Women in AI - Builders Track: Seattle Launch

AI is reshaping how products are built and how decisions get made across every industry. Women and non-binary technologists are doing that hands-on work in every company and early-stage startup. This track makes that work more visible, better connected, and easier to build on. A dedicated, smaller room changes the dynamic — you spend less energy on the overhead of being underrepresented and more on the work itself, which makes the conversations better for everyone in it.

AI Tinkerers: Women in AI - Builders Track is a dedicated session for the AI-first builder: lightning demos, live code audits, and rapid-fire stack debates. Every demo must show running code — no pitches.

What to expect

• Dev-Tools changelog - Segment on latest updates in the field of AI.
• Live demos - Short 5-minute demos covering state of the art AI dev tooling/workflows followed by a short 3-minute Q&A.
• Networking & refreshments - A collaborative space to connect directly with other practitioners in a high-signal environment. Grab a bite and catch up with other builders

What Belongs Here

We focus on the practical engineering challenges of building with AI. Bring your messy experiments, custom setups, and hard-earned production lessons. Topics include:

• Coding agent setups that actually worked in practice
• Prompt engineering patterns for development workflows
• MCP server builds, integrations, and custom tools
• Evaluation frameworks and testing methodologies
• Observability, debugging, and tracing tools
• Context management strategies and token optimization
• Failures, edge cases, and what was learned from them
• Honest, unfiltered comparisons of tools used in production

Speaker Proposals

We’re soliciting talks that show real code and practical learnings around AI development tooling. Proposals should include a concise talk title, a 2-3 sentence abstract, your technical depth, and an outline of the demo. Submit your proposal using the form linked below. The screening question will be used to assess contribution to this track:

What is your experience with AI development tooling and what will you contribute to this track?

Submit Your talk

Start time and format

• Date: Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
• Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Location: Near Westlake station (Exact address will be shared upon RSVP)
• Capacity: 200 attendees

How to participate

• Registration: Space is limited; please register on the event page above to lock your spot.
• Demos: We accept live demos and code-first setups. If accepted, you’ll present a 5 minute demo and then participate in a brief 2m Q&A.
• Proposals: All speaker proposals must be submitted via the link above.
• Information required from attendees: email and at least one of LinkedIn, Twitter, or GitHub.

FAQ

Who can attend?
This track is curated specifically for women who are actively building, researching, or applying AI in their work.

Can non-binary people attend?
Yes. This room is explicitly open to non-binary people alongside women. You are warmly welcome here.

Is there a bar to get in?
Yes. Entry is based on doing the work. You do not need to be a senior engineer, but you should be building, applying, researching, or seriously learning through practice. Emerging builders and career changers are welcome; vague interest without hands-on engagement is not a fit.

Do I have to demo to attend?
No. Demos are highly encouraged, but you do not have to present to attend.

What does it cost?
It is free to attend.

Experience AI Tinkerers

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AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers - Seattle

AI Tinkerers Seattle Stats

• Attendees: This elite community of 5,285 technical professionals consists of 84% AI/ML specialists and 74% full-stack infrastructure engineers. Representing tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, members actively build production-grade agentic workflows, LLMs, and cloud-native systems. Notably, over 30% of the membership are startup founders or CTOs, driving rapid, real-world AI implementation and collaborative open-source innovation.
• Companies Represented: Featuring tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Google, alongside high-growth AI innovators and startups such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Anduril, Snowflake, Figma, OpenPipe, Fixie.ai, and more
• Demos: 611 demos were submitted and 266 were presented. The most exciting themes have clustered around agentic systems for real-world automation, and production-grade LLM engineering focused on reliability via evaluation, observability, and structured/typed outputs. Multimodal real-time experiences and RAG/memory/context architectures have been especially common, alongside security, privacy controls, and MCP-style tooling to unify agent capabilities.
• Testimonials:

  “I'm so happy that I went, and I very much look forward to future events.”

  — Founder, pharma R&D systems

  “I love the venue. It's closer to the light rail than the previous one ...”

  — Engineering manager, AI/QA

  “Excellent excellent work.”

  Joel — May 27, 2026

  “The short format, the lack of sponsorship pitches. ...”

  — Staff engineer, platform engineering

  “...I really enjoy these events. Thanks for the great work.”

  — Fractional CMO, B2B tech

  “...Really helpful, patient and thorough. Nice job!”

  — Principal engineer, healthcare

  “Well done! I wish these were more frequent. Happy to help organize.”

  — Founder, AI tools