Agenda

Francis Ma

Director, Product Management

Francis is the Director of Product Management for Firebase. Prior to his current role, he led product management on Android with a focus on building the Android developer ecosystem. Before joining Google in 2011, Francis was an entrepreneur and tech startup founder. Prior to that, he was a lead software developer at Amazon. Francis earned his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Kara Yu

Product Manager

Kara is a product manager at Google, where she leads Firebase Growth and Extensions. She is passionate about helping developers accelerate their app development. Prior to Firebase, she worked as a product manager on YouTube Music. Prior to Google, she worked at Meteor and was involved with developing Scratch while at the MIT Media Lab. She earned Bachelor's Degrees in Economics and Math with Computer Science from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sonakshi Watel

UX Designer

Sonakshi is a UX designer at Google working on Firebase Extensions. A software engineer turned UX designer, she is passionate about making software development approachable for everyone. She has a Masters degree in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She loves coffee with oat milk and playing basketball. Potatoes are her favorite vegetable.

Tyler Crowe

Product Manager

Tyler is a product manager at Google with the Firebase team, where he leads Firebase Security which includes Firebase Auth, App Check, User Security and Developer Tools. His mission is to help developers build secure systems that protect users' privacy and to deliver a top quality developer workflow experience for serverless app developers. Before Firebase, Tyler worked on scaling YouTube Data. In his free time he enjoys biking and hiking with his dog.

David East

Developer Relations Engineer

David East has been at Firebase ever since it was a small startup. He has a strong passion for web development and has spent time working on the Angular team at Google.

Steve Wilber

Engineering Manager

Steve is an engineering lead building Firebase Remote Config, A/B Testing and Personalization. He was previously at Twitter where he worked on Crashlytics and was part of the team that launched Fabric. When he’s not helping developers grow their apps, you can find him mountain biking, surfing, or eyeing a new summit to climb.

Peter Friese

Developer Advocate

Peter (Twitter: @peterfriese) is a Senior Developer Advocate on the Firebase team at Google. His mission is to help developers build insanely great apps on Apple’s platforms using Firebase. His current focus is on SwiftUI, Combine, async/await, and everything Auth. He publishes on his own blog and his YouTube channel.

Melissa Lopez

Software Engineer

Melissa is a software engineer for Firebase Performance Monitoring. She spends her summers volunteering for Google's Computer Science Summer Institute, an introduction to computer science for graduating high school seniors from historically underrepresented groups in the field. She enjoys long runs and baking big batches of cookies from her small New York City apartment.

Michael Bleigh

Group Tech Lead, Firebase Build Products

Michael is an engineer and entrepreneur currently leading technical direction for the Firebase Build products. Michael has been deeply engaged in the developer space for more than a decade, from creating open source projects like OmniAuth to founding developer-focused startup Divshot. He is passionate about the web platform and making developers' lives easier each and every day.

Daniel Lee

Software Engineer

Daniel is a software engineer on the Cloud Functions for Firebase team. Prior to joining Firebase, he was part of Google's SRE org where he grew appreciation for operational tools that makes for reliable and performant services. In his free time, Daniel likes to spend time with his 2 year old daughter at local playgrounds.

Arthur Thompson

Developer Relations Engineer

Arthur was a high school teacher for 7 years before joining Developer Relations at Google. He worked on Google Apps and Android before joining the Firebase Developer Relations team in 2015. Arthur is focused on Firebase libraries and support for platforms and frameworks like Flutter, Angular, React and others.

Kristen Richards

Group Product Manager

Kristen is the PM lead for Firebase Operate, a set of tools that help developers run their apps effectively and grow their businesses. She is based in Cambridge, MA. In her free time, she enjoys riding her bike, playing volleyball, and exploring new places!

Yuchen Shi

Software Engineer

Yuchen is a software engineer at Google working on Firebase App Check, Security Rules, Auth, and Emulator Suite. Yuchen graduated from a Master's program at CMU and worked at a startup Clarity Movement before joining Google.

Shruti Padamata

Software Engineer

Shruti is a software engineer at Firebase, working on identity and access products, mainly Firebase Security Rules and Firebase Installations service. She is passionate about privacy and security practices for user data. Shruti has a master's degree in computer science from Georgia Tech. Outside of work, she loves to dance and enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, backpacking, and biking.

David East

Developer Relations Engineer

David East has been at Firebase ever since it was a small startup. He has a strong passion for web development and has spent time working on the Angular team at Google.

