Summary
PJ Hagerty is a developer, community-builder, and founder with 13 years of experience shaping developer relations, conferences, and open-source communities from Buffalo, NY. He founded DevRelate.io, created CallofConduct.com, co-organizes DevOps Days Buffalo and multiple language-specific meetups, and serves on the board of Open Sourcing Mental Illness, blending technical outreach with mental-health advocacy. PJ has led Developer Relations teams at vendors large and small—driving content, sponsorships, and conference programs for organizations including Spotify, Mattermost, and IBM—while also shipping full-stack contributions to community projects like the devopsdays website. A frequent speaker and content producer, he combines hands-on engineering (HTML templates, SEO, redirects) with media skills in video/audio production and social strategy. Known for traveling the world to talk about programming and human interaction—and for his trademark hats—he brings a performance-minded approach to technical community work. He pairs a BS in Computer Science with a long history of building practical tools and events that lower the barrier for organizations to participate in developer ecosystems.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Minor in Anthropology Engineering and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Minor in Anthropology Engineering and Mathematics at State University of New York Buffalo State College 2004
Sign languages, ruby