Patrick Kua
Chief Scientist, N26

Patrick Kua is the chief scientist at the mobile bank N26, where he’s building the engineering group that will change how retail banking works. Previously, Patrick was the CTO of N26 and a principal technical consultant at ThoughtWorks in London. He’s the author of three books: The Retrospective Handbook, Talking with Tech Leads, and most recently, Building Evolutionary Architectures. Patrick is a frequent conference speaker and blogger. He’s passionate about bringing a balanced focus between people, organizations, and technology.

Sessions

13:50–14:15 Thursday, 7 November 2019

Location: Hall A7/A8

From the trenches: Patrick Kua

Patrick Kua (N26), Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)

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(4.33, 6 ratings)

In this ongoing series, Neal Ford interviews highly regarded industry professions about their career path and their work as an architect. Join in for his discussion with Patrick Kua. Read more.

15:00–15:45 Thursday, 7 November 2019

Location: Hall A5

Scaling out architectural decision making

Application architecture

Secondary topics: Case Study

Patrick Kua (N26)

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(4.60, 5 ratings)

In the fast-moving startup world, there's often not a lot of time to think about architecture. N26 wanted to ensure that it not only delivered fast but also delivered a quality product. Patrick Kua explores how the company scaled out architectural decision making as it grew very rapidly (in both customers and engineers). Read more.