# Coffee Chat List of awesome people offering their time **for free** to have a "coffee chat" with others about different topics, mostly in a mentorship kind of way. |Name|URLs|Work|Languages|Topics| |---|---|---|---|---| | **[Adam Gardner](https://calendly.com/agardnerit/30min)** | [Website](https://agardner.net)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/agardner1/)
[Mastodon](https://techhub.social/@agardnerit) | DevRel at Dynatrace | English | CNCF
Feature flagging
Observability
Open source
SCUBA Diving
Teach me something new | | **[Alessandro Oppedisano](https://calendly.com/alessandro-oppe/15min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-oppedisano/) | Full stack Developer at Pharmercure | English
Italian | Angular
Backend
Books and Comics
C#
CSS
Cinema
Dogs and Cats
Frontend
HTML
Java
JavaScript
Job Search
LinkedIn
Music
React
Resume
Starting in Tech
Startup
TypeScript
Vue
Work in italy | | **[Anna Pastushko](mailto:annapastushko@gmail.com)** | [Website](https://annpastushko.substack.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/annpastushko/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/ChildishGirl) | AWS Solutions Architect at Independent Consultant | English
Russian
Ukrainian | AI/ML infrastructure
AWS Community Builders
AWS services
Architecture frameworks
Cloud Architecture
Data platforms
Go
IaC
MLOps
Problem solving
Python
Women in Tech | | **[Bart Lens](https://cal.com/bartlens)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lensbart)
[GitHub](https://github.com/lensbart) | Founding engineer at Conveo (YC S24) | Dutch
English | Books
CSS
Design
Entrepreneurship
Frontend
HTML
JavaScript
Mentoring
Music
React
Startups
Teach me something new/interesting
TypeScript | | **[Baskar Rao Dandlamudi](https://calendly.com/baskarmib/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskarrao-dandlamudi/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/baskarmib) | Solutions Architect at Perficient | English | Application Development
Job Searching
Mobile
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech
Tech | | **[Benoît H. Dicaire](https://calendly.com/bhdicaire/20m)** | [Website](https://dicaire.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhdicaire) | Cybersecurity Strategist at Dicaire.com | English
French | Compliance
Governance
Information security & privacy
Public speaking
Risk management | | **[Bob Fornal](https://calendly.com/bob-fornal/60min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfornal/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/rfornal) | Senior Solutions Developer II at Leading EDJE, Inc. | English | Angular
CSS
Frontend
HTML
JavaScript
Job Search
LinkedIn
Personal Branding
React
Resume
Starting in Tech
Vue | | **[Chris Hiszpanski](https://calendly.com/hiszpanski/coffee-chat)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishiszpanski/) | Tech Lead at Verkada | English
Polish | AI/ML
Cameras
Career
Chaos & Patterns
DSP/Modems/Codecs/SDR
Embedded/IoT
Mentorship
Randomness & Complexity
Video Compression
Video Streaming
WebRTC | | **[David G. Simmmons](https://dgs.st/mycal)** | [Website](https://davidgs.com)
[LinkedIn](https://dgs.st/linked/)
[Twitter](https://dgs.st/twit)
[GitHub](https://github.com/davidgs) | DevRel Professional at Between jobs | English | 3D Printing
Arduino
Career
DevRel
Embedded Programing
General Support
Go
IoT
Mental Health
Mentoring
Problem solving
Time Series Databases
TypeScript | | **[Doug Turnbull](https://calendly.com/dougturnbull/social-call-intro)** | [Website](https://softwaredoug.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/softwaredoug/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/softwaredoug) | Principal ML Engineer (in Search) at Reddit | English | Career Development
Elasticsearch
Information Retrieval
Learning to Rank
Lucene
Open Search
Recommender Systems
Search
Search Relevance
Solr
Technology Leadership | | **[Enrico Zerilli](https://calendly.com/enricozerilli)** | [Website](https://enricozerilli.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/enrico-zerilli-209b031/) | Senior Integration Developer at EnL Software Integration | English | .NET
Azure Integration Services
BizTalk
C#
LinkedIn
MVC
Resume
SOA
SQL
VB.NET
WCF
WPF | | **[Frédéric Harper](https://fred.dev/coffee)** | [Website](https://fred.dev)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericharper)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/fharper) | Senior Developer Relations Manager at Tiugo Technologies (TinyMCE) | English
French | ADHD
Anything else
Cats
Coffee
Community Building
Developer Relations
Developers Documentation
Job Search
LinkedIn
Mental Health
Open-Source
Personal Branding
Resume
Rich Text Editor
Software Development
Starting in Tech
TinyMCE
Travelling | | **[Guido Penta](https://cal.com/guido-penta/career-meeting)** | [Website](https://www.forloop.tech)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guido-penta/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/GuidoPenta) | Tech Recruiter at forloop.tech | English
Italian | CV Review
Everything you want
How to manage an interview
How to write a CV for devs
LinkedIn
Mentoring
Personal branding
Public Speaking
Soft skills
Work in Italy
