Ricardo Ferreira
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Principal Developer Advocate @Redis, Expert in Distributed Systems, Databases, and Software Development, Previously @AWS, @Elastic, and @Confluent
Ricardo serves as Principal Developer Advocate at Redis. He built a successful career in DevRel, working for companies such as AWS, Elastic, and Confluent.
He has more than 25 years of experience in distributed systems, databases, and software development. He began his career focused on software engineering and developer education, then moved into solution architecture, helping customers design, build, and deploy data-intensive applications. Over time, he found his passion in DevRel, where he combines deep technical expertise, teaching experience, and customer empathy to help developers succeed.
Session
Beyond Prompting: Context Engineering for Production-Grade AI
If you're building production-grade AI apps, you may know an uncomfortable truth: reliable model outputs require far more than clever prompting.