The explosion of advertiser tracking, both on mobile devices and the web, has led to new Engineering problems to combat the loss of individual privacy. To this effect, the SF Privacy Engineering group serves as a gathering point for developers who work on efforts to identify, quantify, or mediate privacy data on the web and mobile. The purpose of the group is to help the Developer community network as well as learn and discuss engineering efforts in the Privacy space. We're open to all k …

My name is Lumen and I'm an Entrepreneur in San Francisco.  My passion & goal is to figure out a way to make it much easier for people to find great jobs, companies to find the talent they need, and make connecting the two a seamless proposition. I'm starting this group as a launching point for in-person discussions in the Bay Area where we can gather and talk about what’s working, what’s not, and how to get things moving in the right direction.   I'd love to speak with Engineers who hav …

This group is for software engineers who utilize Eclipse to develop applications of any variety.  We will meet and have presenters, social networking, job opportunities and more. Our meetups will be held between San Francisco and Silicon Valley on a monthly basis. Networking is about building mutually beneficial, strategic and productive business relationships.  We are trying to develop a community of hands-on software engineers who utilize the Eclipse environment and  are interested in JAVA, An …

… As a side note, I am myself a software engineer and currently working as co founder for planwise.com.  http://angel.co/ravi-chinoy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ravi-chinoy/13/a2a/12   My area of expertise include content management systems, web development and databases.  I would be happy to provide help myself as best as I can.  

This is a User Group to discuss and collaborate on strategies, best practices and experiences around the Microsoft Business Intelligence stack. You will learn from the experts, meet your peers, and enjoy pizza and drinks at each meeting.  Meetings are free. We are a volunteer organization sponsored by the Professional Association for SQL Server and software companies.

This is going to be THE group to join for information on user analytics, big data, software engineering, mobile, enterprise, business intelligence, social media, social metrics and social network applications. Our speaker series is where you will meet with people from all backgrounds and philosophies that are passionate about the analytics space.    

Meet others interested in developing apps on Google App Engine. This meetup has a strong programming focus, so talks showing working code and workarounds are actively encouraged. Each meetup will have a reasonable amount of time for informal lightning talks to show members' work.

At the Tech Talent Fair, candidates will be at booths, showing off their cool projects. Recruiters will be checking out amazing candidates and offering jobs!

JUG-USA is an umbrella Java User Group (JUG) for the United States that individual JUGs can affiliate with. Java Developers living and working in the United States can show their support for JUG-USA by joining this group and by joining our associated LinkedIn group. We will also organize face-to-face community events through this meetup group in various parts of the United States several times a year.

The Oppshare Meetup group is for independent-contractors, consultants and employees who trade their time and expertise for more than a paycheck, otherwise known as "Sweat-Equity".   Our monthly MeetUps will feature guest speakers, great locations and refreshments, in addition to an open-forum to learn and share with others the pro’s and con’s of "sweat-equity", "putting-skin-in-the-game" and "consulting-for-equity".   Please join us to network, build connections and share opportunities with othe …

Tech Recruiter Society's Bay Area Chapter is devoted to creating and furthering a community of technical recruiters for purposes of networking, exchanging best practices, professional development and mentoring, and promoting the field of technical recruiting. We will encourage software engineers to attend our events for insight and feedback as to what they want out of a technical recruiting experience.  Our agenda includes job fairs, seminars, and paid training events.  This is THE group to join …

… Our residents are: software engineers, web developers, small startups, social media strategists, entrepreneurs, designers, writers, public relations specialists, and more.  

A group of hands-on engineers in San Francisco who are using Grails & Groovy at their primary gig or full-time employment who are advocating these technologies.  We have featured speakers, discussions about our tech-stack and are promoting Grails and Groovy to others using the JVM - and beyond that. 

At OkCupid Labs, we're focused on building great technology to connect and match people. The Labs Technology Meetup group is a forum for intellectually curious engineers, math geeks, designers to meet up and talk about new product prototypes and data systems that help people in their search for connections both on and offline. We're big fans of: Lightning talks Skills workshops Happy Hours Great design User-centric development Some of our Meetups will focus on: Ruby, Rails 3, Backbone, Heroku, P …

Tech in Motion San Francisco offers an exciting opportunity for tech pros and enthusiasts of all ages to network around our beautiful city by the bay. The Bay Area is the epicenter of technological innovation with some of the most talented engineers, programmers, designers, and bloggers in the game. This meetup group is for the SF tech lovers out there to network and stay current. Let’s ‘meetup’ San Francisco!   *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offering career counseling services t …

The SF Data Mining meetup focuses on all aspects of the data pipeline--from data acquisition and big data storage to machine learning and data visualization.  Current Goals Host speakers Host educational workshops Host volunteer events Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data engineers, analysts, scientists, and other practitioners Data visualization developers and designers …