Work-related topics | | **[Ivan Pesenti](https://calendar.app.google/pjdmJEb4crGVHgdCA)** | [Website](https://ivanpesentidev.netlify.app/)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-pesenti-735232119/)
[Twitter](https://x.com/ossandev)
[GitHub](https://github.com/ossan-dev) | Software Engineer at Dectar | English
Italian | Anything else
Backend/API
CV/Resume
Databases
Developer Relations
Food
Go
Interviewing
LinkedIn
Linux
Mentoring
Personal Branding
Public speaking
Software Development
Sports
System Design
Technical Writing
Testing
csharp | | **[Jettro Coenradie](https://calendly.com/jettro/coffeechat)** | [Website](https://jettro.dev)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jettro) | Search Engineer, LLM Enthousiast at Luminis | Dutch
English | Career choices
Elasticsearch
Large Language Models
Life
OpenSearch
Personal Development
Programming Java
Retrieval Augmented Generation
Search
Software Architecture
Vector Search
Weaviate | | **[Jody Winter](mailto:jodywinter@xtra.co.nz)** | [Website](https://jodywinter.com/)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-winter/) | Technical Writer at Affinity Employer Services/Freelancing | English | Career Transitions
Docs-as-Code
Documenting REST APIs
Editing for Clarity and Concision
Freelancing While Fully Employed
Gen X Women in Tech
Skills Development
Structuring Content
Technical Writing
Working in New Zealand
Writing for End-Users | | **[Joel Lord](https://www.getclockwise.com/c/joel-lord-mongodb-com/quick-meeting)** | [Website](https://javascripteverything.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-lord)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/joel__lord)
[GitHub](https://github.com/joellord) | Lead Developer Advocate at MongoDB | English
French | Anything else
Beer Brewing
Database
Developer Relations
JavaScript
Job Search
Mental Health
MongoDB
Open-Source
Resume
Software Development
Travel | | **[John Berryman](https://calendly.com/jfberryman/30min)** | [Website](https://arcturus-labs.com/)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-berryman-864b1713/)
[Twitter](https://x.com/jnbrymn)
[GitHub](https://github.com/jnbrymn) | Principal Consultant at Arcturus Labs | English | AI/LLM Application Development
Community Building
Consulting
Retrieval Technology
The Nature of Consciousness | | **[John Dietz](https://calendly.com/jd-konstruct/coffee)** | [Website](https://kubefirst.github.io/speaking/speakers/john.html)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jd-k8s)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/vitamindietz) | CEO and Cofounder at Kubefirst | English | Anything You're Passionate About
Automation
Building a Company
Cars
Coaching
Dogs and Cats
Drum and Bass
Enterprise Architectures & Patterns
Family Life
Gardening
Infrastructure at Scale
Kubernetes and Cloud Native
Software Delivery and Automation
Woodworking | | **[Julien Lengrand-Lambert](https://calendly.com/jlengrand)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienlengrand/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/jlengrand) | Lead Developer Advocate at Adyen | Dutch
English
French | Anything, really
Community Building
Developer Relations
Developers Documentation
Hiring
Job Search
Kotlin
Meetups
Mentoring
Personal Branding
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech
Writing | | **[Kang-Kyu Lee](https://calendly.com/kangkyu1111/50min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kangkyulee)
[GitHub](https://github.com/kangkyu) | Software engineer at Lining Link LLC | English
Korean | Backend
Coding interview preparation
Pair programming
Programming Golang
Ruby on Rails | | **[Kevin Binswanger](https://calendly.com/kbinswanger/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbinswanger/)
[Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/anusien) | Principal Software Engineer at Indeed | English | Backend
Career
Culture
Game Theory and Incentives
Interviewing and Hiring
Job Search
Mentorship
Programming Java
Software Development Analytics
Software Engineering | | **[Kwok He Chu](https://calendar.app.google/hKbvzwQf59tB2iVq9)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwokhechu)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/adyendevs) | Developer Advocate at Adyen | Dutch
English | API Libraries/SDKs
C# / .NET
Developer Advocacy
Developer Relations
Game Development
Job Search
OpenAPI Specifications
Piano & Orchestrations
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech | | **[Lidia De La Cruz](mailto:contact@poderosacoding.com)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidia-de-la-cruz/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/poderosacoding) | Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks | English
Spanish | Building a Personal Brand
Career Transitions
Free Resources
Imposter Syndrome
Latinx in Tech
Networking
POC in Tech
Skills Development
Starting in Tech
Structuring Content | | **[Maggie Barnes](https://calendly.com/mbarnestech/coffee_chat)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbarnestech/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/mbarnestech) | Software Engineer at N/A | English | Career Pivot
LGBTQ+ in Tech
Networking
Neurodivergence in Tech
Software Engineering
Software Engineering Bootcamps
Starting in Tech
Women in Tech
