Buildkite @ DeveloperWeek 2026
Not only are we attending, but Buildkite is sponsoring DeveloperWeek, and we can’t wait to meet you in person!
Visit our booth (M4) to connect with the team, or join us earlier at our Buildkite Localhost event on Weds 28th Jan. Plus, we’ll be giving away exclusive Buildkite merch.
Where to find us
Stop by Booth M4 at this DeveloperWeek and connect directly with our senior leaders for a candid conversation about where our products — and the industry — are headed... Or if you'd rather rock up with questions, see a demo, or banter over programming languages, that's fine too.
Stay a while and listen
Our favorite Energizer Bunny and Buildkite's Field CTO Spriha Tucker, will also be giving an unmissable talk Tightening Feedback Loops for Humans and Coding Agents.
As AI coding agents become real contributors to production systems, the bottleneck in software development is shifting. Writing code is no longer the slow part. Feedback is.
Whether you’re a human developer or an autonomous coding agent, progress depends on tight feedback loops: running code quickly, surfacing actionable signals (not data dumps), and knowing exactly what to do next. The teams that win won’t just generate more code—they’ll learn faster from it.
In this talk, we’ll introduce the 5S Framework for tightening feedback loops in modern software systems:
Start (Monitor): Instrument systems from the beginning so feedback exists at every step, not just after failures.
Surface: Turn raw signals into actionable insights that clearly answer “what should I do next?”
Scale: Parallelize feedback—tests, analysis, simulations, and validation—so learning happens faster than linear execution.
Skip: Intentionally avoid unnecessary work by learning what doesn’t need to run, test, or validate.
Sharpen: Cache, reuse, and refine prior results so every iteration builds on accumulated knowledge.
We’ll explore how these principles apply equally to humans and AI agents, why most existing toolchains break down under agent-driven workflows, and how rethinking feedback loops unlocks both speed and confidence at scale.
Attendees will leave with a practical mental model for designing systems where developers—and their agents—can move fast without flying blind.
Spriha previously co-founded Aviator.co (a devtools-for-monorepos company), and worked at Google on a number of developer-facing products including Search ads APIs, Android dev tools, Fuchsia OS etc. At Buildkite, she also runs the Elevator Group, an invite-only vetted community of engineering leaders who come together to exchange insights across the industry. She's passionate about bringing both technical depth and engaging discourse to conversations around dev-productivity topics.
Register for a demo
Our booth is open to all, but if you're extra keen to get an in-person demo of Buildkite in action we recommend you register for this event and we'll be in touch with more details!