Speaking for Stanford SOLE 🎓
Spoke at Stanford's Society of Latinx Engineers about breaking into industry, early career decisions, and AI tooling — one of those Q&As where you can tell people are genuinely curious.
Events
Speaking 🎤
Senior Software Engineer at Slack with 8+ years in frontend engineering. Speaker and mentor, with a focus on helping underrepresented engineers grow into technical leadership.
Highlights
Featured Talks 🎤
Dreamforce
Exploring AI Agents in Slack
AISlack
Ripple
Mujeres Fuertes: Honoring Latina Leadership in Tech
Latinx LeadershipDiversity
Doximity
Women of Color in Engineering Fireside Chat
DiversityWomen in Engineering
Techqueria
Community & Career Growth at Salesforce Tower
CommunityCareer Growth
Pluralsight
The Unsuspecting Beauty & Complexity of Web Forms
TypeScriptWeb Dev
Unidos US
Latinas in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
Latinx in TechDiversity
Asana
Real Talk: Diversity in Tech
DiversityCareer
Stanford University
Future of Work
Future of Work
LTX Fest
Latinx Level Up, LIT Rising Stars
Latinx in TechCareer
Coro Northern California
Women in Leadership Alumni Panel
Women in LeadershipDiversity
CodeNewbie
What are Progressive Web Apps?
PWAWeb Dev
Tech Intersections
Leveling Up on LinkedIn for Software Engineers
LinkedInCareer
Archive
Past Events 📅 (99)
Presenting to Salesforce Futureforce Interns 🌟
Presented on AI tooling and the agentic future alongside Ashwin Goel for Salesforce's Futureforce intern cohort — sharing how Slack and Salesforce are building for what comes next.
Leland AMA: Ask Me Anything as a Software Engineering Interviewer 🎤
Hosted a virtual AMA on Leland for Software Engineering Recruiting Week, sharing candid insights on what interviewers actually look for, what raises red flags, and how hiring decisions are really made.
SHPE x Slack: Identity, Momentum, and Latinos in Tech 💙
Joined a SHPE x Slack panel at Salesforce to talk beyond job titles — about identity, momentum, and what it means to keep going as Latinos in tech during a challenging moment for our community.
Speaking at Dreamforce: Exploring AI Agents in Slack 💬
My first Dreamforce experience — sharing how Slack is shaping the future of work through AI agents and conversational workflows.
Panel Event: How the Slack Team Uses Slack 💬
Shared how the Slack team uses Slack—from favorite features to behind-the-scenes engineering tips—at our community panel in SF! ✨
Bringing Builders Together: AI Dev Tools Night at Salesforce Tower
We brought the dev community together for an epic night of AI agents, dev tools, and pizza at Salesforce Tower. Here’s how it all went down. 🍕🤖
Mujeres Fuertes: Honoring Latina Leadership in Tech at Ripple’s Fireside Chat
Spoke at Ripple’s Mujeres Fuertes chat for WHM! Shared my story as a Latina in tech alongside amazing leaders building resilience and impact. 💬✨💪🏽
Celebrating Community and Career Growth with Techqueria at Salesforce Tower
Spoke at Techqueria x Slack’s fireside event on job hunting, AI, and career resilience—powered by community, cake pops, and Latiné excellence. 🌮💬✨
Reflections on My Fireside Chat with Doximity: Women of Color in Engineering
Reflections on my fireside chat with Doximity, where I shared insights on diversity in engineering and actionable steps for building inclusive tech teams.
Slack AMA: The team behind Slack lists
Discover how Slack’s Lists feature was built, what's next for it, and how it can elevate your team’s productivity! Highlights from an AMA I was in.
Slack Lists Unleashed: Revolutionize Your Workflow!
Discover how Slack Lists can transform your team’s productivity! Highlights from my in-depth demo for the Slack Twin Cities community.
Testimonials
What Attendees Say
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“Frances has always been a helpful and integral part of the team. When I first joined Customer Acquisition it was Frances who helped me learn who the experts in each subject matter were and who I should go to when I have specific questions. On many occasions Frances offered to not...”
“Frances is a great podcast interviewer and an amazing engineer. She interviewed me for her podcast called Tech Queens. For anyone considering appearing on this podcast, I would definitely recommend going for it.The podcast is about women of color in tech talking about their caree...”
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