Expert Panel - What are companies looking for in a software developer?

Had some questions for senior software developers in Calgary? Here's your chance to ask. Three of our most talented and experienced professionals in the industry are here to share their wisdom.

We will begin the session with a few popular questions and then lead into a Q&A session based on requests from chat.

If you have any questions you'd like to ask, please post them in the comments below.

Our Panelists:

David Gluzman is the CEO of Folly Enterprises and co-founder of BlackSquare, Inc. The creator of several tech startups, Gluzman specializes in data-based user experience and design, and has worked with brands as prominent as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Dell, Ikea, and Rolex. These experiences have led to his reputation as a passionate advocate for startups and technology in Canada.

Kevin has worked 20 years in the software development space. Most recently he founded Paradem Consulting that focuses on small to medium sized businesses helping them navigate custom software development projects. We work in Ruby and Elixir solving all kinds of problems!

Ian works as a Principal Software Engineer at Neo Financial where they're building digital banking products for Canadians. He's the maintainer of Create React App and contributes to Node.js as part of the Tooling Working Group. He also works on a number of other open source projects, mostly in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystems.