# What people have said about Faris > 24 quotes, verbatim, each with its author, platform, date, topic and a link to the original post where there is one. Last checked Oct 2026. Topics: Speaking (4), Talk (1), Workshop (4), Mentoring (4), Community (8), Working together (3). Platforms: LinkedIn (12), X (1), MentorCruise (4), Direct (7). Filtered views: https://faziz-dev.com/appreciation?topic=mentoring · https://faziz-dev.com/appreciation?platform=linkedin ## Quotes ### Dominik Dorfmeister, Sentry · Maintainer of TanStack Query > All the organizers are just lovely and great people, and I'm very fortunate to be able to be here at this conference, I would say. - Platform: Direct - Date: 11th Sep 2026 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS Conf · Speaker experience; event: ZurichJS Conf 2026 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-conf-2026-09-11)) ### James Swinton-Bland, DevRel Lead · AG Grid > We do lots of conferences each year, but this is our first time in Switzerland, and the vibe here has been amazing! I was at a couple of the talks earlier today, and the energy and the crowd were fantastic. - Platform: Direct - Date: 11th Sep 2026 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS Conf · Atmosphere; event: ZurichJS Conf 2026 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-conf-2026-09-11)) ### Toma Sakai, Speaker > Amazing meetup as always. Thanks a lot, you guys make the tech ecosystem in Zuri vibrant. - Platform: Direct - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS meetups) ### Harshil Agrawal, Dev Educator @Cloudflare > Organizing a workshop and a meetup with the ZurichJS team was a great experience. They took care of everything and are very supportive. The community they are building is truly amazing. it felt like a large group of friends because folks knew each other, and were also very welcoming. Looking forward to collaborating again in the future! - Platform: Direct - Topic: Workshop (On hosting with ZurichJS) ### Hammad Hassan Bajwa, Full-Stack Software Engineer, International Speaker > Whenever I need guidance about my career and the direction I want to take, there is one person I always turn to: Faris Aziz. He has been a mentor to me and a constant source of clarity, support and motivation. > After the huge success of ZurichJS in 2025, Faris and his amazing team are taking things to the next level with something the community has been waiting for: 𝐙𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 > ZurichJS has grown into one of the most energetic and fast growing tech communities in Switzerland. Turning that momentum into a full scale international community conference is a major milestone for the JS scene across Europe, bringing together top speakers, builders and engineers from all around. > Blind bird tickets just went live with only 30 available, and this is the lowest price you will get before early birds drop on January 1st. > If you want to bring your team along, reach out and the ZurichJS crew will help you sort everything out. And if your company is interested in supporting a community driven conference, ZurichJS is now in the sponsorship phase and open for conversations. > Get your tickets at: conf.zurichjs.com > Let’s make this an event to remember. - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 10th Dec 2025 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/h-hassan-sde_zurichjs-javascript-techconference-activity-7404429793699708928-6lDI ### Mark Erikson, Redux maintainer, and Senior Front-End Engineer at Replay.io > Faris is awesome, and you should go attend ZurichJS Conf! :) - Platform: LinkedIn (acemarke) - Date: 9th Dec 2025 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markerikson_zurichjs-javascript-techcareers-activity-7403922272043941889-jnLg ### Rajni Gediya, Staff Engineer | BLE • Mobile • Medical IoT | Speaker > I had the chance to meet Faris Aziz in person during the speaker photo session at #ReactSummitUS, and I’m so glad I did — what an incredible engineer and human. > His talk, “Caching, Payloads, and Other Dark Arts: Optimizing UX in Suboptimal Conditions,” was honestly one of the most impressive 20-minute sessions I’ve ever seen. He delivered 5x content with perfect clarity, no confusion, and a beautifully structured walkthrough of the entire caching optimization process. > The way he broke down caching strategies, payload handling, and real-world UX considerations — all with a clear example — was simply masterful. Faris is truly an engineer, an artist, a craftsman, and a speaker all at once. > And beyond the technical brilliance, he brings a natural lightness and positive energy to the room. His humor and presence make complex topics easier to absorb — you walk away feeling both smarter and more