canva's MCP Server (Yes, You Can Build One Too!) by Anran Niu & William Guo

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is your exciting gateway to supercharging your AI workflows and unlocking incredible new possibilities.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how Canva teams build and use MCP servers to 10x productivity.

We'll demo our MCP server, share real workflow transformations, and most importantly - point you towards how to build your own MCP server from scratch.

Perfect for junior developers ready to add more AI superpowers to their toolkit.

A bit about Anran Niu & William Guo

• William Guo is a Software Engineer at Canva (since 2022), where he builds the Connect API and Canva MCP to power integrations and developer experiences.
• Anran Niu is a Software Engineer at Canva (since 2023), where she builds platforms for enterprise integrations. She was part of the task force launching Canva's MCP Server.

- Junior Dev Auckland Team
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