Sophie Weston
@sophweston.bsky.social
Ex-code monkey, DevOps nut, systems thinker, bolshy socialist, cricket geek. She/her
Ambassador for Women in Tech York, Co-organiser of DevOpsDays London & Fast Flow Conf
Principal Engineer at ClearBank
Ambassador for Women in Tech York, Co-organiser of DevOpsDays London & Fast Flow Conf
Principal Engineer at ClearBank
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Via @davefarley77.bsky.social keynote @ #FastFlowConf
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Via @davefarley77.bsky.social keynote @ #FastFlowConf
Reposted by Sophie Weston
Trump at the UN:
"I look at London where you have a terrible mayor... Now they want to go to Sharia law."
This is entirely false. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is politically moderate and has never ever called for Sharia law.
This is Islamophobic propaganda and a bigoted attack on Khan.
"I look at London where you have a terrible mayor... Now they want to go to Sharia law."
This is entirely false. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is politically moderate and has never ever called for Sharia law.
This is Islamophobic propaganda and a bigoted attack on Khan.
September 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump at the UN:
"I look at London where you have a terrible mayor... Now they want to go to Sharia law."
This is entirely false. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is politically moderate and has never ever called for Sharia law.
This is Islamophobic propaganda and a bigoted attack on Khan.
"I look at London where you have a terrible mayor... Now they want to go to Sharia law."
This is entirely false. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is politically moderate and has never ever called for Sharia law.
This is Islamophobic propaganda and a bigoted attack on Khan.
Reposted by Sophie Weston
🗣️ What makes DevOpsDays London truly special? Our Open Spaces!
🤝 This is your chance to drive the conversation, discuss pressing issues, and collaborate with the community.
🎟️ Be part of it, Sept 23-24. Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#DevOpsDays #OpenSpaces
🤝 This is your chance to drive the conversation, discuss pressing issues, and collaborate with the community.
🎟️ Be part of it, Sept 23-24. Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#DevOpsDays #OpenSpaces
August 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🗣️ What makes DevOpsDays London truly special? Our Open Spaces!
🤝 This is your chance to drive the conversation, discuss pressing issues, and collaborate with the community.
🎟️ Be part of it, Sept 23-24. Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#DevOpsDays #OpenSpaces
🤝 This is your chance to drive the conversation, discuss pressing issues, and collaborate with the community.
🎟️ Be part of it, Sept 23-24. Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#DevOpsDays #OpenSpaces
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A huge thank you to @elastic.co for supporting DevOpsDays London 2025! 🙌
Your partnership helps bring our amazing community together to share ideas, spark conversations, and inspire the future of DevOps.
We couldn’t do it without you! 💜
#DevOpsDays #DevOps #Community #London2025
Your partnership helps bring our amazing community together to share ideas, spark conversations, and inspire the future of DevOps.
We couldn’t do it without you! 💜
#DevOpsDays #DevOps #Community #London2025
August 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A huge thank you to @elastic.co for supporting DevOpsDays London 2025! 🙌
Your partnership helps bring our amazing community together to share ideas, spark conversations, and inspire the future of DevOps.
We couldn’t do it without you! 💜
#DevOpsDays #DevOps #Community #London2025
Your partnership helps bring our amazing community together to share ideas, spark conversations, and inspire the future of DevOps.
We couldn’t do it without you! 💜
#DevOpsDays #DevOps #Community #London2025
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Join Torsten Hopf for this humorous, story-driven talk on a small app’s chaotic cloud journey—full of tempting tech, hard lessons, and costly mistakes Perfect for anyone navigating software architecture in the cloud.
#Cloud #DevOps #Architecture
Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#Cloud #DevOps #Architecture
Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
August 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join Torsten Hopf for this humorous, story-driven talk on a small app’s chaotic cloud journey—full of tempting tech, hard lessons, and costly mistakes Perfect for anyone navigating software architecture in the cloud.
#Cloud #DevOps #Architecture
Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
#Cloud #DevOps #Architecture
Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
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📣 Calling all DevOps professionals!
📅 DevOpsDays London 2025 is just around the corner, Sept 23-24.
🎓 Elevate your skills, share your knowledge, and be part of a vibrant community.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! ti.to/devopsdays-l...
📅 DevOpsDays London 2025 is just around the corner, Sept 23-24.
🎓 Elevate your skills, share your knowledge, and be part of a vibrant community.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! ti.to/devopsdays-l...
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 Calling all DevOps professionals!
📅 DevOpsDays London 2025 is just around the corner, Sept 23-24.
🎓 Elevate your skills, share your knowledge, and be part of a vibrant community.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! ti.to/devopsdays-l...
📅 DevOpsDays London 2025 is just around the corner, Sept 23-24.
🎓 Elevate your skills, share your knowledge, and be part of a vibrant community.
🎟️ Grab your tickets now! ti.to/devopsdays-l...
