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​The mandate to ‘do more with less’ (or at least doing more with the same) in today’s demanding tech landscape is often seen as achieving productivity and efficiency gains that are powered by AI in the SDLC.

Back by popular demand, for our March meetup, we're hosting an Architecture Kata. Join us for this session and get the chance to flex your software architectural design muscles!

What's the format?
You'll be split into groups and have a business problem to solve. You'll be tasked with designing a technical architecture to meet that problem context.

As with real-life you'll have to manage various trade-offs in your design and interact with a Product Owner to clarify your questions.

At the end of the task you will showcase your architecture and technology choices back to the wider group as part of a group discussion and you'll be able to decide if you'd make any decisions differently after receiving feedback and seeing what other groups designed.

This session is all about collaborative learning, skill enhancement and networking in a relaxed environment. You don’t need to be experienced in designing software architecture or a software architect to participate.

This is an excellent opportunity to try out Software Architecture in a collaborative, supportive and fun environment.

Food and Drinks
Pizza and drinks will be provided upon arrival, with vegetarian, gluten free and vegan options available.

Want to bring a friend? Great! Just ask them to RSVP so we know they are coming.

No need to bring your laptop this time, we will provide pens, paper and post-its for each group.

Sponsors
This meetup would not be possible without the support of The Bradfield Centre who provide their amazing space and Codurance, the global software engineering consultancy and founders of the Software Crafters communities.

Codurance has expanded to an office in Leeds and we are enjoying getting to know and support the community. Software Crafters Leeds offers a safe, fun space for the Leeds Development community to meet.

What's the format?
After a short intro, we'll get into groups/pairs or work solo - whatever people feel most comfortable with - and start building. We usually work through a kata (sometimes from this website), but we're open to suggestions, if there's something specific you'd like to cover, please let us know.

You choose how you want to work and what language you want to code in - this could be a language you are familiar with or new to. So far we have seen Python, Javascript, C#, Java, VB, Rust and Elixir. This session is about collaborating with others, becoming a better developer and building your network, in a fun, relaxed environment.

Throughout we will be sharing ideas, discussing best practices and using this as an opportunity to learn from our fellow coders. There's no need to be a professional developer - if you're interested, come along.

Food and drinks will be provided, with vegetarian and vegan options available. All you need to do is bring a machine if you'd like to code along.

Following the success of last year’s gathering, we are bringing the London CTOs community back together for another relaxed evening of conversation and good company.

Join the London Software Craftsmanship Community (LSCC) and a panel of speakers with a wide range of career paths from IG Group, Bank of America, Artlogic & Codurance for an evening of tech career advice.

A big thank you to our sponsors for the evening, IG:
IG is a FTSE 250 FinTech company building award-winning trading platforms used by over 340,000 people worldwide. Our mobile, web, and desktop products give clients access to thousands of markets — from stocks and shares to futures, options, and crypto — across 16 global regions.

We operate with high autonomy in cross-functional teams, moving fast to ship better experiences for our customers. With offices in 18 countries and ambitious growth plans ahead, we're on a journey to evolve our tech and push the boundaries of what's possible in financial trading. Come along to learn more about the engineering challenges we're tackling and the products we're building.
Discover IG at https://www.ig.com/uk

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Panelists:

• Tolga Sofuoglu - Dir of Engineering, Artlogic
• Nathalie Gavet - Engagement Manager, Codurance
• Qaiser Maher - CTO UK&IE, IG Group
• Micheal Nestor, Technology Analyst, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The panel will be facilitated by Ed Farrow, Principal Consultant @ Codurance

Hear our panel discuss their personal journeys and strategies, including:

• Unlocking career growth and key points to look out for
• Navigating career pivots and embracing new technologies
• Practical strategies to land your next promotion
• Tech careers in the AI era

Whether you're starting out, aiming for leadership, or a seasoned pro ready to share your wisdom, this event is for you.

Spots are limited, register now!

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 - Arrival, pizza and drinks + networking
18:30 - 20:00 - Intros and panel + Q&A
20:00 - 21:00 - Networking & exit

A big thank you to our amazing sponsors IG Group who are providing the space, drinks and pizza and to Codurance for organising the meetup.

Codurance is delighted to be once again sponsoring and attending the Rainmakers Summit, taking place 25th March, The Point at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.

This year, Codurance will take part in an expert panel discussion and host two breakout sessions at the event — bringing together funders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to explore the opportunities and challenges of building a dynamic, competitive economy in the North.

In today’s investment landscape, technology is a direct driver of value creation and commercial performance, yet it remains one of the greatest sources of risk to long-term success.

Join Codurance, in partnership with pro-manchester, for a commercially focused breakfast briefing exploring how leveraging modern technology is crucial to creating measurable value, maximising business growth and boosting investor confidence.

Drawing on real-world experience with high-growth and investor-backed organisations, our speakers will explore:

• How technical due diligence is shaping valuation as investors place greater emphasis on resilience, scalability, technology maturity and risk exposure.
• Why the first 100 days post-investment are critical for identifying commercial priorities, unlocking efficiencies, stabilising operations and building investor confidence.
• How strengthening operational efficiency, reducing key-person dependence and accelerating go-to-market can create a more scalable and revenue-ready organisation.
• How stronger technology foundations improve decision-making, enhance data quality and create the conditions for innovation, including AI, when the commercial case is right.

This session is ideal for business leaders, technology leaders, operating partners and portfolio teams who want a clear, practical understanding of how modernisation directly drives growth, reduces risk and increases enterprise value.