Caven Cade Mitchell (ミッチー)

Engineer at 株式会社KATIX

Caven Cade Mitchell is a sustainability-focused technology leader in Japan and an engineer at KATIX. With 19 years of experience across software development, architecture, and developer evangelism, he has built and launched more than a dozen platforms and applications while mentoring startups and supporting digital transformation initiatives.

He is the founder and primary organizer of Dev Japan, one of Japan’s largest developer communities, and a OnePointFive Academy Fellow in Sustainability Consulting, where he integrates technical expertise with climate action and social impact.

Outside of work, Caven enjoys weightlifting, chocolate, and all things worth loving.

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Session

Developer Communities Ship Products & Careers

How do you ship faster products and stronger careers at the same time? By investing in developer communities. I’ll share what we’ve learned building Dev Japan/Design Japan: how small, internal rituals (lightning talks, guilds, RFC clubs) compound into delivery wins, hiring flywheels, and retained talent—and how those communities can scale outward to the public, creating a feedback loop where external community engineers become future hires and contributors. Geared for both engineering leaders and individual contributors, this session shows the concrete practices that turn “community” into real product velocity and career growth.

Language: en