energized. > I also enjoyed listening to him during the “Growing to Senior and Tech Lead” discussion. His perspectives were honest, grounded, and incredibly valuable. > Faris, you’re a fantastic engineer, collaborator, and storyteller. > Thanks you 🙌 - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 22nd Nov 2025 - Topic: Talk (On Caching, Payloads, and Other Dark Arts; talk: Caching, Payloads, and Other Dark Arts: Optimizing UX in Suboptimal Conditions (https://faziz-dev.com/talks/caching-payloads-and-other-dark-arts-optimizing-ux-in-suboptimal-conditions); event: React Summit US 2025 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/react-summit-us-2025-11-18)) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajni-gediya-ab893b38_reactsummitus-reactsummitus-javascript-activity-7397057032366936064-zo3g ### Sunil Ganta, Software & AI Engineer > Thank you, Faris Aziz Your session was genuinely inspiring, especially hearing how you grew into a leadership role so early in your career. The way you shared your journey, your principles, and the lessons you learned along the way really stayed with me. It’s motivating for all of us who are still shaping our path in engineering. > Glad I got the chance to attend and learn from you! - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 20th Nov 2025 - Topic: Speaking (On stage) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7399476144426688512?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28ugcPost%3A7399476144426688512%2C7399484079953350656%29&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28ugcPost%3A7399476144426688512%2C7399503966079967233%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287399484079953350656%2Curn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7399476144426688512%29&dashReplyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287399503966079967233%2Curn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7399476144426688512%29 ### Ioannis Krokos, Full Stack Software Engineer > Two solid days in the ZurichJS community this month. > First, the React Architecture workshop with Faris Aziz - an intense 3-hour crash course on production-ready patterns. We dived into Atomic Design, React reconciliation, resilience engineering, and observability. The kind of tactical knowledge that immediately changes how you write code. > Then, the ZurichJS 1st Anniversary celebration - the talks were impressive, great energy, real conversations with developers building things here, and the kind of community vibe that makes you want to keep showing up. > What stuck with me most wasn't just the technical content, but connecting with people who are solving similar challenges. That's something you don't get from courses or tutorials. > If you're in Zurich and building with JavaScript, the ZurichJS community is worth your time. Great people, solid events, and genuine knowledge sharing. - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 13th Nov 2025 - Topic: Workshop (On the workshop; workshop: Real-World React: Designing Frontend Architectures That Survive Production (https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/real-world-react-the-architectural-crash-course-for-scalability-resilience-and-observability); event: ZurichJS React Architecture Workshop — November 2025 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-2025-11-12)) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ioanniskrokos_two-solid-days-in-the-zurichjs-community-ugcPost-7395580371054088192-5vtc ### Darko Bozhinovski, CottageCore WebDev | Co-founder @what-the-stack-conference > I'll keep this short - you need a Faris Aziz on your conference, meetup, whatever. This guy's enthusiasm lights up rooms. - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 21st Sep 2025 - Topic: Speaking (On stage) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/darkobozhinovski_whatthestack-conference-simply-nailed-it-activity-7376520811924406291-6_yt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABT5OYoBLYirtVVclcrVsv-u5LeOswZO-7g ### Tejas Kumar, Host, ConTejas Code Podcast. Best Selling Author, Fluent React. Investor. Advisor. > Fantastic recap. Faris is one of the best speakers I’ve seen recently and it was an honor and delight to meet him. The guy is going places. - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 21st Sep 2025 - Topic: Speaking (On stage) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tejasq_whatthestack-conference-simply-nailed-it-activity-7376488182181277696-oopF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABT5OYoBLYirtVVclcrVsv-u5LeOswZO-7g ### Bogdan Mihai Ilie, Frontend Web Engineer | Advocate | Community Builder > It's been a year and I had never managed to catch one of Faris Aziz's workshops. > And I'm finally getting