Sarah Drasner

Director of Engineering at Google

Sarah Drasner is the Director of Engineering, Core Developer Web at Google, where she oversees the web infrastructure teams responsible for various technologies, including JavaScript and TypeScript languages, as well as frameworks like Angular and Wiz. Her role involves managing essential components that power Google's web applications.1 2 4

Drasner is also a well-respected author, having written Engineering Management for the Rest of Us, and is recognized as an award-winning speaker in the tech community. She has previously held significant positions such as VP of Developer Experience at Netlify and Principal Lead at Microsoft Azure. Additionally, she is a member of the Vue core team and has contributed to several open-source projects.1 2 3

Beyond her professional roles, Drasner co-organizes ConcatenateConf, a conference aimed at supporting developers from Nigeria and Kenya, reflecting her commitment to community engagement in tech.1 4

Highlights

Nov 9 · twitter

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Oct 26 · twitter

In my spare time, I’ve been writing and rewriting the same couple of apps for years on different platforms, using different stacks and there’s something comforting in knowing that I’ll never be done

Jul 5 · TechCrunch

Bluesky announces its $8M seed round and first paid service, custom domains - TechCrunch

Jun 6 · Medium

Apple Vision Pro health-related questions | by Artem A. Semenov ... - Medium

Experience

Director of Engineering, Core Developer Web at Google since September 2021

Senior Director of Engineering at Google, October 2023; VP of Developer Experience at Netlify, May 2019 - April 2021; Principal Lead at Microsoft, July 2017 - April 2019