DevEx: Turning Friction into Engineering Velocity

🕖 14 May 2026, 6:30 PM EET, Online via MS Teams
💬DevEx: Turning Friction into Engineering Velocity
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In this talk, we’ll share how at Paysafe, we treat Developer Experience as a first-class product in a fast-moving fintech environment.
We’ll cover our journey from fragmented tooling and slow onboarding to a streamlined platform powered by self-service infrastructure and continuous feedback loops.
In parallel we'll cover some important metrics, trade-offs, and lessons learned showing how intentional DevEx investment accelerates delivery, improves reliability, and keeps engineers focused on building customer value.

🎤 Georgi Georgiev is an experienced Engineering Manager with nearly 10 years of experience in developing engineers and building strong technical teams. He has deep expertise in managing strategic products, cloud solutions, and coordinating distributed international teams.
He is also an active mentor focused on developing and motivating people and teams, combining technical expertise with organizational clarity and long-term vision. His work centers on building sustainable processes, maintaining engineering excellence, and developing future leaders within organizations.

🎤Hristo Kavlachki is a Senior Engineering Manager at Paysafe with over 20 years of IT experience leading high-performing, data-driven teams. Track record in optimizing engineering processes, and delivering complex products in fast-paced environment. Passionate about leveraging metrics and insights to drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of accountability and innovation. Strong advocate for developer experience, focusing on tooling, workflows, and environments that maximize productivity and engagement.