Bengaluru, Karnataka, India:  D. E. Shaw India, part of the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, has announced its sponsorship of the Great International Developer Summit (GIDS) 2024, from April 23 to 26 in Bengaluru, India. Now in its sixteenth year, GIDS is one of Asia-Pacific’s largest conferences for software developers, having hosted more than 70,000 attendees since its inception.
 
Lakshmi Prasad Koneti, managing director and a member of D. E. Shaw India’s Operating Committee, said, “We are excited to support GIDS again this year. We especially look forward to reconnecting with this vibrant community of developers and technologists as our presence in Bengaluru continues to grow.”
 
Conference attendees will have the chance to stop by D. E. Shaw India’s booth and meet with the firm’s tech and recruitment teams to learn more about the tech landscape and career opportunities at the firm. They’ll also have the chance to attend informative sessions on April 25 and 26, during which experts from the firm’s tech teams will provide information on the following tools developed in-house:
 

• A Kafka application state recovery service
• A high-performance hybrid computing scheduler  

 
Dilip Thomas, founder and CEO of Saltmarch Media, which organizes GIDS, said, “GIDS 2024 stands at the confluence of innovation, technology, and community, offering a unique platform for industry leaders like D. E. Shaw India to share insights and foster connections. We are thrilled to have such a distinguished participant, underscoring our commitment to elevating the discourse around the future of software development and digital transformation.”