The Distributed Systems Summit

Three days of talks, hands-on demos, and networking

Seattle, WA, November 9-11, 2025 • Join 1,498 engineers from around the world

What is The Distributed Systems Summit?

The industry's top event for platform architecture. Featuring talks from major tech companies, hands-on sessions, and chance to learn from the engineers building the future.

Learn from leaders at Shopify
Grow your professional network and find collaborators
Practical labs where you will try new tools
Stay current with critical industry developments

Keynote Sessions

Incident Response for the Cloud-Native Era

by Devon Carter

How we grew our infrastructure cluster to support millions of requests in production. Real-world insights and pitfalls.

Event-Driven Architecture: When and How to Use It

by Taylor Martinez

Real-world approaches for cutting your engineering spend without sacrificing performance or reliability.

Workflow Orchestration in Production

by Jamie Johnson

Meet Our Speakers

Learn from industry leaders and hands-on builders.

Devon Carter

Uber

Pat O'Brien

Slack

Sam Wilson

Instana

Casey Turner

Fastly

See full speaker list →

Get Your Ticket

Tickets are selling fast. Early-bird pricing end this week.

Single Conference Pass

$299

Access to all talks. All three days. Lunch and coffee included.

Pro Access

$899

Everything in Standard, plus hands-on workshops. Priority networking. VIP seating.

Group Discount

$2,499

Five people. All access. Private team photo session. Custom invoice.

Sponsors & Partners

Made possible by the forward-thinking teams leading the next generation.