About this Event
Join Sierra in San Francisco’s SoMa district on Wednesday, April 22, for a Girl Geek Dinner and technical deep dive into the systems, infrastructure, and product strategy behind enterprise AI agents.
Enjoy food, drinks, and networking before a series of lightning talks from Sierra’s engineering and product leaders. From agent memory to the infrastructure powering enterprise AI agents, hear directly from the women building and shaping the future of applied AI:
🧠 Memory for AI Agents — on what it means to give agents long-term memory for the enterprise. She will explore how memory unlocks more capable, context-aware systems — and what it means for the next generation of intelligent agents and transforming the customer experience companies.
⚡ Reliable Inference Layers — on engineering resilient layers that reduce P99 latency by 70%+ by dynamically routing requests to the healthiest model providers and intelligently hedging slow calls.
🎙️ Voice Latency Pipelines — on the technical breakdown of mitigating latency in real-time voice. She will discuss where latency comes from, how do we mitigate it, and why it matters.
After the tech talks, don't miss this candid panel and Q&A featuring , , and moderated by discussing careers in AI, representation, startup culture, and what it’s really like building in this industry.
We look forward to an evening of engaging stories, delicious food and drinks, and networking with fellow girl geeks! Spots are limited — we’d love to see you there.
About Sierra:
Sierra helps businesses build better, more human experiences with AI. Our team works at the forefront of AI, combining research with a focus on real-world impact. That blend of innovation and practicality drives everything we do, and we’re always on the lookout for thoughtful, mission-driven people.
We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do.
Sierra Girl Geek Dinner - Agenda:
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM - Check-In, Food & Drinks, Networking!
6:15 PM - 7:20 PM - Welcome & Lightning Tech Talks from Sierra Engineering & Product
7:20 PM - 8:00 PM - Careers in AI Panel Discussion with Q&A
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Wrap-Up, Dessert & Networking!
Sierra is hiring for open roles including:
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About Sierra Girl Geek Dinner Speakers:
is a Product Manager at Sierra, where she leads the development of memory systems for AI agents. Her work focuses on the technical strategy and user-centric design required to give autonomous agents a long-term, contextual understanding of enterprise users. Before joining Sierra, Linden spent over four years at Google and Verily, leading product for complex healthcare AI and clinical data platforms. Linden holds a degree in Mathematics from Harvard University and is passionate about the intersection of intelligent agents and large-scale data systems.
is an Infrastructure Engineer at Sierra, where she builds the high-scale systems that power autonomous AI agents. A veteran of the Bay Area's most iconic infrastructure teams, Kimberly was previously a Staff Infrastructure Engineer at Slack, led core infrastructure at Quip, and worked on planet-scale production systems at Meta. Kimberly holds degrees from UC San Diego and Maastricht University, and she is currently focused on solving the reliability and latency "bugs" that exist in today's foundation models to turn them into enterprise-grade features.
is an Agent Engineering Lead at Sierra, driving the development of scalable, production-ready AI agents. Beth previously spent nearly five years at Lyft as a Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead Manager within the Infrastructure organization. Before joining Sierra’s team, she co-founded Probably Something, a platform for digital asset utility. Beth holds degrees from University of Michigan and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
is a Product Manager at Sierra, where she leads the agent building and evaluation platform. Previously, Sachi served as Head of Product at Semgrep and Head of Product at Lightstep (acquired by ServiceNow), and was a Director of Product at ServiceNow. Earlier in her career, she worked as a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir. Sachi holds a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Wellesley College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
is a Sales Engineer at Sierra and a global speaker on the intersection of technical sales and AI innovation. With over a decade of experience at HashiCorp, Splunk, and Accenture, Kelly is an expert in enterprise hypergrowth and technical storytelling. She is a member of Women Defining AI and holds a degree from UC Santa Cruz. Kelly is passionate about demystifying complex technologies and building inclusive high-performing teams.
is Head of Sales Engineering at Sierra, where she leads a global team of 20+ experts in building and deploying conversational AI for the world's most iconic brands. As Sierra's founding SE, Kaila has been instrumental in the company’s rapid growth following a successful career at Salesforce and Bluewolf. She is a graduate of Northeastern University’s D'Amore-McKim School of Business and is passionate about building high-performing, collaborative technical teams.
Meet the Sierra Recruiters:
is a Recruiter at Sierra, where she is currently building the world-class teams behind the future of conversational AI. Previously a key recruiter for Stripe’s Solutions Architecture team and a founding member of the talent team at Next Insurance, Alice is an expert in technical and executive search for hypergrowth startups. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from San José State University and is a dedicated mentor for early-career professionals in the Bay Area.
is a Recruiter at Sierra and a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech ecosystem. Formerly the Head of Talent at Solv. and a Senior Business Recruiter at Square, Alishan has spent her career scaling high-talent-density teams across fintech, healthcare, and AI. She is a certified PHR professional and a dedicated community volunteer who believes in building teams that are as inclusive as they are innovative.
Here’s your chance to ask folks at Sierra how they’ve created impact at work and blazed their careers—and how you can too.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sierra, 235 2nd Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 23.18 to USD 28.52
