From rendering pipelines to design tokens, our lineup digs into the patterns, tools, and ideas powering the web in 2026.
Staff Engineer · Vercel
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Rendering at the Edge: Streaming Beyond Hydration
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Olena leads rendering infrastructure work at Vercel and contributes to the React framework ecosystem. Previously at Shopify on storefront performance.
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A practical tour of partial pre-rendering, streaming SSR, and edge runtimes — when they help, when they hurt, and how to measure the difference.
Accessibility Lead · GitLab
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ARIA Without Apology: Building Inclusive Components
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Dmytro builds accessible UI primitives at GitLab and co-maintains an open source headless component library used across fintech and gov tech.
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A field-tested guide to dialogs, comboboxes, and listboxes — the patterns teams get wrong, plus the testing loop that keeps regressions out.
Design Systems Architect · Figma
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Tokens All the Way Down: Theming Without Tears
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Sofia connects design and engineering at Figma, focusing on token pipelines, multi-brand theming, and bridging Figma variables with code.
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A look at layered token architectures using CSS custom properties — semantic vs. primitive layers, dark mode, and shipping themes without N forks.
Senior Frontend Engineer · Stripe
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Container Queries in Production: Lessons from a Rewrite
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Andrii works on Stripe's checkout surface and writes about modern CSS, layout primitives, and pragmatic adoption strategies for large codebases.
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Real numbers, real bugs, real wins from migrating a 200-component library to container queries, `:has()`, and intrinsic sizing.
DX Engineer · Linear
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AI in the Editor: Tooling That Respects Your Code
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Yulia builds developer tooling at Linear with a focus on editor integrations, codemods, and pragmatic AI workflows for product teams.
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How to design AI-assisted refactors, codemods, and review tools that augment senior engineers instead of generating noise PRs.
Principal Engineer · Datadog
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Modular Monoliths for Frontends: Scaling Without Microfrontends
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Roman leads frontend platform work at Datadog, with a decade of experience scaling JavaScript codebases across hundreds of contributors.
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A hard look at when microfrontends are the wrong answer — and how a well-bounded modular monolith with clear ownership often wins.
Web Perf Consultant · Independent
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INP in the Wild: Diagnosing Real-User Interactions
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Kateryna helps product teams diagnose Core Web Vitals regressions, with previous work at Booking.com and a focus on long-task profiling.
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Practical strategies for tracking, attributing, and fixing INP — from event delegation traps to scheduler.yield and view transitions.
Tech Lead · MonoBank
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State, Signals, and Sanity: Choosing a 2026 Architecture
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Viktor leads frontend architecture at MonoBank, shipping high-traffic financial UIs with a small team and a strong opinion on simplicity.
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A decision framework for picking between signals, stores, and server state in 2026 — with trade-offs from real production migrations.
Six focused sessions packed with practical insights from engineers shipping production frontends. No fluff, no filler — just the patterns, tools, and ideas that move the web forward.
ARIA, keyboard nav, and focus management you can ship Monday morning.
Core Web Vitals, bundle diets, and rendering strategies that actually move the needle.
From Figma variables to CSS custom properties — bridge the design-engineering gap.
:has(), subgrid, view transitions — CSS features rewriting how we build layouts.
Monorepos, micro-frontends, and state strategies for teams shipping fast.
Hallway track, post-talk Q&A, and the Kyiv frontend community in one room.
Kyiv Frontend Night is made possible by partners who care about developer growth. Meet the teams hiring, sponsoring talks, and fueling the after-party.
Kyiv Frontend Night is powered by teams who care about the craft \u2014 from tooling and infrastructure to design systems and developer experience.
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A central Kyiv loft built for hackers, talks, and good coffee. Easy to reach, easy to love.
Location
Creative Quarter, Kyiv
Nyzhnoiurkivska St, 31 · 04080
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Nyzhnoiurkivska St, 31Podil District, Kyiv 04080Ukraine
Metro, bus & tram options
Metro: Kontraktova Ploshcha (M3) — 8 min walk via Kostiantynivska St.
Tram: Lines 11, 12, 19 stop at Nyzhnoiurkivska, 2 min from the entrance.
Ride-hail: Uklon, Bolt and Uber drop-off zone is right at gate B.
On-site & nearby lots
On-site: 40 free spots inside Creative Quarter — first come, first served from 17:30.
Overflow: Paid lot at Mezhyhirska 82, 80 UAH/hr, 4 min walk.
Bikes & scooters: Covered racks next to the main entrance.
Inclusive by design
Step-free access: Ramp at gate B and elevator to Hall B on level 1.
Seating: Reserved front-row spots for wheelchair users and companions.
Support: Live captions on the main screen and a quiet room near the lobby.
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