Main Conference (April 29, 2025)

Scaling Humans With the SDLC

What if the principles that keep software systems stable and adaptable could do the same for teams and organisations?
In this talk, we’ll explore how leadership decisions, performance metrics, and incentive structures can have unintended side effects that hinder our long term aspirations. We'll then consider software teams as complex systems and explore the application of the SDLC to get them functioning as smoothly as the systems they build.

Jason Vella

Principal Engineer at Westpac NZ

Jason is a seasoned technologist and leader but always introduces himself as a software engineer. With a former life working in accounting and a software career spanning startups, fintech, legal tech, and enterprise platforms, Jason blends deep technical expertise with strategic vision to lead teams to deliver positive engineering and business outcomes. He is passionate about all things technology, software and AI and is always up for a nerdy chat over a good coffee.