Stage Time & Mic Drops
I speak at conferences about scaling product engineering teams, startup tech strategy, and building systems that don't break at 3 AM.
Most talks include war stories from building teams at scale, practical advice on tech leadership, and the occasional debugging horror story that makes everyone feel better about their own code.
Recent Talks
Building NextGen Unicorns
27 January 2021
Scale Secrets - What separates billion-dollar Southeast Asian companies from the rest? Discover the growth catalysts behind unicorn success stories.
Hyperscaling Gojek
25 Jan 2021
People First - Why ‘earn people, not money’ built a super-app empire. From ThoughtWorks to founding CodeIgnition to scaling Gojek - the philosophy that changes everything.
Podcast-Shunya One
26 February 2021
Comfort Zone - How staying uncomfortable became the secret weapon for building IPO-ready companies. The mindset that drives continuous evolution at Sequoia Capital.
Bidding goodbye to gojek part 1
21 September 2021
CTO Journey - The heartfelt goodbye that reveals what it really takes to be a CTO of Southeast Asia’s leading super-app. Early days, hard decisions, and leadership lessons.
Bidding goodbye to gojek part 2
21 September 2021
Legacy Building - The continuation of Ajey’s farewell - diving deeper into the super-app ecosystem model and what pioneering means in tech leadership.
Building for nation
10 June 2020
Nation Impact - How a super-app serving 20+ services and millions of daily orders creates real socio-economic change across Indonesia’s ecosystem.
One super app to rule them all
9 July 2019
Super-App DNA - The strategic blueprint behind Gojek’s super-app dominance, revealed at Rise Conf 2019 with insights from Sequoia Capital.
Ngobrolin podcast
11 March 2021
Sharp Skills - How to stay technically sharp when you’re at the highest engineering position. Hiring secrets, product development, and calculated risk-taking.
QnA at Rise
9 July 2019
Live Insights - Unscripted Q&A revealing the real challenges and strategies behind scaling Gojek to super-app status.
Bottom up innovation at GOJEK?
24 June 2019
Culture Code - Why leaders should get into the trenches regardless of seniority. The great debate: top-down control vs bottom-up innovation.
Gojek at Google Cloud Next '18
1 August 2018
Scooter Debut - The legendary stage entrance that explained how Google Maps enabled accurate pickups and food delivery predictions at massive scale.
Gojek grows 900x bigger with Google Cloud
900x Growth - From traffic problem to super-app solution: How Google Cloud enabled Gojek’s incredible 900x scale-up in just 18 months.
GopherCon India 2019 - Keynote
19 February 2019
Engineering Culture - Building engineering teams and fostering engineering-first culture in high-scale startups. The blueprint for technical leadership.
Everything Ruby by Ajey Gore
15 May 2012
Ruby Power - Mastering software development lifecycle with Ruby-based tools. The complete guide to Ruby’s ecosystem potential.
Conversation with Monk's Hill ventures
1 May 2018
CTO Philosophy - Fireside chat revealing the journey and core beliefs that shaped Gojek’s technical leadership and growth strategy.
Touching Lives: The Startup Engineer
12 March 2018
3.1B Impact - How Gojek helped drivers and merchants earn $3.1B in 2018. What it truly means to be a 10x engineer driving real-world change.
Garden City Ruby 2014 - Lorum Ipsum by Ajey Gore
1 July 2014
Giving Back - Creating ecosystems and why giving back isn’t just nice - it’s essential for sustainable tech community growth.
Lessons learned while scaling the unicorn
1 July 2019
10% Weekly Growth - Real lessons from scaling Gojek’s product org at 10% week-on-week growth. The tweaks, corrections, and hard-won insights.
Voxxed Days Opening Keynote 2019 Searching for silver bullet
1 July 2019
No Silver Bullets - Why there’s no magic solution in software engineering. Navigating business biases and dogmas with distributed agile teams.
Indigo webinar - Startups Lessons
24 February 2021
Startup 101 - Confused about startup terms and roles? Get clarity on the startup ecosystem from a Sequoia Operating Partner’s perspective.
Discussion at I need a break meetup
1 December 2017
Break Time - Sometimes we all need a break! Casual tech networking where real connections are forged over shared experiences.
Refactoring at gojek
9 September 2016
Constant Improvement - The art of continuously improving while growing at breakneck speed. Refactoring secrets from Gojek’s rapid scale journey.
GO-JEK x GopherCon SG 2018 - GO-JEK gets Go
7 June 2018
Go Principles - Engineering principles that foster culture and productivity. Why Go became crucial for Gojek’s technical architecture.
Impacting a nation - Strata Data Conference
1 February 2018
Impossible Possible - How technology and data insights make the impossible possible. Real stories from transforming Indonesia’s digital landscape.
Inclusivity for the Greater Good - Strata Data Conference
22 March 2018
Million Lives - A mission of inclusivity that impacts millions across Indonesia. How tech can drive meaningful social change.
GopherCon SG 2018 Closing Keynote
22 March 2018
Productivity Culture - The engineering principles that create high-performance teams. Building culture that scales with your technology.
GopherCon SG 2017 Opening Keynote
1 June 2017
Go Performance - Practical performance improvements using Go. Technical deep-dive into optimization strategies that matter.
Why 80% companies fail, Highlights!
2 September 2017
Failure Patterns - The brutal truth about why 80% of companies fail. Key highlights from SWSG Mega startup event.
Companies, Ecosystem and Ruby in India
2 September 2017
Tech Strategy - Technology choices, developer decisions, and implementing strategies for future-proof software deployment.
DevCloud - Enabling Continuous Delivery
21 Dec 2011
Cloud Architecture - Leveraging cloud strengths within your own data centers. How enterprises achieve continuous delivery at scale.
SWSSG Mega 2017 What is startup personality
3 November 2017
Startup DNA - Is there such a thing as ‘startup personality’? Panel discussion with industry leaders on what makes startup people tick.
The world full of Idiots, Agile Indonesia
20 August 2017
TDD Mastery - The importance of test-driven development and techniques that transform your daily development workflow.
SWSSG Mega 2017 Advice to your teenage self
3 November 2017
Time Travel Wisdom - If you could advise your teenage self, what would it be? Honest reflections from successful tech leaders.
Keynote Deccan RubyConf 2017
2 September 2017
TDD Excellence - Master class on test-driven development importance and practical techniques for superior development workflow.
Speaking Topics
- Scaling Engineering Teams — from 5 to 500 engineers without losing your sanity
- Product Engineering — building teams that ship value, not just code
- Startup Tech Strategy — making technical decisions when everything is on fire
- Systems Thinking — designing for scale, failure, and human error
Book Me to Speak
Available for conferences, company events, and team workshops. I prefer interactive sessions over one-way presentations.
Email me: ajey.gore@gmail.com