Work-Life Balance | | **[Mark C Allen](https://www.markcallen.com/book-some-time/)** | [Website](https://www.markcallen.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcallen/)
[Twitter](https://x.com/markcallen)
[GitHub](https://github.com/markcallen) | DevOps Engineer at DevCycle | English | Continuous Deployment
DevOps
DevRel
Feature Flags
Infrastructure as Code
Kubernetes
Startups
TypeScript | | **[Matteo Bianchi](https://mb-consulting.dev/book15)** | [Website](https://mb-consulting.dev)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbianchidev)
[Twitter](https://mbianchidev.bsky.social/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/mbianchidev) | Cloud Native Engineer at Independent | English
Italian | CNCF
CV Review
Cloud Native
Community
Kubernetes
Metal Music
Mock Interview
Open Source
Personal Finance
Platform Engineering
Public Speaking | | **[Maximiliano Rios](mailto:max@maxrios.dev)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliano-merced/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/_maxrios) | Software Engineer at Google | English | Career Transitions
College Advise
Designing a Project
Education Tech
First Tech Job
Interviewing
Job Search
Latinx in Tech
Networking
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech | | **[Melanys Figueredo Toledano](mailto:contact@melanys.me)** | [Website](https://melanys.me/?utm_source=coffeechat&ref=coffeechat)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanysft/)
[Twitter](https://x.com/MelanysFT/?utm_source=coffeechat&ref=coffeechat)
[GitHub](https://github.com/melanyss) | MarTech Consultant & Full-Stack Engineer at Freelance/Independent Consultant | English
Italian
Spanish | Career Transitions
Customer Data Platforms
Freelancing
Imposter Syndrome
Job Searching
Latinx in Tech
Marketing Technology
Overcoming Challenges
Personal Branding
Personal Growth
Remote Work
SaaS Development
Starting in Tech
Tag Management Systems
Web Development
Women in Tech | | **[Mike Staffa](https://calendar.app.google/j2cby6Dg5wtUL5Zn7)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikestaffa/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/mtstaffa) | Senior Lead Product Manager at Peatix | English | Chatbots
Community Building
Cross-Cultural Communication
Japan
Job Search
Nutrition
Personal Branding
Starting in Tech
Tokyo
improv comedy | | **[Mike Yerou](https://calendly.com/myerou/video-call)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/myerou/) | Software Engineer, Co-founder at Pale Blue | English
Greek | Android
Company Branding
Developer Experience
Google
Mobile
Software Development
Software Engineering
Startups
Tech
Technology Leadership | | **[Mohamed Abdul Hameed](https://cal.com/mojed)** | [Website](https://mojed.simple.ink)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojed7)
[Twitter](https://x.com/mohamed_jeddah) | Software Engineer at 100Devs Agency | English | Anything else
Devops
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Livestreaming
Religion/Spirituality
Transitioning to tech | | **[Nicolas Grenié](https://cal.com/@picsoung/30min)** | [Website](https://nicolasgrenie.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasgrenie/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/picsoung) | Developer Advocate at Typeform | English
French
Spanish | APIs
Automation
Developer Relations
Developer tools
Low code and No code
Product Hunt | | **[Noah Hall](https://calendly.com/eeue56)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-h-1264371ab/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/derwlang) | Tech Enabler at Schibsted Media | English
Welsh | Backend
Career
Community
Compilers
Culture
Frontend
Mentorship
Open Source
Ops
Programming languages | | **[Ochuko Onojakpor](https://calendly.com/chukslord1/quickmeet)** | [Website](https://mainstack.me/ochuko)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ochuko-onojakpor-5a156515b)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/LordChuks3) | CEO at Request Mechanic | English | Anything else
Auto Care
Cats
Coffee
Community Building
Company Branding
Job Search
LLMs
Open-Source
Resume
Software Development
Starting in Tech
Startups
Team Building | | **[Phil Miller](https://calendar.app.google/8nnJJhP6bqbiKnEf8)** | [Website](https://dmno.dev/)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/themillman/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/philmillman) | Co-founder at DMNO | English | Configuration as Code
DevOps
DevRel
Developer Documentation
Developer Tools
Engineering Management
Frontend
Jurassic Park
Music Tech
Startups
Trail Running | | **[Quanzheng Long](https://calendly.com/prclqz/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/prclqz/) | Principal Software Engineer at Indeed | Chinese
English | Backend
Cadence & Temporal Workflow
Distributed System
Low Code or No Code Workflow
Programming Java/Golang
Software Engineering
Workflow Engine | | **[Rasheed Mudasiru](https://cal.com/taiwrash/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasheedtaiwo/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/taiwrash) | DevOps Engineer at N/A | Arabic
English | Backend
CS Opportunities
Cloud & Cloud-Native
Community
DevOps
Live streams
Open Source Software
Podcast
