NN1 Dev Club
NN1 Dev Club is a free meet-up for a local community of Northamptonshire-based software enthusiasts. A place to meet, collaborate and share knowledge with each other. From devs for devs!
Check upcoming eventUpcoming events #
#14: "Talk 1" by TCB, "Talk 2" by TCB and "Talk 3" by Rehan Butt
TBC
- Vulcan Works, 34-38 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NN1 1EW
- FREE
#12: "Resilient Payment Systems: How bank transfers actually work (most of the time)" by Jacek Miloszewski and "There's No Such Thing As Plain Text" by Dylan Beattie
Ever wondered what really happens when you send money or save a file? Explore the hidden engineering: bank transfers at scale, the quirks of plain text, and the systems we all depend on but rarely understand.
- Vulcan Works, 34-38 Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NN1 1EW
- FREE
Past events #
#11: "Compiling JavaScript ahead-of-time" by Oliver Medhurst and "Future of Work is Async" by Rob Hough
#10: "Bad at CSS" by Keith Cirkel and "Start-Up to Exit: The Journey for Tech Companies" by Samantha Wildman and Talitha Heaton
#9: "The MCP Revolution: Building Your Personal AI Assistant - From Theory to Jarvis" by Emmanuella Okorie and "Effective Partnerships Between Developers and Product Teams" by Kiran Patel
#8: Hack & Share - a rundown of side projects by Northamptonshire geeks
#7: "The Future Needs More You" by Natalie de Weerd and "Charge or Cheat? The Ethics of Billing for AI-Generated Work" by Dr Kardi Somerfield
#6: "Move Fast and Build Things: A Non-Technical Guide to AI Agents" by Eric Bye and "Dark Side of the Moon" by Rehan Butt
#5: Hack & Share - a rundown of side projects by Northamptonshire geeks
#4: "Dunelm's Digital Journey" by Tom Keeber and "Designing for LLM's (or how to make ChatGPT suck less)" by Rob Hough
#3: "Visualising Data Pipelines in Diffusion Models" by Jordan Legg and "The impact of Generative AI on SEO" by James Bavington
#2: "Design Secrets for Developers" by Thomas Reeve and "Type-safe localization of Unsplash.com" by Oliver Ash
#1: "Boiling Nemo" by PJ Evans and "The Science of Software Engineering"by Junade Ali
What people say #
NN1 Dev Club has had a tremendous positive impact on our students who have engaged with the meetups. It has given them valuable opportunities to connect with local developers, hear directly from people working in industry, and build confidence in seeing themselves as part of the wider tech community. For these students, the meetups have helped bridge the gap between university study and professional practice. They have been able to ask questions, develop their networks, and gain insight into real career pathways in software development and related areas. This kind of local, accessible industry engagement is incredibly valuable, and we are grateful for the role NN1 Dev Club is playing in supporting and inspiring our students.
NN1 has built an incredibly community at the perfect time. The effort that goes into events has made for great experiences, and the work they do to highlight and support their members and the local area goes even further. Whether you're tech curious, or passionate about the details, it's an inviting and supportive group, and would recommend attending one of their events and supporting to anyone!
I really enjoy attending NN1 Dev Club. The variety of speakers keeps every event fresh and technically engaging, and there’s always something interesting to take away from it. It’s also a genuinely well run meet up with a relaxed atmosphere, which makes it easy to chat with like-minded people and feel part of the community. Events like this are incredibly valuable for bringing developers together, and NN1 Dev Club does an amazing job of creating that space.
Working remotely, I really appreciate having a local community of like-minded people to connect with. The meetups are a great mix of relaxed social interaction and genuinely interesting talks from speakers covering all sorts of topics. Every time I’ve been along, it’s been great to catch up with friends and geek out over tech.
NN1.dev has genuinely been game changing for me. Having an active Discord full of local developers has been amazing, and access to the Vulcan Works space has made it so much easier to actually meet people, collaborate, and feel part of a real tech community locally instead of just existing online. I’ve learned loads already and I’m really looking forward to future events.
A great meetup for prospective and existing developers, something the town was sorely lacking and helps massively to build the community of software developers here. Every other month I get to learn about someone’s passion project/obsession that normally I’d never have a clue about. Thanks to the organisers as it’s completely free and a credit to Northampton.
A wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with fellow techy people in the area. Interesting talks & presentations. (And the free pizza is great too!)
Who's behind it? #
Pawel Grzybek
Senior Software Engineer
I’m a software developer from Poland living in Northampton, UK. I’m a web standards enthusiast, accessibility advocate, and simplicity guardian. After-hours hip hop head, funky records collector, and photographer.
- Website: https://pawelgrzybek.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/pawelgrzybek
- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@pawelgrzybek
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pawelgrzybek.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgrzybek/
Darren Sharp
CEO at S-SA Digital
Darren the CEO of S-SA Digital Recruitment , With over 20 years under belt, he's been busy building tech teams all across the UK and Europe. As the CEO, he's all about making those perfect matches between top talent and forward-thinking tech companies. As Northampton based organization Darren is passionate about nurturing / championing local talent and helping folks reach their full potential.
- Website: https://s-sa.co.uk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staffordsharp/
Partners #
Open Collective contributors #
We thank our Open Collective contributors. Every support, big or small, helps us sustain the event and focus on what matters most - creating a great experience for our community. Any excess funds will be donated to local charities, amplifying the impact of your generosity. Your support means the world to us.
- Pawel Grzybek
- Eric
- Jordan Legg
- Basia
- Richard
- Alex
- Alex
- Roger
- Thomas Reeve
- Kevin White
- Robert
- Savvas Giannoukas
- Tom Hewitt
- ArcadeGeek LTD
- Dan Cargill
- Hla Soe Htay
- Sean Toru
- Rob
- Abdur
- Bogdan_C
- Anastasija
- Oszkar
- Zeenat
- Psami
- Phil Leach
- Michal R.
- Tom Early
- Alasdair