# Faris Aziz

> Faris Aziz is a Staff Frontend Engineer, international speaker, and product-minded engineer specializing in React, Next.js, resilient frontend architecture, and payment systems. From founding engineer to Staff Engineer and engineering leader, he has built systems used by tens of millions, co-founded the award-winning ZurichJS community, and speaks about building better software and healthier engineering cultures 59 talks delivered in 18 countries (as of 7th Oct 2026).

Software engineer · speaker · ZurichJS co-founder. Based in Geneva, Switzerland. Invitations: https://faziz-dev.com/invite (form; replies within two working days). Everything else: https://faziz-dev.com/contact. There is no public email address; forms only.

## Speaking

- [Speaking overview](https://faziz-dev.com/speaking.md): topics, formats, stats, how to book
- [Talk catalogue](https://faziz-dev.com/talks.md): every bookable talk with premise, audience, lengths, recordings and delivery history
- [Schedule](https://faziz-dev.com/events.md): upcoming appearances and the archive, with my role at each event (spoke / workshop / hosted / attended)
- [Workshops](https://faziz-dev.com/workshops.md): hands-on formats, agendas and prerequisites
- [Invite me](https://faziz-dev.com/invite.md): what to send, good to know, availability by month
- [Press kit](https://faziz-dev.com/press-kit.md): bios in three lengths, pronunciation, photos with credits and crops, rider

## Articles, podcasts & community

- [Articles & podcasts](https://faziz-dev.com/blog.md): posts, guest articles, podcasts and video
- [Community](https://faziz-dev.com/community.md): ZurichJS, co-founded in 2024, with dated metrics

## About

- [About](https://faziz-dev.com/about.md): story and facts
- [Track record](https://faziz-dev.com/impact.md): dated and defined numbers, career timeline
- [What people say](https://faziz-dev.com/appreciation.md): quotes with sources

## Work together

- [Services](https://faziz-dev.com/services.md): events, advisory, mentorship
- [Mentorship](https://faziz-dev.com/mentorship.md)
- [Contact](https://faziz-dev.com/contact.md)
- [Connect](https://faziz-dev.com/connect.md): post-talk QR landing: socials, book a call, invite me

## Optional

- [Home](https://faziz-dev.com/home.md)
- [Everything in one file](https://faziz-dev.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Upcoming (Speaking): Game of Codes 2026, 10th Oct 2026, Niš, Serbia](https://faziz-dev.com/events/game-of-codes-2026.md)
- [Upcoming (Speaking + Hosting): React Advanced 2026, 23rd Oct 2026, London, United Kingdom](https://faziz-dev.com/events/react-advanced-2026-built-for-turbulence.md)
- [Upcoming (Speaking): code.talks 2026, 4th Nov 2026, Hamburg, Germany](https://faziz-dev.com/events/code-talks-2026-caching-payloads.md)
- [Upcoming (Speaking): Heapcon 2026, 5th Nov 2026, Belgrade, Serbia](https://faziz-dev.com/events/heapcon-2026.md)
- [Upcoming (Hosting): ZurichJS 2nd Anniversary Special, 12th Nov 2026, Zurich, Switzerland](https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-2026-11-12.md)
- [Upcoming (Attending): HalfStack Vienna 2026, 16th Nov 2026, Vienna, Austria](https://faziz-dev.com/events/halfstack-vienna-2026.md)
- [Talk: Building Resilient UIs with React](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/building-resilient-uis-with-react.md)
- [Talk: Built for Turbulence: Architecting Full-Stack Web Experiences That Hold Up in Any Environment](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/built-for-turbulence-architecting-full-stack-web-experiences.md)
- [Talk: Engineering Without a Safety Net: Where It Works and Where It Hurts](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/engineering-without-a-safety-net-where-it-works-and-where-it-hurts.md)
- [Talk: From Vibe-Coded Wreck to Production Platform](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/from-vibe-coded-wreck-to-production-platform.md)
- [Talk: I Made a Million-Dollar Mistake, Now What?](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/i-made-a-million-dollar-mistake-now-what.md)
- [Talk: Orchestrating Millions Across the Globe: Reactive Payments at Scale](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/orchestrating-millions-across-the-globe-reactive-payments-at-scale.md)
- [Talk: Reconciliation First, Performance Follows: Atomic Design for Predictable React Rendering](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/reconciliation-first-performance-follows-atomic-design-for-predictable-react-rendering.md)
- [Talk: Reverse-Engineering Seniority, From Bootcamp Grad to Staff Engineer in Four Years](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/reverse-engineering-seniority-from-bootcamp-grad-to-staff-engineer-in-four-years.md)
- [Talk: The Hidden Battleground, Engineering High-Conversion Payment Experiences](https://faziz-dev.com/talks/the-hidden-battleground-engineering-high-conversion-payment-experiences.md)
- [Workshop: Mastering Production-Grade Patterns with TanStack](https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/pro-from-zero-to-production-with-tanstack-query.md)
- [Workshop: Payments and Monetization at Scale for Frontend Engineers](https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/payments-and-monetization-at-scale-for-frontend-engineers.md)
- [Workshop: Real-World React: Designing Frontend Architectures That Survive Production](https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/real-world-react-the-architectural-crash-course-for-scalability-resilience-and-observability.md)