"With software development often dominated by the "move fast and break things" mantra, many senior engineers are now seeking something different: a focus on technical depth and building things right. The real challenge isn't just speed; it's mastering the implementation patterns for complex, modern systems that are resilient, scalable, and built with technical excellence. Learn directly from the senior engineers and architects at Zalando, Delivery Hero, Allianz Direct, Skyscanner, Adesso, and Shopify, who will share their playbooks for building robust and scalable systems."
"This session goes deep into the model architecture of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) at Zalando. Mariia Bulycheva will detail how GNNs generate dynamic user and content embeddings to capture complex relational data, resulting in a significant and measurable improvement in click-through rate (CTR) prediction. You'll gain a thorough understanding of how to integrate these complex graph-based embeddings into large-scale, production-grade platforms."
Senior engineers are shifting focus from rapid iteration toward technical depth, emphasizing mastering implementation patterns for resilient, scalable systems built with technical excellence. Practitioners prioritize proven, actionable solutions and operational rigor over hype or shortcuts. Topics include advanced machine learning like Graph Neural Networks to generate dynamic user and content embeddings that improve click-through rate predictions and integrate into production platforms. The agenda covers alternatives to legacy analytics, scalable architectures, and playbooks from leading European technology organizations for building robust, high-performance services. The emphasis is on real-world applicability, deep technical dives, and patterns that scale at production scale.
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