MakerX
@makerxau.bsky.social
MakerX is a research and development studio that partners with organisations to build digital products and high-growth ventures.
We’re so proud of Jack Watts and Brendan Graham for representing MakerX at AgentCon Brisbane, contributing their perspectives on both modern engineering culture and responsible AI implementation.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We’re so proud of Jack Watts and Brendan Graham for representing MakerX at AgentCon Brisbane, contributing their perspectives on both modern engineering culture and responsible AI implementation.
A Perth welcome lunch to Petar Avramoski who has joined the MakerX team as a Junior Engineer 😃.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A Perth welcome lunch to Petar Avramoski who has joined the MakerX team as a Junior Engineer 😃.
We’re excited to have Rinat Zaripov joining us as a Lead Engineer. With deep technical expertise and a passion for building, exploring, and collaborating, Rinat will be a huge part of shaping the products and experiences we create together!
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We’re excited to have Rinat Zaripov joining us as a Lead Engineer. With deep technical expertise and a passion for building, exploring, and collaborating, Rinat will be a huge part of shaping the products and experiences we create together!
We’re pleased to welcome Isaac Dedini to MakerX as a Senior Engineer, joining our Brisbane team!
Isaac brings strong experience in software engineering and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to problem-solving!
Isaac brings strong experience in software engineering and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to problem-solving!
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
We’re pleased to welcome Isaac Dedini to MakerX as a Senior Engineer, joining our Brisbane team!
Isaac brings strong experience in software engineering and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to problem-solving!
Isaac brings strong experience in software engineering and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to problem-solving!
A warm welcome to Isaac Dedini and Karmjit Singh, who’ve joined us in Brisbane as Senior Engineers. We’re really glad to have you both on the team and look forward to the experience you’ll bring to MakerX.
Excited to see the impact you’ll make as we keep building together!
Excited to see the impact you’ll make as we keep building together!
October 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A warm welcome to Isaac Dedini and Karmjit Singh, who’ve joined us in Brisbane as Senior Engineers. We’re really glad to have you both on the team and look forward to the experience you’ll bring to MakerX.
Excited to see the impact you’ll make as we keep building together!
Excited to see the impact you’ll make as we keep building together!
Karmjit Singh joins us in Brisbane as a Senior Engineer, bringing more than 15 years of experience across Australia, the US, and India. Beyond his engineering depth, Karmjit is passionate about sharing knowledge and runs a youtube channel dedicated to teaching iOS programming!
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Karmjit Singh joins us in Brisbane as a Senior Engineer, bringing more than 15 years of experience across Australia, the US, and India. Beyond his engineering depth, Karmjit is passionate about sharing knowledge and runs a youtube channel dedicated to teaching iOS programming!
Last week our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev took the stage at AI Industry Connection: Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social’s WA Data Science Innovation Hub.
September 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Last week our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev took the stage at AI Industry Connection: Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social’s WA Data Science Innovation Hub.
We’re proud to share that MakerX has been recognised as the 12th Best Place to Work in Australia (Micro category) for 2025! This is our second year in a row making the list, and it reflects the culture we’ve built together, one where people can collaborate, develop their craft, and make an impact.
August 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
We’re proud to share that MakerX has been recognised as the 12th Best Place to Work in Australia (Micro category) for 2025! This is our second year in a row making the list, and it reflects the culture we’ve built together, one where people can collaborate, develop their craft, and make an impact.
Our Principal Engineer, Jack Watts will be speaking at the BNE .NET user group next week, diving into the patterns, pitfalls, and practices that turn RAG apps and agentic
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Making AI Systems You Can Trust in Production (Jack Watts) [~1h], Thu, Sep 4, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup
**Meetup kindly sponsored this month by our friends at [MakerX](https://makerx.com.au/)**. 🍕
**Live stream** from 6pm AEST via our [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/chann
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August 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Our Principal Engineer, Jack Watts will be speaking at the BNE .NET user group next week, diving into the patterns, pitfalls, and practices that turn RAG apps and agentic
www.meetup.com/brisbane-dot...
www.meetup.com/brisbane-dot...
Great to see our Principal Engineer, Neil Campbell, sharing a talk on Node Monitoring at the 2025 @foundation.algo.xyz developer retreat — helping the community keep the Algorand network reliable and resilient!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFO...
