Summary
Ado Kukic is a seasoned software engineer and community leader with 12+ years building full-stack applications and growing developer ecosystems. He blends hands-on experience across Angular, TypeScript, Go, and Postgres with roles spanning co-founder, developer evangelist, and director of developer relations at companies like Auth0, MongoDB, DigitalOcean, and Sourcegraph. Based in Denver, he speaks regularly on identity, security, and serverless topics while mentoring ambassador programs and running R&D and content efforts that translate deep technical ideas into practical guidance. Ado’s background in design, marketing, and leadership helps him bridge product, engineering, and community needs—often turning developer insights into effective technical marketing and education. He currently focuses on community strategy at Anthropic and product innovation as co-founder of Video Tap AI, reflecting a rare mix of developer cred and go-to-market experience. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic technologist who enjoys learning new languages and shipping tangible results.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B.S.B.A Management Information Systems, B.S.B.A Management Information Systems at University of Nevada-Las Vegas