Mark Thompson

Daniel Lee

Software Engineer

Daniel is a software engineer on the Cloud Functions for Firebase team. Prior to joining Firebase, he was part of Google's SRE org where he grew appreciation for operational tools that makes for reliable and performant services. In his free time, Daniel likes to spend time with his 2 year old daughter at local playgrounds.

Mark Duckworth

Software Engineer

Mark is an advocate for great developer experience. While earning a Master’s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, he developed a passion for solving technical problems and empathy for software users. He has built API products in areas of computer vision, IoT, security, and databases. He is currently a Firestore SDK developer at Google and is based out of Colorado, where he likes to ride mountain bikes.

Xin Wei

Software Engineer

Xin is a Software Engineer at Google and has worked on various Firebase products, including Crashlytics, 3rd-party integrations, and Remote Config. He previously worked at Twitter, where he was part of the Fabric team. As a caffeine based life-form, Xin can often be found at various coffee and boba shops around the bay area, turning coffee into code. Xin also enjoys playing board games and solving puzzles at nearby escape rooms.

Chris Thompson

Software Engineer

Chris is a Software Engineer working on the Firebase Emulator Suite at Google. Prior to joining the Firebase team he worked on multiple products including Google Currents, Google Chat, and on Android developer toolkits within Google. Prior to joining Google Chris received a Bachelor's degree at Brock University in Ontario, Canada

Marina Coelho

Developer Relations Engineer

Marina worked as a software developer for eight years before joining the Firebase team as a Developer Relations Engineer. Her mission is to help developers excel in building great apps using Firebase products. She graduated in Information Systems from a university in South Brazil and recently moved to London.

Vladimir Kryachko

Software Engineer

Vlad is a software engineer at Firebase. He works on core SDK infrastructure to help teams build high quality products faster. I am also a Kotlin enthusiast and help make Firebase Kotlin support better.

Rosário P. Fernandes

Firebase DevRel Engineer

Rosário P. Fernandes is a Developer Relations Engineer on the Firebase Team, mainly focused on helping developers integrate Firebase into their Android App Development workflows. He’s originally from Mozambique, but is now based in London, UK. Rosário has been using Firebase since 2016 and has also contributed lots of improvements to its codebase. In his free-time, he enjoys playing chess, reading comic books and watching movies.

Alexander Nohe

Developer Relations Engineer

Alexander Nohe is a Developer Relations Engineer at Google currently working on Firebase and previously ChromeOS. Previously, Alexander was a product engineer working on mobile applications at the mapping company ESRI based in Redlands, California. Alexander earned a Bachelor's Degree in Geography with an emphasis on GIS and a Master's Degree in GIS management from Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland.

Mariah Hart

Product Manager

Mariah Hart is a Product Manager working on Firebase Performance Monitoring. Prior to joining Google, Mariah worked as a software engineer turned Product Manager for Windows and Mixed reality products at Microsoft. Previously, Mariah helped shape and define accessible virtual reality experiences for people with disabilities and now applies that passion to building tools that empower developers to build and maintain high-quality apps for their end-users to thrive. Mariah received a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Spelman College.

Adam Duke

Software Engineer

Adam is a software engineer working on Firebase Crashlytics. Prior to Google, Adam helped build, launch, and scale the Fabric platform at Twitter. While at Twitter, he was the first employee to have a startup he co-founded become a Twitter acquisition while already working at the company. Adam holds a B.S. in computer science from Widener University

Derek Chen

Software Engineer

Derek is a software engineer at Google. He works on the Firebase Cloud Messaging team where he enjoys building backend infrastructure to help developers reach and connect with their users. He currently lives in Marin where he loves to hike and boulder. In his free time, he loves exploring new places for food and artisanal boba tea.

Charlotte Liang

Senior Software Engineer

Charlotte has been working on the Firebase Apple SDKs for 7 years. She’s primarily focusing on making Apple platform development flow easier and helping developers adopt modern technology, such as SwiftUI, watchOS, and WidgetKit, etc. Her passion is to help developers succeed with Firebase and build apps that can positively impact people's lives. Before joining Google, she used to be an iOS game developer and her favorite game is "Don't starve". Currently Charlotte is a second year MBA student at UC Berkeley Haas.

Jeff Huleatt

Senior Developer Relations Engineer

Jeff is a Developer Relations Engineer for Firebase, and he's excited to help people make cool stuff on the web. Jeff works to make Firebase better for web developers with open source projects like the Firebase Emulator Suite, Firebase Hosting Github Action, and ReactFire.