Software Engineering Events in Zurich

Die CSS hat 2024 einen weiteren grossen Schritt auf ihrer Reise zur Business Agilität unternommen: Mit der Einführung von SAFe, sechs Agile Release Trains, einem agilen Portfolio sowie der Anpassung von Organisation, Budget und Strategie. Obwohl Scrum bereits seit 2014 in der Softwareentwicklung verankert ist, bedeutete dieser Wandel einen tiefgreifenden organisatorischen und kulturellen Schritt.
In dieser Session berichtet ein Mitglied des Transformationsteams, was in den letzten zwei Jahren im agilen Umfeld der CSS mit rund 500 Mitarbeitenden geschehen ist. Themen wie agile Führung, Zusammenspiel zwischen Team, ART und Portfolio, Kommunikation, Kulturwandel und Mindset-Change stehen dabei im Mittelpunkt. Lass dich auf die Reise mitnehmen — welche Herausforderungen haben wir gemeistert, wo sind wir gescheitert und welche Themen uns weiterhin beschäftigen.
Tauche mit Martin Ineichen in diese spannende Transformation ein. Ich freue mich auf viele Interessierte, einen offenen Austausch, viele Fragen und eine lebendige Diskussionen.

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Martin Ineichen, ist seit 12 Jahren im agilen Umfeld bei der CSS unterwegs. War mit Herzblut SM, konnte dies auch nie ganz ablegen. Vertritt agile Konzepte mit viel Enthusiasmus und gibt sein Wissen und seine Ansichten auch gerne weiter. Immer mit dem Ziel, ein besseres Arbeiten zu ermöglichen. Martin ist Mitorganisator des Agile Breakfast Luzern. In seiner Freizeit ist er ein Familienmensch mit einem grünen Daumen.

We all know that product work isn’t just about developing features.

It’s about making product work sustainable - from keeping discovery alive over time to getting products launched without wasting too much energy on alignment, stakeholder management, and organisational friction.

That’s often where product work starts to slip: discovery isn’t maintained, launches stall, and too much effort goes into managing the system instead of building the product.

Join the Product Academy community at Westpark Zurich for an evening of raw insights, real-world failures, and proven frameworks from two industry experts.

Who is this for?

• The Strategist: PMs who want to use Opportunity Solution Trees (OST) to build the right thing faster.
• The Change-Maker: PMs in large corporates are tired of "stalled" launches and stakeholder misalignment.
• The Lifelong Learner: Anyone looking to network with the Zurich product community.

Limited spots available.

The Lineup:
Vivienne Clement (Product Owner @ Swiss Post)

• Talk: What happens when the Product is ready, but the Organisation isn't?
• The Vibe: A deep dive into the "political" side of PMing. Learn how to manage stakeholder buy-in and overcome hidden resistance when launching AI and B2B products in large corporations.

John Huertas (Product Manager @ Swiss Re)

• Talk: Making Continuous Discovery & Opportunity Solution Trees Sustainable.
• The Vibe: Move beyond theory. John shares lessons from a multi-year journey of experimentation to show how teams can bring more discipline to discovery, improve prioritisation, and make product decisions with greater confidence.

The details:

• 📅 When: May 7, 2026
• ⏰ Time: 18:30 CET
• 📍 Where: Westpark Zurich

Grab your seat and let’s level up your product game together!

n8n Zurich Community Meetup #3 – Build the Claw Bot
Nach unserem letzten Meetup mit fast 40 Teilnehmer:innen ist klar: Die n8n Community in Zürich wächst – und wir freuen uns auf Runde 3.
Was dich erwartet
Diesmal wird's hands-on. Wir bauen gemeinsam in einem Mini-Hackathon den n8n Claw Bot – in Teams, mit echtem Code, echten Workflows und echtem Spass am Ergebnis. Egal ob du n8n schon im Alltag einsetzt oder zum ersten Mal davon hörst: Die Teams werden so aufgestellt, dass alle etwas mitnehmen.
Repo zum Vorbereiten (oder einfach mal reinschauen): 👉 https://github.com/freddy-schuetz/n8n-claw
Wir werden versuchen, das Setup gemeinsam vor Ort durchzuziehen.
Special Guest
Ein virtueller Überraschungsgast hat sich angekündigt. Mehr verraten wir noch nicht. 👀
Was du mitbringen solltest

• Laptop (zwingend – ohne kein Hacken)
• Neugier
• Optional: dein aktuelles n8n-Projekt für den Austausch danach