to see him in action at the WhatTheStack Conference in Skopje > I'm not known for being vocal about praise, but this workshop is really darn cool. I never kbew about chaos engineering, or a whole bunch of terms for patterns that smart people figured out over time to build performant apps. And got to discuss alerting, which is a topic that was brought up at the last meetup. And a bunch more stuff > Aaaand he's also bringing it to ZurichJS on November 12th 👀 > I know I'm biased, but, again, those who know me, know I don't sugarcoat things. > This workshop's good, can recommend. > All the info on the ZurichJS website🤘 - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 19th Sep 2025 - Topic: Workshop (On the workshop; workshop: Real-World React: Designing Frontend Architectures That Survive Production (https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/real-world-react-the-architectural-crash-course-for-scalability-resilience-and-observability)) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ilie-bogdan_architecture-react-nextjs-activity-7374503298344599553-KSXi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABT5OYoBLYirtVVclcrVsv-u5LeOswZO-7g ### Daniel Afonso, Senior Developer Advocate @PagerDuty | @solid_js DX team > I love how natural Faris is at this. His warm-up exercise is one of the best things I have seen for a workshop. It challenges everyone's expectations but also sets a proper tone for the session - Platform: X (danieljcafonso) - Date: 23rd Apr 2025 - Topic: Workshop (On the workshop; workshop: Real-World React: Designing Frontend Architectures That Survive Production (https://faziz-dev.com/workshops/real-world-react-the-architectural-crash-course-for-scalability-resilience-and-observability); event: CityJS London 2025 — Workshop Day (https://faziz-dev.com/events/cityjs-london-2025-04-24)) - Original: https://x.com/danieljcafonso/status/1914975758956609770?s=20 ### Eva, Namespace > The organizers have done a great job with bringing in the right people and making sure that the topics are relevant for those that are here. - Platform: Direct - Date: 11th Sep 2026 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS Conf · Audience and programme; event: ZurichJS Conf 2026 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-conf-2026-09-11)) ### Atila Fassina, SolidJS Core Team · Google Developer Expert for Web Technologies > I think the organizers did such a great job in ZurichJS that you get like a complete pack of information where everything just speaks to each other. It's a learning experience 360. - Platform: Direct - Date: 11th Sep 2026 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS Conf · Learning; event: ZurichJS Conf 2026 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-conf-2026-09-11)) ### Ramona Schwering, Developer Relations Engineer · Mittwald | Microsoft MVP · 5× GDE for Web Technologies > You feel welcome, you feel enabled to try stuff out without being shy. And I guess I'm the best example because I was going on the stage without any slides. So I wouldn't have dared that at other conferences. - Platform: Direct - Date: 11th Sep 2026 - Topic: Community (On ZurichJS Conf · Welcoming speakers; event: ZurichJS Conf 2026 (https://faziz-dev.com/events/zurichjs-conf-2026-09-11)) ### Rayane Ventura, Software Engineer | Building a robust platform at an award winning Fintech > I had the pleasure of working with Faris and witnessing his remarkable growth within the company, progressing from Senior Founding Engineer to Engineering Manager in a short period of time. > What truly stands out about Faris is his exceptional ability to communicate, build strong relationships, and bring people together. He has a natural talent for organizing teams, creating alignment, and maintaining clarity even in a highly demanding, fast paced startup environment. > He has successfully managed multiple engineers while navigating the challenges and uncertainty that come with a rapidly growing company. His ambition, confidence, strong communication skills, and genuine ability to empower those around him are clearly at the core of his leadership style. > Beyond team leadership, Faris has also played a key role in supporting the team through challenging situations, onboarding new engineers, interviewing, and bringing structure to ambiguous or evolving requirements. He has a strong ability to take vague ideas and turn them into clear, actionable direction, while helping establish the foundations and standards that supported the company’s product as it evolved. His combination of context, ownership, and pragmatism has been particularly valuable in a fast moving startup environment where the path forward is not always clearly defined. > Faris is the kind of person who can have a meaningful impact