George Westwater
Senior Director, Engineering, Progress Chef
About
George Westwater is a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Progress Chef. He has 25+ years of experience across all altitudes of an organization (developer, architect, manager, executive, …) at a wide range of organization sizes from small start-ups to FANG organizations. George has designed, built, supported, and deployed software across multiple verticals to on-prem datacenters, AWS, Azure, GCP, as shrink-wrap software, and on IoT/Edge devices. George’s passion for problem-solving and team dynamics is evident in his fast passed, interactive and engaging sessions.
Sessions at dev up 2025
Thinking Like an Architect: Transitioning from Developer to Software
Moving from software developer to architect requires a shift in mindset and skills. In this 8-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to decompose complex requirements, diagram systems at different altitud...
Craftsmanship in Code: Patterns for Sustainable Software
Creating durable and maintainable software requires more than just clean code—it demands strategic architecture and design patterns that stand the test of time. In this session, we’ll explore the r...