# Press kit: Faris Aziz

> Bios, pronunciation, photos and the speaker rider for your programme. Use whatever you need, you don't have to ask first. Invitations: https://faziz-dev.com/invite.

## Name and links

- Name: Faris Aziz (pronounced FAH-riss ah-ZEEZ)
- Title: Staff Frontend Engineer | Engineering Leader | Conference Speaker | Specialized in NextJS/React, Frontend Architecture & Monetization | Co-Founder of ZurichJS
- Based: Geneva, Switzerland
- Website: https://faziz-dev.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farisaziz12/
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/farisaziz.com
- X: https://x.com/farisaziz12
- GitHub: https://github.com/farisaziz12

## Bios (third person)

### Short (55 words)

Faris Aziz is a Staff Frontend Engineer, international speaker, and product-minded engineer specializing in React, Next.js, resilient frontend architecture, and payment systems. From founding engineer to Staff Engineer and engineering leader, he has built systems used by tens of millions, co-founded the award-winning ZurichJS community, and speaks about building better software and healthier engineering cultures

### Medium (143 words)

Faris Aziz is a Staff Frontend Engineer, international conference speaker, and product-minded engineer specializing in React, Next.js, resilient web architecture, and payment and monetization systems.

He has worked across startups, scale-ups, and global companies, growing from founding engineer to Staff Engineer and engineering leader. His work has supported products used by tens of millions of users and systems processing tens of millions in ARR across SaaS, Fintech, Connected TV, Fitness, and productivity tools.

Faris co-founded ZurichJS, an award-winning JavaScript community in Switzerland, and is also active in the Stripe community as a Community Builder. He regularly speaks and teaches internationally on frontend architecture, performance, observability, developer experience, payments, and the human side of engineering.

In his free time, Faris enjoys contributing to web development tools like Raycast and contemplating life’s great questions, like why the build works on his machine but nowhere else.

### Long (272 words)

Faris Aziz is a Staff Frontend Engineer, international conference speaker, workshop instructor, and product-minded engineer specializing in React, Next.js, resilient web architecture, and payment and monetization systems.

His career has taken him from founding engineer to Staff Engineer and engineering leader, working across early-stage startups, scale-ups, and global companies. He has built and scaled systems used by tens of millions of users, contributed to products processing tens of millions in ARR, and worked across industries including SaaS, Fintech, Connected TV, Fitness, and productivity tools.

Faris brings a mix of deep frontend expertise, product thinking, leadership experience, and entrepreneurial energy. He has built greenfield products from scratch, modernized legacy systems, led teams across Europe, created engineering career ladders, and helped teams move faster without sacrificing reliability. His technical focus sits at the intersection of performance, observability, resilient architecture, monetization flows, and user-centric product engineering.

He is the co-founder of ZurichJS, an award-winning JavaScript community in Switzerland, and an active Stripe Community Builder. Through ZurichJS and his broader conference work, Faris is passionate about creating spaces where engineers can learn, connect, and grow beyond just the code they write.

As a speaker, Faris has presented around the world on frontend architecture, React, Next.js, payments, performance, observability, developer experience, engineering leadership, and the softer skills that shape great technical careers. His talks often connect production engineering lessons with the human realities of software work: communication, ownership, resilience, confidence, and learning how to navigate ambiguity.

In his free time, Faris enjoys contributing to web development tools like Raycast and spending time contemplating life’s great questions, like why the build works on his machine but nowhere else.

## Rider

- Setup: Headset or lapel mic preferred — I like to move around the stage and engage with the audience. Handheld only as a backup.
- Setup: USB-C connection preferred. Please have an HDMI adapter available as backup.
- Setup: High resolution (1080p minimum, 4K preferred). My slides and code demos use dark themes, so good contrast and brightness help.
- Setup: Timer visible from stage if available.
- Setup: Confidence monitor or secondary screen facing the stage is helpful for longer sessions.

## Photos (6)

### Photo 1: Photo 1

Faris speaking behind the React Summit lectern with one hand raised..

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- 4:5 (1366×1708, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/935680b3c9def7974b08ebdd8e32dfb213431480-1366x2048.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3164&w=1366&h=1708&dl=faris-aziz-photo-1-4x5.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 16:9 (1366×768, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/935680b3c9def7974b08ebdd8e32dfb213431480-1366x2048.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3164&w=1366&h=768&dl=faris-aziz-photo-1-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

### Photo 2: Photo 2

Faris speaking into a headset microphone on a blue-lit stage at Voxxed Days Crete..

