Pauline P. Bakhtiari (née Narvas)
Head of Community Platforms at Vercel with a track record across community strategy, developer education, event programming, and cross-functional leadership.
EXPERIENCE
Head of Community Platforms, Vercel
Leading a team of DX engineers focused on helping more developers become confident Vercel experts.
Head of Community, Ona (formerly Gitpod)
Led the community team, managed community engineers, built the Ona (formerly Gitpod) community from zero, and launched global programs, events, and content that helped it scale.
Platform Engineer, Sky Betting & Gaming
Developed automation scripts, managed production applications, scaled infrastructure, and enhanced resilience using technologies like Kubernetes, AWS, and Docker.
Site Reliability Engineer, BT
Established cloud standards, and implemented initiatives to enhance system reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
Digital Engineering Graduate, BT
A two-year rotational program across the engineering organisation (architecture, software, platform and site reliability engineering)
PROJECTS
Ona (formerly Gitpod) Community meet-up network
Built a global network of 15 meet-ups with 350 attendees and 600 members, including partnerships with AWS for three events.
Cloud Development Environment (CDE) Universe
Organized and led the first in-person conference in San Francisco for 120 attendees, managing all aspects including logistics, marketing, and serving as the MC.
Ona (formerly Gitpod) Community Heroes
Developed and launched an ambassador program to recognize and reward active contributors in the Ona (formerly Gitpod) community, successfully onboarding 30+ Heroes globally.
Ona (formerly Gitpod) Screencasts
Produced educational screencasts showcasing best practices and advanced features of Ona (formerly Gitpod), resulting in a 33-video playlist that attracted over 15,000 views.
Ona (formerly Gitpod) Community
Built the community from zero to 40,000+ members and shaped it into a vibrant, high-trust space for users.
COMMUNITIES
Lead Instructor, Code First Girls
Founder, Ladies in DevOps
Community Organiser, MedTech Sheffield
EDUCATION
Biomedical Sciences with Employment Experience, The University of Sheffield
WORKFLOW
Skills
Tools
Technology
CERTIFICATIONS
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate, Linux Foundation
Solutions Architect Associate, Amazon Web Services
Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services