Developer conference · Third edition
Build what's next
Two days of web, AI and infrastructure talks from the engineers who run them in production. No sales pitches on stage, just hard-won lessons and a very good coffee line.
- When18–19 March 2027
- WherePier 27, San Francisco
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Frontier Summit in numbers
- 1,200Developers on one pier
- 8Headline sessions across 3 tracks
- 2Days, with a closing party
- 94%Of 2026 attendees would return
Speakers
Six people who ship for a living
Engineers and leads from teams running real traffic. Each one is giving a session you can plan around.
Schedule
Two days, three tracks
Pick a day, filter by track and open any session for the abstract, room and a calendar file. Press Save on the ones you want and they collect under My agenda.
Showing 4 sessions
Thursday, 18 March 2027
Doors 8:30 AM · Lunch 12:00 PM · Closing party on the pier from 6:30 PM
9:30 AMto 10:15 AM
Opening keynote: The next ten years of the web platform
Priya Raman, Kiln
11:00 AMto 11:45 AM
Evals are the new unit tests
Marcus Oyelaran, Halcyon
1:30 PMto 2:15 PM
Zero-downtime migrations on a billion-row table
David Chen, Marlin Systems
3:00 PMto 3:45 PM
CSS you don't need JavaScript for anymore
Jonas Lindqvist, Parallax
Venue and travel
Right on the Embarcadero
Pier 27 sits on the water between the Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf, with the Bay Bridge overhead and Treasure Island across the bay.
- Address
- The Embarcadero at Pier 27, San Francisco, CA 94111
- Doors and first session
- Doors 8:30 AM both days. First session 9:30 AM.
- Rooms
- Main Stage (900 seats), Harbor Room (300), Bay Room (200)
- Access
- Step-free entrance on the Embarcadero side, elevators to the mezzanine, live captions on Main Stage and a quiet room open all day.
Getting here
- BART
Embarcadero station is a 10-minute walk along the waterfront. From SFO it is about 30 minutes with no transfer.
- Muni F-line
Historic streetcars stop at the Embarcadero and Broadway, a three-minute walk from the Pier 27 gate.
- Rideshare
Use the drop-off lane at the main gate on The Embarcadero. Expect a short wait for pickups after 6 PM on Thursday.
Hotel deals
We negotiated conference rates for the nights of 16–20 March 2027. Quote the code FRONTIER27 and book by 12 February 2027; after that, rooms go back on general sale.
5 min walkHotel Ferry Lane
Broadway at Battery
Regular rate
$229, conference rate $189per night, before tax- Free cancellation until 7 days before
- Late checkout 2 PM on 19 March
- Breakfast for two included
12 min walkTelegraph Hill Suites
Telegraph Hill
Regular rate
$259, conference rate $215per night, before tax- Kitchenette suites sleep four
- Desk and fast Wi-Fi in every suite
- Free cancellation until 7 days before
Sponsors
Backed by teams we'd hire
Sponsors fund the pier, the coffee and the closing party. They never get a stage slot.
Presenting partners
- Kiln
- Halcyon
Supporting partners
- Tidewater
- Parallax
- Marlin Systems
- Openfield
- Northbeam
- Quillpen
- Bayline
- Ferrous
Want your team on this list? Email sponsors@frontiersummit.dev for the 2027 prospectus.
Tickets
Grab a seat on the pier
Every ticket covers both days, lunch and coffee. Early bird pricing ends when the first 300 are gone.
- Best value
Early bird
$399
The lowest price we will ever offer, for the first 300 tickets.
- Both days, all three tracks
- Lunch and coffee on both days
- Talk recordings after the event
Standard
$599
Everything in Early bird once the first 300 tickets are gone.
- Both days, all three tracks
- Lunch, coffee and closing party
- Priority seating at Main Stage talks
Team of 5
$2,495
Five Standard tickets at $499 each. Bring the whole team.
- Five Standard tickets, one invoice
- Reserved team table at lunch
- Free name swaps until 1 March
FAQ
Good questions
The things people ask us most before they book. Anything missing, just write.
What does a ticket include?
Both days, all three tracks, lunch and coffee on both days, and access to talk recordings within two weeks of the event. Standard and Team tickets include the closing party on Thursday evening. Early bird guests can add it at the registration desk for $45.
Can I transfer my ticket or get a refund?
Name swaps are free until 1 March 2027. Refunds are 100% until 18 February, 50% until 4 March, and after that we can transfer the ticket to a colleague but not refund it.
Will the talks be recorded?
Every session on all three tracks is recorded with captions. Attendees get the videos within two weeks, and they go public 90 days later.
Is the venue accessible?
Yes. The entrance and all three rooms are step-free, Main Stage has live captions, and the front rows of every room are reserved for guests who need them. If you need something specific, tell us by 1 March and we will arrange it.
Email about access needsWho do I talk to if something goes wrong?
Find anyone in an orange lanyard, visit the reporting desk on the mezzanine or text the response team. Everything is explained in our code of conduct.
Read the code of conduct