Sr. Product Marketing Manager – Modern Applications, AWS

After 10 years of working in healthcare management, a serendipitous 20-minute car ride with Kara Swisher inspired Farrah to make the jump into technology. She has worked at multiple startups in many different capacities, eventually working her way to being a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at AWS focused on Modern Applications. She is known for not only her ability to get things done but her track-record of accomplishing lofty goals in creative, dynamic ways with an infectious smile. Her passion lies in influencing outcomes and driving projects with multiple stakeholders, priorities, and personalities towards a common goal. She will be the first to tell you how much she loves the chaos and challenges that tech provides. Farrah has shaped a unique story and career that supports her passion for fostering genuine, vibrant communities. She aims to re-define the experience of “providing a service” with a no bs attitude and lots of compassion.

I built a Serverless Backend and you can too

Using Serverless reduces time spent managing infrastructure and provides developers more time to focus on code. In this session, I will talk about why front end developers should care about serverless and how it gives front end-focused teams the superpower to build a scalable back end for their applications without all the overhead of managing infrastructures. Along the way we will discuss pitfalls and best practices to help you get a jump start on developing without servers.