Aditya Oberai

Hi, I'm Aditya Oberai.

I work in developer relations, helping developer tools communicate better, teach better, and build stronger communities.

I lead Developer Relations at Appwrite, where I spend my days turning product launches into stories, documentation into teaching, and users into communities. Along the way I've organized India's first DevRelCon and photographed more conference hallways than I can count.

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140+ technical articles 8+ conference talks across 3 continents 5× Microsoft MVP CMX Best DevRel Community Professional, 2024

What I work on

Five themes, from product launches to the programs behind them.

Developer Relations Helping developers discover, understand, and succeed with developer tools, from the first announcement to the last page of the docs. Product Storytelling Translating engineering work into stories developers actually want to read, and measuring whether they do. Community Building programs that turn users into contributors, students into builders, and community members into advocates. Developer Experience The unglamorous work that makes a platform feel good to use: SDKs, integrations, tutorials, and runnable examples. Recognition Milestones from along the way.

Recent and upcoming talks

2026 The Content ROI Shift: Is AI-Scaled Technical Blogging Your New Growth Moat? RenderATL How AI-assisted long-form technical content can drive growth for developer-facing products, with a practical workflow for articles that rank on Google and influence AI-generated answers. 2026 Why Agents Make Different Decisions With the Same Tools MCP Dev Summit Bengaluru Practical testing and development practices for MCP servers that make AI agents meaningfully more reliable. Presented with Jyoti Bisht and Animesh Pathak. 2025 Does Your Tech Company Even Need A Community? All Things Open A framework for evaluating your company's readiness to launch community initiatives, before you burn goodwill finding out the hard way.

Bringing people together

Programs and gatherings I've started or grown, because developer tools are only half the story.

The Writers' Room

A community program for developers who want to become better technical writers, with space to pitch, draft, and publish with editorial feedback.

Photo Walks

Casual photography walks organized around conferences and meetups, where developers explore a city together with cameras in hand.

Doon Tech Community

An independent tech community in Dehradun, bringing together the developers, students, and builders of the Doon valley for meetups, talks, and collaboration.

From the blog

A few recent pieces. The full archive lives on Substack.

AUG 2026 The Grief And Rage Leaving Home Brings Remembering The Caterpillar Before The Butterfly. MAY 2026 The Glorious Burden Of Leaving Footsteps In The Sand On legacy, purpose, and the strange comfort of being forgotten. JAN 2026 Celebrating Friendships Of 'Inconvenience' Because some people are worth the effort! JUL 2025 Re-visiting Superman: My Thoughts On Masculinity, Privilege, and Hope Cause I'm a punkrocker, yes I am! APR 2025 Paid Mentorship and Referrals: A Discussion On Desperation, Greed, And Ethics Should you even try to commoditize them?

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Through the lens

Street, travel, and event photography, free to use and free to enjoy.

Stunning view of modern skyscrapers in Bengaluru, showcasing vibrant architecture on a sunny day.

A vibrant orange inflatable ring floating in a shimmering blue swimming pool in Bengaluru, India.

Classic red Maruti 800 parked on a Bengaluru street, showcasing vintage automotive style.

A man carrying a cat on his shoulder amidst colorful festival lights in Bengaluru at night.

A calm dog sleeping in a sunny garden in Bengaluru, India, surrounded by plants and earthy tones.

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Where the work lives

This site is the hub; the work itself lives on the platforms that do it best.

WRITING Read on Substack Essays and newsletters on developer relations, developer tools, and the craft of building communities. oberai.blog PHOTOGRAPHY Explore on Pexels A growing archive of street, travel, and event photography from cities and conferences around the world. pexels.com PROJECTS Browse GitHub Open source demos, sample apps, and experiments, most built to teach something or test an idea. github.com RESUME Download the PDF The formal version: roles, launches, talks, and recognition on a single page, updated regularly. oberai.dev

Building something for developers? Let's talk.

aditya@oberai.dev