Node Monitoring
YouTube video by Algorand Developers
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August 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Great to see our Principal Engineer, Neil Campbell, sharing a talk on Node Monitoring at the 2025 @foundation.algo.xyz developer retreat — helping the community keep the Algorand network reliable and resilient!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFO...
MakerX's, Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, will be speaking at AI Industry Connections - Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted by The AI Group an event in partnership with the National AI Centre!
🎟️ Register now to secure your spot:
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🎟️ Register now to secure your spot:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-c...
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
MakerX's, Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, will be speaking at AI Industry Connections - Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted by The AI Group an event in partnership with the National AI Centre!
🎟️ Register now to secure your spot:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-c...
🎟️ Register now to secure your spot:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-c...
From coding talks to campfire vibes at the historic Nindigully Pub, DDD Outback delivered the perfect mix of tech and community.
MakerX's Brendan Graham took the stage with Time to Get with the Vibe (Coding)!, exploring how AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are transforming how we code.
MakerX's Brendan Graham took the stage with Time to Get with the Vibe (Coding)!, exploring how AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are transforming how we code.
August 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
From coding talks to campfire vibes at the historic Nindigully Pub, DDD Outback delivered the perfect mix of tech and community.
MakerX's Brendan Graham took the stage with Time to Get with the Vibe (Coding)!, exploring how AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are transforming how we code.
MakerX's Brendan Graham took the stage with Time to Get with the Vibe (Coding)!, exploring how AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are transforming how we code.
A warm Perth welcome for Madonna Khalil over lunch! Such a great chance to catch up in person, and celebrate having Madonna on the team😃.
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A warm Perth welcome for Madonna Khalil over lunch! Such a great chance to catch up in person, and celebrate having Madonna on the team😃.
This week, we're welcoming board Madonna Khalil to the MakerX crew as an Engineer! Welcome aboard, Madonna, we can’t wait to see what we’ll create together! 😃
August 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This week, we're welcoming board Madonna Khalil to the MakerX crew as an Engineer! Welcome aboard, Madonna, we can’t wait to see what we’ll create together! 😃
Why do so many digital transformation efforts fall short, and how can AI help turn the tide? In our latest blog we explore why traditional top-down approaches often miss the mark, and how a bottom-up model, is helping organisations drive meaningful, sustainable change.
🔗 makerx.io/uq8c5k
🔗 makerx.io/uq8c5k
Bottom-Up is the New Top-Down: How AI Rewrites the Rules of Digital Transformation in the Enterprise
Digital transformation has become the corporate world's most expensive failure. Despite investing over $100 billion between 2016 and 2018 alone, a staggering 70-80% of transformation initiatives crash...
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July 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Why do so many digital transformation efforts fall short, and how can AI help turn the tide? In our latest blog we explore why traditional top-down approaches often miss the mark, and how a bottom-up model, is helping organisations drive meaningful, sustainable change.
🔗 makerx.io/uq8c5k
🔗 makerx.io/uq8c5k
❤️ At MakerX, we know that pets are part of the family. That’s why flexibility isn’t just a perk, it’s part of how we work. Being able to shape our day means we’re present for the moments that matter, whether it’s a lunchtime walk, a vet appointment, or just having our pets nearby.
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
❤️ At MakerX, we know that pets are part of the family. That’s why flexibility isn’t just a perk, it’s part of how we work. Being able to shape our day means we’re present for the moments that matter, whether it’s a lunchtime walk, a vet appointment, or just having our pets nearby.
At this week’s Startup People Summit, our Head of People & Culture, @rachegoodo.bsky.social, is sharing what happens when you don’t charge ahead, and why sometimes rolling it back is the most trust-building move of all!
🎟️https://www.startuppeoplesummit.com/speakers/rachael-goodenough
🎟️https://www.startuppeoplesummit.com/speakers/rachael-goodenough
July 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At this week’s Startup People Summit, our Head of People & Culture, @rachegoodo.bsky.social, is sharing what happens when you don’t charge ahead, and why sometimes rolling it back is the most trust-building move of all!
🎟️https://www.startuppeoplesummit.com/speakers/rachael-goodenough
🎟️https://www.startuppeoplesummit.com/speakers/rachael-goodenough
@melissahoughton.dev and Amy Kapernick have had their @microsoft.com MVP status renewed! Massive congrats, we’re lucky to have you both at MakerX!