Details
📅 12. Mai 2026 📍 OfficeLab Baslerpark, Zürich 🎟️ Eintritt frei – Anmeldung über Luma erforderlich
Wir freuen uns auf bekannte Gesichter, neue Gesichter und alles dazwischen.
Bis bald, Robert n8n Ambassador Switzerland

n8n Zurich Community Meetup #3 – Build the Claw Bot
After our last meetup with nearly 40 attendees, the direction is clear: the n8n community in Zurich is growing – and we're back for round 3.
What to expect
This time we go hands-on. Together we'll build the n8n Claw Bot in a mini hackathon – in teams, with real code, real workflows, and a real result at the end. Whether you already use n8n daily or you've never touched it: teams will be balanced so everyone walks away with something.
Repo to preview (or just star for later): 👉 https://github.com/freddy-schuetz/n8n-claw
We'll attempt to get the setup running together on-site.
Special Guest
A virtual surprise guest has confirmed. We're not spoiling who. 👀
What to bring

• Laptop (mandatory – no laptop, no hacking)
• Curiosity
• Optional: your current n8n project for the post-event chat

Details
📅 May 12, 2026 📍 OfficeLab Baslerpark, Zurich 🎟️ Free entry – RSVP via Luma required
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces, new ones, and everything in between.
See you there, Robert n8n Ambassador Switzerland

2-hours live online training to help you understand the NFTs.

The workshop presents you with an opportunity to understand the basic concepts of NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens), and what makes them so special in today’s technologically advanced world.

We aim to empower you with concrete knowledge and understanding of various dynamics of NFT’s and enable you to get started with the decentralized new economy and its benefits over centralized finance.

Would you like a 5% discount on this training? Click here to get the discount code.

• Understand the basics of NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens).
• Discover Use Cases applied to various industries.
• Learn about getting into NFT's
• Understanding the risks and benefits of investing in NFT.

• Blockchain Fundamentals
• The decentralized Layer
• Blockchain-based NFT's
• History of NFT's
• NFT's market
• Busting the myths around NFT's
• The future of NFT's
• Questions & Answers

No prior knowledge of blockchain or NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens) is required.

Anyone with an interest in NFT's (Non-Fungible Tokens), new economy, generation of bankless, cryptocurrency, and trading.

• Sound understanding of various aspects of NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens).
• Ability to make informed decisions about choosing your next investment opportunities in NFT space.
• Certificate of attainment.

• Subject to Terms & Conditions. Individual pricing only, for corporates, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.
• If you are looking for alternate payment options, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.
• Any advice or suggestion shared during the workshop is not financial advice. You should consider your circumstances before making an investment. Trading digital currencies is a high-risk investment, and due consideration should be taken before making any investment decision.
• It will be a live online event. The link will be shared after you register for the event.
• T his workshop is conducted in English language. For any other language support, please contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com.

What can I bring to the event?

A curious mind. :)

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

You can contact us via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

Will I get any documents for attending this workshop?

Yes. You will receive a BSS attainment certificate after the workshop.

Is the certificate shareable on social media (e.g. LinkedIn)?

Yes. It is a digital certificate ,and you can share it with your peers/colleagues via social media (e.g. LinkedIn).

Is there any group discount?

Yes. Please reach out via our website or drop an email at contact@blocksmartsol.com

What's the refund policy?

Upto 30 days before the event. Please contact us in case you need to make any changes.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No need. It is a webinar and all you would need is a working computer and internet connection.

Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?

Yes. Please let us know up until 48 hours before the event.

Following up our last meetup "LLM Coding Agent and Effect On Teams" we go hands on this time.

Human vs Machine – Hands-On Workshop
Who's actually in charge when you're coding with AI?

In this 2-hour hands-on lab, you'll find out — by living it. Each group picks a LLM working mode and runs with it.
All groups tackle the same coding kata. The kata is intentionally hard. You probably won't finish it — and that's the point.

We'll pause, reflect, and get into it:
* Where did AI help?
* Where did it get in the way?
* What did you actually learn?

Bring
👨🏻‍💻 your laptop
your preferred 📟 code language
your 📢 opinions
AND
your ready to use 🧠 AI tool.

ISTQB® FOUNDATION EXAM AND TRAINING COURSE The aim of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to pass an exam certifying

We're planning the next Hackergarten Zurich 🥳 We're looking forward to see some familiar faces and share knowledge within the open-source community. Spread the word — everyone is welcome! Bring your project, a bug, a feature, a question... or just your time and enthusiasm 💜 As always there will be free drinks, beer and pizza, sponsored by Quatico.

As usual we briefly present the open-source projects we'd like to work on, break up into groups and try to make an actual contribution. We offer free pizza, beverages and depending on weather conditions a great view on Zurich West from the rooftop terrace.