Software Engineering | | **[Rene Pot](https://calendar.app.google/UJw4Y1jTtQsvoWiU7)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wraldpyk/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/wraldpyk)
[Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@wraldpyk) | Senior Developer Advocate at DHIS2 | Dutch
English
Frisian | Casual Conversation
Coffee
Developer Relations
Low-Code
Mobile Development
Moving Abroad
No-Code
Open-Source
Twitch
Whisky | | **[Ricardo Sueiras](https://calendly.com/ricardo-sueiras/you-are-amazing)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardosueiras)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/094459) | Developer Advocate at AWS | English | Cloud
Developer Relations
Education
Innovation
Mentoring
Open Source | | **[Richard Moot](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ3GTtVFlHeYvKVgbxeje5kvnNWdfz8NgP8veCST2A698ybgznKYLNUxZJHCVVAQS1mmqlhmS73n)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmoot)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/wootmoot) | Head of Developer Advocacy at Square @ Block, Inc. | English | API Design
Anything else
Beer
Cats
Coffee
Developer Relations
Developer Video
Developers Content
Job Search
Open-Source
Starting in Tech
Travel
Video | | **[Sean Nieuwoudt](https://calendly.com/ghstcode)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/seannieuwoudt/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/ghstcode) | Freelance Developer, CTO, AI Specialist at Apollo Black | Afrikaans
English
German | AI/ML
Backend
Career
Chaos & Patterns
Community
Company Branding
Compilers
Culture
Frontend
LLMs
Mentorship
Open Source
Ops
Programming languages
Randomness & Complexity
Software Development
Startups
Technology Leadership | | **[Shannon Lal](https://calendly.com/shannonlal/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonlal)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/shannondlal) | Director, Journey Technical Lead at RBC | English | Dev Ops
Job Searching
NodeJS
React
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech
Tech
Web | | **[Simon Emms](https://coffee.simonemms.com)** | [Website](https://simonemms.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonemms)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/mrsimonemms)
[GitHub](https://github.com/mrsimonemms) | Engineer at Kubefirst | English | Beekeeping
Cloud-native
Comedy
Engineering (civil)
Engineering (software)
Gardening
History
Just a jolly good chat
Kubernetes
Making stuff
Mentoring
Recruitment
Software Development
Woodworking | | **[Sriram Thiagarajan](https://cal.com/tsriram/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thiagarajansriram)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/tsriram) | Engineering Manager at Chargebee | English
Tamil | Career
Developer Experience
Fitness
Job Searching
NodeJS
React
Sabbatical
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech
Tech
Web | | **[Steve Wade](https://cal.com/swade1987/coffee-chat)** | [Website](https://www.stevenwade.co.uk)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevendavidwade)
[GitHub](https://github.com/swade1987) | Cloud-Native Consultant & Trainer at Independent | English | CV Review
Cloud-Native ecosystem
Everything you want
GitOps
How to manage an interview
LinkedIn
Mentoring
Personal branding
Public Speaking
Soft skills
Work-related topics | | **[Tobiloba Adedeji](https://cal.com/toby-solutions/30min)** | [Website](https://biodrop.io/tobySolutions)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiloba-adedeji/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/toby_solutions) | Software Engineer at Million, Groove | English | Career Pivot
Million
Open Source AI
Open Source Software
Software Engineering
Software Engineering Bootcamps
Starting in Tech | | **[Vishruth Harithsa](https://calendly.com/theharithsa)** | [Website](https://theharithsa.com)
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/theharithsa)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/theharithsa) | Engagement Manager at Dynatrace | English
Hindi | AMA on Technology
Algorithm Design
JavaScript
Mentoring on Technology
Observability
Software Development
Teach me something interesting | | **[Wilbur Suero](https://calendly.com/suerowilbur/30min)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilbursuero)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/wilburhimself) | Software Engineer at N/A | English
Spanish | Developer Experience
React
Ruby on Rails
Software Engineering
Tech
Web | | **[Zachary Powell](https://calendar.app.google/kf8WKmRbxbkkxhbR6)** | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-mg-powell)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/devwithzachary) | Sr Android Developer Advocate at Vonage | English | Android
DevRel
Developer Relations
Job Searching
Mobile
Software Engineering
Starting in Tech
Tech | ## Add yourself to this list See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information. Note that having your name listed here will probably help you get coffee chats scheduled, but nothing is guaranteed, so the best way will always be for you to promote your coffee chats within your network and on social media. ## Acknowledgements The idea of a coffee chat resource list is coming from [Julien Lengrand-Lambert.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julienlengrand/).