July 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
@melissahoughton.dev and Amy Kapernick have had their @microsoft.com MVP status renewed! Massive congrats, we’re lucky to have you both at MakerX!
One of our Lead Engineers, Altynbek Orumbayev, had an incredible time at #wearedevelopers 2025 in Berlin with our
@foundation.algo.xyz partners!
@foundation.algo.xyz partners!
July 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
One of our Lead Engineers, Altynbek Orumbayev, had an incredible time at #wearedevelopers 2025 in Berlin with our
@foundation.algo.xyz partners!
@foundation.algo.xyz partners!
Throwback to one of
@cuzzlor.bsky.social's technical deep dives — a guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets with graphql-ws.
blog.makerx.com.au/graphql-subs...
@cuzzlor.bsky.social's technical deep dives — a guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets with graphql-ws.
blog.makerx.com.au/graphql-subs...
How to: GraphQL subscriptions
This post describes implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets using the GraphQL WS package by The Guild.
blog.makerx.com.au
July 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Throwback to one of
@cuzzlor.bsky.social's technical deep dives — a guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets with graphql-ws.
blog.makerx.com.au/graphql-subs...
@cuzzlor.bsky.social's technical deep dives — a guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets with graphql-ws.
blog.makerx.com.au/graphql-subs...
Throwback to our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, presenting at DDD By Night earlier this year! In her hands-on session, Melissa explored how to use Bicep’s reusable components to streamline Azure AI Services deployments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCq...
Melissa Houghton: Automate Azure AI Services with Bicep
YouTube video by DDD Melbourne
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July 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Throwback to our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, presenting at DDD By Night earlier this year! In her hands-on session, Melissa explored how to use Bicep’s reusable components to streamline Azure AI Services deployments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCq...
Our Lead Engineer, Wade Baglin dives into the future of digital identity in his latest blog: "Passkeys and Verifiable Credentials: A Perfect Authentication Partnership."
blog.makerx.com.au/passkeys-and...
blog.makerx.com.au/passkeys-and...
Passkeys and Verifiable Credentials: A Perfect Authentication Partnership
Two technologies are reshaping digital identity: passkeys and verifiable credentials. Separately, they solve different problems. Together, they could eliminate passwords while giving users control ove...
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July 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Our Lead Engineer, Wade Baglin dives into the future of digital identity in his latest blog: "Passkeys and Verifiable Credentials: A Perfect Authentication Partnership."
blog.makerx.com.au/passkeys-and...
blog.makerx.com.au/passkeys-and...
AI-generated videos are getting impressively hard to spot and the @nytimes.com a new quiz to prove it. This is a fascinating glimpse into how fast generative video is evolving!
Take the quiz and see how your eye stacks up 👀
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Take the quiz and see how your eye stacks up 👀
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July 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
AI-generated videos are getting impressively hard to spot and the @nytimes.com a new quiz to prove it. This is a fascinating glimpse into how fast generative video is evolving!
Take the quiz and see how your eye stacks up 👀
nytimes.com/interactive/... (you need to sign in to view the quiz)
Take the quiz and see how your eye stacks up 👀
nytimes.com/interactive/... (you need to sign in to view the quiz)
Can anonymity boost engagement in online workshops? Turns out… yes. In this throwback blog, Donna Spencer shares how letting participants stay anonymous in a client workshop led to more honest insights, faster contributions, and braver ideas.
makerx.io/j45kgm
makerx.io/j45kgm
The power of anonymity in online workshops
Anonymous participation in a series of client workshops brought much better engagement than I expected. I explain why I think it might have happened.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Can anonymity boost engagement in online workshops? Turns out… yes. In this throwback blog, Donna Spencer shares how letting participants stay anonymous in a client workshop led to more honest insights, faster contributions, and braver ideas.
makerx.io/j45kgm
makerx.io/j45kgm
An official welcome to Sebastian Henn who is joining MakerX as a Lead Engineer! We are so happy to have you join the team!
June 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
An official welcome to Sebastian Henn who is joining MakerX as a Lead Engineer! We are so happy to have you join the team!