both technically and organizationally. Any team would be incredibly lucky to have him on board. - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 30th Aug 2026 - Topic: Working together (On leadership · Former direct report) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/ ### Robert, Mentee > Great mentor and now friend 🤗 - Platform: MentorCruise - Date: 30th Jan 2026 - Topic: Mentoring (On mentoring · 5/5) - Original: https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/farisaziz/ ### Josh, Mentee > Faris is a great mentor! - Platform: MentorCruise - Date: 9th Aug 2024 - Topic: Mentoring (On mentoring · 5/5) - Original: https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/farisaziz/ ### Sudi Mandyam, Engineering Manager · Navro > Having worked with Faris at Navro in the capacity of a fellow engineering manager, I only have great things to say about him. If you are after someone who has top-notch communication skills, excellent collaboration skills, a mentoring coach or a person who can wear multiple hats at the same time, Faris is your man! > The sheer amount of energy he can bring to the team is something out of this world and it is infectious. He always looks for better methodologies to lead and is versatile in finding an unconventional, yet the most effective approach to solving problems. His cheerful demeanour makes it a joy to work with him! > Don't miss out on him if you are on the lookout! I', looking forward to working with him again in the future! - Platform: LinkedIn - Date: 8th Aug 2024 - Topic: Working together (On working together) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/ ### Tai, Mentee > He is an excellent mentor. His dedicated support helped me a lot. […] - Platform: MentorCruise - Date: 22nd May 2024 - Topic: Mentoring (On mentoring · 5/5) - Original: https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/farisaziz/?ratingSort=recent ### Rasib, Mentee > Faris is an outstanding mentor! He has been instrumental in helping me develop my web development skills allowing me to pursue individual projects. His guidance and support have been invaluable to me throughout the mentorship, and I am grateful for his expertise. He is always quick to respond to my queries taking care to understand my unique situation to offer tailored solutions. Faris truly cares about the success of his mentees and has gone above and beyond to help me achieve my goals. I highly recommend Faris for any stage of your journey. - Platform: MentorCruise - Date: 17th Apr 2023 - Topic: Mentoring (On mentoring · 5/5) - Original: https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/farisaziz/ ### Daniel Mocan, Web Competency Lead · Meetup Organizer at JSHeroes > It was awesome to have on stage at JSHeroes. […] - Platform: LinkedIn - Topic: Speaking (On speaking at JSHeroes 2026; event: JSHeroes (https://faziz-dev.com/events/jsheroes-2026)) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/farisaziz12_ever-since-i-got-into-the-conference-speaking-activity-7465796779309944832-1DL5 ### Stéphane Turquay, Principal Product Manager · Smallpdf > I work closely with Faris in the Monetisation team at Smallpdf, where I am Principal Product Manager and he is the lead engineer. > Faris ramped up at an impressive speed and delivered high impact from his very first months. Within his first year, he led the refactoring of our payment orchestration system, making it far more scalable, reliable, and easier to configure even for non-technical users. He also drove the integration of Stripe (via Recurly), expanded our payment capabilities with several additional methods, and contributed to a multitude of Monetisation A/B tests that accelerated the company’s growth. > Beyond his technical achievements, Faris stands out for his positive energy and communication skills, which can uplift an entire room. He cares deeply about the people he works with, mentoring and coaching others to grow and reach the next level. > Faris has a remarkable sense of ownership, and I always feel complete confidence in anything under his scope. He combines deep technical expertise with leadership qualities that make him a true force in any team. - Platform: LinkedIn - Topic: Working together (On working together) - Original: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/ --- Faris Aziz: software engineer, speaker, ZurichJS co-founder. Geneva, Switzerland. Site: https://faziz-dev.com · Invite to speak: https://faziz-dev.com/invite · Services: https://faziz-dev.com/services · Mentorship: https://faziz-dev.com/mentorship · Index for agents: https://faziz-dev.com/llms.txt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/ · GitHub: https://github.com/farisaziz12 · Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/farisaziz.com