Many thanks to Quatico (https://www.quatico.com) for hosting the event!

ISTQB® Automation Engineer Training Course

ADVANCED LEVEL AUTOMATION TESTER

The Advanced Level course is aimed at people who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to pass an exam certifying you as an ISTQB® Certified Test Automation Engineer - Advanced Level. In order to get the certification you will be required to pass a 90-minute exam.

Target group: Functional Tester, Agile Tester, User Acceptance Tester, Test Automation Specialist, Performance Testing Specialist, Testing Team Lead, Test Manager

Prerequisites: candidates must hold the Foundation Certificate and demonstrate sufficient practical experience.

Duration: 3 days.

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Training objectives and what you will learn:

• Contribute to the development of a plan to integrate automated testing within the testing process
• Evaluate tools and technology for automation best fit to each project and organization.
• Create an approach and methodology for building a test automation architecture (TAA).
• Design and develop (new or modified) test automation solutions that meet the business needs.
• Enable the transition of testing from a manual to an automated approach.
• Create automated test reporting and metrics collection.
• Manage and optimize testing assets to facilitate maintainability and address evolving (test) systems.
• Be well prepared for the exam.
• Identify the missing testing skills for the career development purposes.

ISTQB Test Automation Strategy, 2 days, in English. The aim of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to pass an exam

The Certified Tester Test Automation Strategy Specialist qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing and test automation. The course presents multiple factors that come into play when planning for test automation within an organization. The Test Automation Strategy course addresses test automation needs beyond those that are technical tool implementation and integration challenges. A strategic view of test automation provides a vision of implementation across projects within an organization in a systematic and consistent manner that ultimately can demonstrate value to the organization.

ISTQB® ADVANCED LEVEL TEST ANALYST 3 days The aim of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to pass the exam

ADVANCED LEVEL TEST ANALYST

The Advanced Level course is aimed at people who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to pass an exam certifying you as an ISTQB® Certified Tester - Advanced Level. In order to get the certification you will be required to pass a 120-minute exam.

Target group: Functional Tester, Agile Tester, User Acceptance Tester, Test Automation Specialist, Performance Testing Specialist, Testing Team Lead, Test Manager, Business analyst

Prerequisites: candidates must hold the Foundation Certificate and demonstrate sufficient practical experience.

Duration: 3 days.

Training objectives:

• Know how to perform the appropriate testing activities based on the software development life cycle being used
• Be able to determine the proper prioritization of the testing activities based on the information provided by the risk analysis
• Learn how to select and apply appropriate test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on defined coverage criteria
• Know the appropriate types of functional testing to be performed
• Learn how to work effectively in a usability testing team
• Effectively participate in requirements / user story reviews with stakeholders, applying knowledge of typical mistakes made in work products
• Improve the efficiency of the test process with the use of tools

Language: English

Two very different, complementary topics for our June evening. One on the small, everyday habits that make teams actually collaborate. The other on how a platform and a cultural movement transformed IT in the public sector.

Here's what's planned for the evening:
17:30 - 18:00 - Arrival and first drinks
18:00 - 18:45 - Micro Habits for better Teamwork by Dr. Denniz Dönmez
18:45 - 19:30 - From DevOps to Digital Sovereignty: How a Movement Became a Platform by Syrian Hadad
19:30 - 20:30 - Networking, Open Space & More drinks*

Micro Habits for better Teamwork
Great teamwork is like solving a puzzle, and not like playing poker, it's not about playing against each other, but rather achieving real collaboration. Micro Habits are psychological hacks that create big results in teams. Micro Habits for Better Teamwork span seven behavioral domains, such as taking responsibility, creating psychological safety, and testing our assumptions. Each provides concrete, small, actionable behaviors that lead to major improvements in collaboration.
This talk presents practical, everyday tools based on real-world experience that can be applied immediately to make teamwork easier and more effective, without lengthy coaching programs or complex team-development processes. With Micro Habits, teams unlock their full potential step by step.

Dr. Denniz Dönmez
Scientific agilist and co-creator of Micro Habits for better Teamwork. 15 years experience leading teams and consulting market leaders with a background and PhD in agile methods.