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- 16:9 (1934×1088, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/9dae32e83775700b957d149806b774fb7f88698a-2048x1088.jpg?fp-x=0.2716&fp-y=0.5&w=1934&h=1088&dl=faris-aziz-photo-2-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

### Photo 3: Photo 3

Faris seated on stage beside another speaker during a React Summit discussion..

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- 1:1 (4325×4325, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/b1ae7c349483be8176fcab676e48a88e958ec52e-6488x4325.jpg?fp-x=0.6226&fp-y=0.5&w=4325&h=4325&dl=faris-aziz-photo-3-1x1.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 4:5 (3460×4325, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/b1ae7c349483be8176fcab676e48a88e958ec52e-6488x4325.jpg?fp-x=0.6226&fp-y=0.5&w=3460&h=4325&dl=faris-aziz-photo-3-4x5.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 16:9 (6488×3650, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/b1ae7c349483be8176fcab676e48a88e958ec52e-6488x4325.jpg?fp-x=0.6226&fp-y=0.5&w=6488&h=3650&dl=faris-aziz-photo-3-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

### Photo 4: Photo 4

Faris speaking on stage in a yellow shirt beside the WhatTheStack 2025 screen..

- Original (4928×3279, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/247e8ebcfc22176df3240a49436667f325581768-4928x3279.jpg?rect=686,0,4242,3279&dl=faris-aziz-photo-4-original.jpg
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- 4:5 (2623×3279, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/247e8ebcfc22176df3240a49436667f325581768-4928x3279.jpg?fp-x=0.5829&fp-y=0.5203&w=2623&h=3279&dl=faris-aziz-photo-4-4x5.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 16:9 (4928×2772, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/247e8ebcfc22176df3240a49436667f325581768-4928x3279.jpg?fp-x=0.5829&fp-y=0.5203&w=4928&h=2772&dl=faris-aziz-photo-4-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

### Photo 5: Photo 5

Faris presenting a slide titled FaaS vs IaaS beside the React Summit lectern..

- Original (4181×6271, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/7e4ca79d54dc716b79ab1ebe36b572b74a0a9cf8-4181x6271.jpg?dl=faris-aziz-photo-5-original.jpg
- 1:1 (4181×4181, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/7e4ca79d54dc716b79ab1ebe36b572b74a0a9cf8-4181x6271.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5137&w=4181&h=4181&dl=faris-aziz-photo-5-1x1.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 4:5 (4181×5226, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/7e4ca79d54dc716b79ab1ebe36b572b74a0a9cf8-4181x6271.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5137&w=4181&h=5226&dl=faris-aziz-photo-5-4x5.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 16:9 (4181×2352, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/7e4ca79d54dc716b79ab1ebe36b572b74a0a9cf8-4181x6271.jpg?fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5137&w=4181&h=2352&dl=faris-aziz-photo-5-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

### Photo 6: Photo 6

A black-and-white photo of Faris speaking beside the Voxxed Days lectern..

- Original (2500×1254, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/40e557c5a85a73bc3a0319bc6d6fd21f7799e316-2500x1254.jpg?rect=831,0,1669,1254&dl=faris-aziz-photo-6-original.jpg
- 1:1 (1254×1254, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/40e557c5a85a73bc3a0319bc6d6fd21f7799e316-2500x1254.jpg?fp-x=0.6661&fp-y=0.5&w=1254&h=1254&dl=faris-aziz-photo-6-1x1.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 4:5 (1003×1254, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/40e557c5a85a73bc3a0319bc6d6fd21f7799e316-2500x1254.jpg?fp-x=0.6661&fp-y=0.5&w=1003&h=1254&dl=faris-aziz-photo-6-4x5.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint
- 16:9 (2229×1254, JPG): https://cdn.sanity.io/images/94fb4yui/production/40e557c5a85a73bc3a0319bc6d6fd21f7799e316-2500x1254.jpg?fp-x=0.6661&fp-y=0.5&w=2229&h=1254&dl=faris-aziz-photo-6-16x9.jpg&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint

## Sprites

The cartoon me, for event graphics. Use them as they are: no flipping, recolouring or extra logos.

- Speaking (PNG, 1374×1145): https://faziz-dev.com/_astro/faris-speaking.D_-V96JY.png
- Thinking (PNG, 1306×1205): https://faziz-dev.com/_astro/faris-thinking.CfV6zU70.png

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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