Independent · Distributed Systems

Deep engineering talks, right here in Seattle.

Seattle Systems is a community-run meetup focused on distributed systems - algorithms, architecture, reliability, and the hard problems between. Company-neutral, practitioner-friendly.

What we're about

Open, technical, and welcoming to practitioners of all backgrounds.

Real-world depth

We focus on distributed systems in practice: consistency, consensus, CAP tradeoffs, observability, data movement, fault tolerance, and performance at scale.

Community first

Run by engineers for engineers - bringing together students, VCs, managers, founders, and researchers across the Seattle area.

Company-neutral

No sales decks. Speakers share designs, incidents, and lessons learned so we can all build more resilient systems.

Why the focus on systems?

Distributed systems are where theory meets production. We dig into the trade-offs behind real services: latency budgets, backpressure, replication strategies, and failure modes - the details that decide whether systems bend or break.

Typical topics

  • Compilers, parsers, VMs, profiling, and IDEs
  • Databases, networking, and large-scale infrastructure
  • Formal methods and verification
  • Browsers, kernel development, and security

Upcoming events

Talks are free. RSVP required when seats are limited.

Systems Engineering
Sep 25, 2025 · 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Scaling, Caching & Reactivity in Distributed Systems

📍 Location: Amazon - Doppler

Join us for the upcoming Seattle Systems talk on Scaling, Caching & Reactivity in Distributed Systems. For the first time, we have got two awesome engineers lined up to talk about distributed syste...

Past events

Talks are free. RSVP required when seats are limited.

v.0.0.1
Jul 23, 2025 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Seattle Systems v0.0.1

📍 Location: Terry Ave, Seattle, WA

This is the very first in-person meetup for Seattle Systems, and you’re invited. We’re gathering the curious, the nerdy, the builders, the system-thinkers, the “I’m not sure what this is yet but I’...

Systems Engineering
Aug 21, 2025 · 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Transactions and Coordination in Aurora DSQL

📍 Location: SURF Incubator, 999 3rd Ave Suite 700, Seattle, WA

Take a peek at the inner workings of Aurora DSQL with Marc Brooker. Explore using physical time to execute transactions with minimal coordination.

Happy Hour
Sep 2, 2025 · 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Seattle Systems x Antithesis Happy Hour

📍 Location: Here Today Brewery, Seattle, WA

Drinks are on us, snacks are stacked, and the space is set for good conversation. Grab a pint, swap some ideas, and keep the energy rolling.

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