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Testing stuck in the past? In this fun, fiery talk, Ashley Smith tackles outdated testing practices in “Agile” teams, shares real-world anti-patterns, and makes the case for quality as a shared responsibility.
#Testing #Agile #DevOps
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#Testing #Agile #DevOps
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July 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Testing stuck in the past? In this fun, fiery talk, Ashley Smith tackles outdated testing practices in “Agile” teams, shares real-world anti-patterns, and makes the case for quality as a shared responsibility.
#Testing #Agile #DevOps
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#Testing #Agile #DevOps
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So looking forward to this talk. Such an important topic and one that just isn't discussed enough.
Code is never neutral—every decision shapes our world. Join @kestr.al as they explore the ethical and political impact of software, urging developers to embrace responsibility in their work.
#EthicalTech #DevOps #Inclusion
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#EthicalTech #DevOps #Inclusion
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July 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
So looking forward to this talk. Such an important topic and one that just isn't discussed enough.
Looking forward to this talk and learning more about MCP and specifically how it can be used in a DevOps context!
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
Join Alex Shershebnev to discover how Model Context Protocol (MCP) can supercharge DevOps by connecting LLMs to tools like Grafana, CI/CD, and Sentry—right from your IDE.
#DevOps #AI #MCP #Security #LLM
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#DevOps #AI #MCP #Security #LLM
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July 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Looking forward to this talk and learning more about MCP and specifically how it can be used in a DevOps context!
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
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Drowning in alerts? This talk by @lnxchk.bsky.social shows how SLOs, automation, and machine learning can cut through the noise. Learn to focus on what truly impacts users, reduce meaningless alerts, and improve incident response.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Drowning in alerts? This talk by @lnxchk.bsky.social shows how SLOs, automation, and machine learning can cut through the noise. Learn to focus on what truly impacts users, reduce meaningless alerts, and improve incident response.
devopsdays.org/events/2025-...
Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
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Tickets: ti.to/devopsdays-l...
I still see too many postmortems being run in ways that aren't really blameless so excited for this talk! 🙌
Tired of postmortems that fix nothing? Learn how to run blame-free, human-centered incident reviews that drive real change in this talk by Agata Skopura at @devopsdays.london
#Postmortems #DevOps #Leadership
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#Postmortems #DevOps #Leadership
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July 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I still see too many postmortems being run in ways that aren't really blameless so excited for this talk! 🙌
Reposted by Sophie Weston
A US spy-tech giant that is fuelling the worst excesses of Trump’s regime, is poised to capitalise on Wes Streeting's 10 year health plan 🕵️
We say Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
goodlawproject.org/palantir-poi...
We say Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
goodlawproject.org/palantir-poi...
Palantir poised to cash in on Wes Streeting’s NHS plan | Good Law Project
The health secretary has put central records of our health data at the heart of his project to revolutionise the NHS – and a US spy-tech giant is in pole position to clean up.
goodlawproject.org
July 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A US spy-tech giant that is fuelling the worst excesses of Trump’s regime, is poised to capitalise on Wes Streeting's 10 year health plan 🕵️
We say Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
goodlawproject.org/palantir-poi...
We say Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.
goodlawproject.org/palantir-poi...
We have a fantastic line-up of talks and speakers! Check it out and then grab yourself a ticket - but be quick if you don't want to miss out on the Early Bird price!
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#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
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#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
July 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We have a fantastic line-up of talks and speakers! Check it out and then grab yourself a ticket - but be quick if you don't want to miss out on the Early Bird price!
devopsdays.org/events/2025-...
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
devopsdays.org/events/2025-...
#DevOps #DevOpsDays #DevOpsDaysLondon #CommunityEvent
I love this! It must have taken real courage to do this - good on her!
www.out.com/gay-athletes...
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A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest
Anne Isabella Coombes stood up to Swim England's gender policies in an innovative way.
www.out.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I love this! It must have taken real courage to do this - good on her!
www.out.com/gay-athletes...
www.out.com/gay-athletes...
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I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Building Successful Communities of Practice in organisations
Take this self-paced course to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations. Learn about the benefits for members and organisations, how to build them and ...
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May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Reposted by Sophie Weston
Carry on using the right toilets. Labour's cruelty is stupid, uneforceable and unlawful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Culture leaders 'unwilling' to police which toilets people use
More than 1,000 people have signed an open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Carry on using the right toilets. Labour's cruelty is stupid, uneforceable and unlawful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Sophie Weston
Will Larson (@lethain.com) recently wrapped up an *incredible* streak of posts on engineering strategy on his blog, lethain.com.
Strategy is hard, much harder than it looks. Especially since, much like design and management, when done well, it looks easy. Easy and obvious.
Strategy is hard, much harder than it looks. Especially since, much like design and management, when done well, it looks easy. Easy and obvious.
Irrational Exuberance
lethain.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Will Larson (@lethain.com) recently wrapped up an *incredible* streak of posts on engineering strategy on his blog, lethain.com.
