Pauline P. Bakhtiari | Community Leader, DevRel & Developer Experience

Pauline P. Bakhtiari (née Narvas) engaging with developers at a community event, demonstrating her expertise in building and leading developer communities

Community Builder

I care about building love for developer tools, exploring how AI transforms communities, and the ROI of human connection and technical education.

I've led several successful communities and have seen firsthand how these elements fuel adoption, retention, and long-term advocacy.

HIGHLIGHTS

Drove developer adoption across 40,000+ community members that turned community feedback into product improvements that shipped

Brought 350+ developers together in-person globally in under 12 months, building local ecosystems around the product

Led AI-powered community infrastructure and live session programmes that became part of company launch strategy

Hear it from others

I was extremely impressed by Pauline's ability to organize, build, and facilitate developer communities. She has an exceptional talent and positive approach. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Pauline to any team looking to grow the reputation and community of their developer focused product.
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Kirk Kaiser
Author of Make Art With Python

A dynamic and sincere community builder, Pauline brings a high level of passion and energy to her work that not only captivates success but a deeper mission that serves many. It's both a joy and an inspiration to work with Pauline!
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Samantha Geraci-Yee
Director of Business Development

Pauline is a delight and creative force. I've worked with her before for DevRel/OSS community building and I admire her commitment to serving her community with consistent and educational tech content.
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Alejandra Quetzalli
Senior Technical Writer

I've seen Pauline set the bar for everyone else. She built and nurtured the community, managed a team, organized and ran conferences in record time, created quality screencasts, gave talks, wrote articles, held meetups, and put us on the map. I often wondered if we had the same 24 hours in a day.
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Laurie Malau
Chief of Staff

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Creator

My first blog post, published in 2006, was about an idea for a new online multiplayer game. Since then, I've been sharing my ideas online in multiple formats, from blog posts to videos and podcasts.

I still write at pawlean.com.

I live by the motto "exist loudly". Embracing boldness and authenticity in everything I create.

This has translated into my online presence, too, organically gathering a global following.

16.4K X (Formerly Twitter)12.2K LinkedIn10.7K Blog1.3K Instagram600 YouTube200 TikTok

Today, I continue to share insights mostly on community building and personal growth.