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People Inc. is the largest print and digital publisher in America. Nearly 200 million people trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. People Inc's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living.
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See all- People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith) Tech Appy HourDotdash Meredith - 225 Liberty NYC, New York City, NY
People Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith) is excited to welcome you to our annual tech talks! At this “Appy Hour” you will get “bite” size tech talks about all our different tech stacks and teams. These 10 minute lighting talks will be perfect for junior developers wanting to learn more about how to design bigger systems or senior engineers curious about how North America’s largest publisher is able to handle millions of articles while staying performant.
When RSVPing we will need your first and last name that matches your ID. You will need to bring your ID to the event to get through security.
Agenda:
- 5:30 - Arrive, chat and eat pizza
- 6:00 - Opening
- 6:05 - Jeff Marx speaking on our Content Management System and how to leverage Slackbots in any tech you use
- 6:20 - Jian Huang speaking on GraphQL+Graph databases usage and how we leverage Kafka, Elastic Search, Hackolade together
- 6:35 - Break
- 6:50 - Mandy Meindersma speaking on the new Java releases and how we are using new Java features in our microservices
- 7:05 - Brian Connor speaking on filling our ad slots in a performant way
- Until 8pm - Networking
This event is for you if you:
- Are currently looking for a job and want to learn more about system design and help with system design interviews
- Are looking to start your career in tech and are curious about how a big company organizes all of its data and teams
- Are an engineer who is interested in: Spring, Java, GraphQL, Graph Databases, Kafka, Elastic Search, Hackolade, Slack Bot, Content Management Systems, JavaScript, Node.js, Typescript, OpenRTB (Prebid.js) and more!
- Are working in tech: engineers, PMs, designers, QA, automation, management and more!
We will provide pizza and drinks.
Directions to find our offices will be sent out a couple days before to those who RSVP.
By attending this event, you consent to be photographed. Your entry constitutes consent to the use of your likeness, voice, and name for any purpose by People Inc. in any and all media throughout the universe in perpetuity. If you do not agree, please do not enter.
Attendees must adhere to the code of conduct: Code of Conduct for People Inc. meetups
