Natalya is a designer, developer, artist, author, educator, and doer of good deeds. She recently joined Datadog to work on design systems. Previously, she worked at GitHub, The New York Times, as well as taught at Harvard Extension. She loves to write, publishing the Design Engineering Handbook and articles for various online publications. Natalya holds bachelor’s degrees in Studio Art and Psychology, and a master's in Creativity and Talent Development. Crossing disciplines and building bridges between design and engineering is at the foundation of much of her work, and building teams, growing community, and investing in human creativity at scale is the next big adventure.
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A candid conversation on what happens when design and development overlap. Join this fast-paced panel as we explore hybrid roles, collaboration habits, and how AI is reshaping the craft—and the teams behind it.