From DevOps to Digital Sovereignty: How a Movement Became a Platform
IT in the public sector is anything but simple: long-established landscapes, strict regulatory requirements, complex processes, and often more than 500 business applications that must be operated reliably.
For a long time, this meant ordering individual servers, databases, DNS entries, firewall rules, and storage, then assembling everything manually. Every application was unique. Pets instead of cattle.
This talk tells the story of how the DevOps idea took hold in exactly this environment — first as a cultural movement, and later as a concrete operating and architectural model. Step by step, individual infrastructure evolved into a platform, manual work into automation, and isolated solutions into standardization.
The result: the Aargau Cloud Platform and a dedicated platform engineering team. In an environment shaped by legacy systems, federal structures, and long lifecycle expectations, platform thinking becomes the foundation for digital sovereignty: maintaining control, reducing dependencies, and still staying innovative — without simply handing everything over to others.

Syrian Hadad
Syrian Hadad is a CTO and long-standing technology and platform leader in the public sector. Among other achievements, he built the Aargau Cloud Platform and helped establish DevOps, cloud, and architecture topics strategically within the organization. Together with the IT organization of the Canton of Aargau, he won the 2023 Digital Economy Award (Digital Excellence) for the consistent transformation toward platforms, cloud-native technologies, and modern governance.

Many thanks to our sponsors:

• Catering Sponsor: DevOpsDays Zürich https://www.devopsdays.ch/
• Location Sponsor: Digicomp https://www.digicomp.ch/

* contact us min. 3 days prior to the event if you prefer a vegan option.

Let's get together for the next TechTalkThursday to learn new things and share experiences!

17:45 Door opening

18:00 Intro – Thomas Hug, CEO & Founder of Nine

18:05 Something About Security (tbd) – Jan Brons (Co-Founder & Cyber Security Expert at Kleeo GmbH)

18:30 How To Navigate Complex Systems Using a Non-Software Toolkit – Florian Sommerfeldt (Quality Expert at House of Test Switzerland)

19:00 Something About Databases (tbd) – Daniel Wilhelm (Senior Engineer Managed Services at Nine)

19:30 Snacks & Drinks

Have we aroused your interest? Then please register!

We look forward to meeting you!

You can also watch this event's livestream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsaBKivvXk

Are you looking for your next tech job? Don’t miss the Zurich Tech Job Fair 2026 presented by TechMeetups!

Willkommen zur Zürich Tech-Jobmesse Frühling 2026, organisiert von TechMeetups!

Nehmen Sie teil, um mit führenden Arbeitgebern in Kontakt zu treten und Ihren Traumjob zu finden!

Auf unserer Jobmesse haben Sie die einmalige Gelegenheit, direkt und persönlich mit Recruitern der ausstellenden Unternehmen zu sprechen. Bleiben Sie über die neuesten Branchentrends informiert und entdecken Sie spannende neue Karrierechancen, die perfekt zu Ihren Fähigkeiten und Interessen passen.

Welcome to the Zurich Tech Job Fair Spring 2026 hosted by TechMeetups!

Join us to connect with top hiring companies and land your dream job!

At our job fair, you’ll have the incredible opportunity to meet face-to-face with recruiters from hiring companies. Stay updated with the latest industry trends and unlock exciting new career opportunities that perfectly align with your skills and interests.

Aussteller-Informationen: Wenn Sie Recruiter, Hiring Manager, ein Start-up oder eine Organisation sind, die Tech-Talente gewinnen möchte – dies ist Ihre Chance, Ihre Präsenz auf unserem Event zu präsentieren!

Entdecken Sie unsere Ausstellerpakete, die entwickelt wurden, um Ihre Sichtbarkeit zu erhöhen und erstklassige Talente anzuziehen.

Fragen? Kontakt: events@techmeetups.com

Exhibitor Information: If you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, startup or organization looking to recruit tech talent, this is your chance to showcase your presence at our event!

Explore our exhibitor packages designed to enhance your visibility and attract top-tier talent.

Medial Partner:

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Join Zurich Tech Connect to meet top tech professionals, hear inspiring talks, and build meaningful connections in tech!

Join Zurich Tech Connect and connect with top tech professionals, founders, startups, and innovators in Zurich. This isn’t just another networking session — it’s a place to ask questions, join discussions, hear inspiring talks, and make meaningful connections with the people shaping the tech ecosystem.

Zurich Tech Connect is part of the global Tech Connect Community, bringing together founders, tech professionals, startups, and innovators to share ideas, exchange experiences, and strengthen local tech communities. Our mission is to create events that combine inspiring talks with meaningful networking, so you leave with real connections and actionable insights.

Whether you’re looking for new opportunities, partnerships, or simply great conversations — Zurich Tech Connect is the place to be.

18:30 – Registration & networking
19:00 – Welcome words
19:10 – Speaker sessions
20:00 – Networking with the community
21:00 – Event ends

💡 Want to speak at the event?
Apply here: info@conext.events

Join us for an evening of insights, conversations, and connections that will leave you energized and inspired.