Sarah Brown

Work

  1. 2025-2026

    Factor House

    Product Manager

    Owned the product function, driving roadmap direction and delivery across real-time data tooling.

    • product
    • enterprise
    • open source
  2. 2025

    Factor House

    Community & Partnerships Engineer

    Led developer education and community growth across the streaming data ecosystem.

    • community
    • developer education
    • open source
  3. 2020–2024

    Code Like a Girl

    Product & Tech Lead

    Led product and technology across the organisation, including a custom LMS and grant-funded internship platform.

    • product
    • engineering
    • ed-tech
  4. 2018–2020

    Code Like a Girl

    State Director

    Led community programs across South Australia — workshops, events, and industry partnerships.

    • community
    • ed-tech
    • events
  5. 2018–2020

    TCPinpoint

    Product Manager & Front End Engineer

    Joined as the second hire; expanded from front-end development into product strategy and customer discovery.

    • product
    • engineering
  6. 2012–2021

    Self-Employed

    Independent Product Engineer & Consultant

    Led full product lifecycles for founders and community orgs across arts, healthcare, emergency services, and e-commerce.

    • product
    • engineering
    • consulting

Speaking & Community

  1. Co-organiser FP Melbourne Meetup
    2026
  2. Python workshop Vic Gov Cyber Security Week
    2024
  3. Co-organiser & main stage host Virtual Engineers Summit
    2023–2024
  4. Main stage presenter Adelaide Science Week
    2022
  5. MC and panel host SouthStart Developer Day
    2022
  6. Opening keynote speaker NLS9 Librarians Symposium
    2019
  7. Mentor RMIT Future Skills
    2018–2019
  8. Stage manager SouthStart, Adelaide Convention Centre
    2018–2019
  9. Organising committee member TEDxAdelaide
    2016–2018