Strategy is hard, much harder than it looks. Especially since, much like design and management, when done well, it looks easy. Easy and obvious.
Strategy is hard, much harder than it looks. Especially since, much like design and management, when done well, it looks easy. Easy and obvious.
Reposted by Sophie Weston
Agile Manchester returns next month (14-15th May).
Full event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2025
30+ sessions - keynotes, workshops, case studies, fun!
1 and 2 day tickets available - message me for a discount code.
Full event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2025
30+ sessions - keynotes, workshops, case studies, fun!
1 and 2 day tickets available - message me for a discount code.
Programme 2025
agilemanchester.net
April 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Agile Manchester returns next month (14-15th May).
Full event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2025
30+ sessions - keynotes, workshops, case studies, fun!
1 and 2 day tickets available - message me for a discount code.
Full event programme here: agilemanchester.net/programme-2025
30+ sessions - keynotes, workshops, case studies, fun!
1 and 2 day tickets available - message me for a discount code.
Reposted by Sophie Weston
"Model the leadership behaviors you want to see in others."
Check out the final part of our leadership series:
buff.ly/ygoge91
Check out the final part of our leadership series:
buff.ly/ygoge91
April 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Model the leadership behaviors you want to see in others."
Check out the final part of our leadership series:
buff.ly/ygoge91
Check out the final part of our leadership series:
buff.ly/ygoge91
Reposted by Sophie Weston
“Flexibility isn’t a perk, it’s a necessity of modern life”
The amazing @sophweston.bsky.social sharing The Principal Engineers Path at @qconferences.com in London today
So much powerful, practical advice! 💖
The amazing @sophweston.bsky.social sharing The Principal Engineers Path at @qconferences.com in London today
So much powerful, practical advice! 💖
April 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Flexibility isn’t a perk, it’s a necessity of modern life”
The amazing @sophweston.bsky.social sharing The Principal Engineers Path at @qconferences.com in London today
So much powerful, practical advice! 💖
The amazing @sophweston.bsky.social sharing The Principal Engineers Path at @qconferences.com in London today
So much powerful, practical advice! 💖
Reposted by Sophie Weston
“I have 3 children under 7 and I’m here, of course I’m organised”
I LOVE this! @sophweston.bsky.social sharing the skills she learned as a parent that helped her career!
Stakeholder Management, Influencing, Flexibility, Crisis Management
I LOVE this! @sophweston.bsky.social sharing the skills she learned as a parent that helped her career!
Stakeholder Management, Influencing, Flexibility, Crisis Management
April 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“I have 3 children under 7 and I’m here, of course I’m organised”
I LOVE this! @sophweston.bsky.social sharing the skills she learned as a parent that helped her career!
Stakeholder Management, Influencing, Flexibility, Crisis Management
I LOVE this! @sophweston.bsky.social sharing the skills she learned as a parent that helped her career!
Stakeholder Management, Influencing, Flexibility, Crisis Management
Reposted by Sophie Weston
I’m in this pic and couldn’t agree more! Finding your community and leading a community will supercharge your network
@devopsdays.london changed my life. 💜
@devopsdays.london changed my life. 💜
April 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’m in this pic and couldn’t agree more! Finding your community and leading a community will supercharge your network
@devopsdays.london changed my life. 💜
@devopsdays.london changed my life. 💜
Reposted by Sophie Weston
Please share! We have a bunch of diversity scholarships to give out for @pixelpioneers.co!
Don't hesitate if you're eligible and would like to attend the conference on 20 June in Bristol.
You can also contribute to the diversity fund by making a donation: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Don't hesitate if you're eligible and would like to attend the conference on 20 June in Bristol.
You can also contribute to the diversity fund by making a donation: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
We'll never stop giving out diversity scholarships for @pixelpioneers.co!
Diversity and inclusion initiatives are now more important than ever. They simply make our industry better and enrich the conference experience for everyone.
👉🏽 For more info see pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
Diversity and inclusion initiatives are now more important than ever. They simply make our industry better and enrich the conference experience for everyone.
👉🏽 For more info see pixelpioneers.co/diversity-sc...
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Please share! We have a bunch of diversity scholarships to give out for @pixelpioneers.co!
Don't hesitate if you're eligible and would like to attend the conference on 20 June in Bristol.
You can also contribute to the diversity fund by making a donation: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Don't hesitate if you're eligible and would like to attend the conference on 20 June in Bristol.
You can also contribute to the diversity fund by making a donation: pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
Golden bricks that are “good enough” and devs being endlessly creative within the constraints of the platform. Excellent talk by Mags Hogstedt & Christian Mikkelsen from Lego at Platform Engineering Day at #KubeCon.
April 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Golden bricks that are “good enough” and devs being endlessly creative within the constraints of the platform. Excellent talk by Mags Hogstedt & Christian Mikkelsen from Lego at Platform Engineering Day at #KubeCon.