Portland Tech Groups

Portland's agile community — discussing agile methodologies, scrum, kanban, and modern software delivery.

Global AI leadership community with Portland presence. Connecting AI leaders, executives, and practitioners.

For people from any career who want to use AI tools to superpower their work. Discussions, workshops, and networking.

Portland group focused on AI safety, alignment, and responsible AI development.

Selective, builder-focused AI meetup. Screened attendees—active builders, technical founders, and researchers working with foundation models and LLMs.

Portland group helping business operators understand and apply AI tools in their organizations.

Portland-area Amazon Web Services user group for cloud practitioners and enthusiasts.

Community of JavaScript enthusiasts who share a love for Angular. Monthly meetings on the Angular framework.

Quality assurance and testing professionals meetup in Portland. Covers modern QA practices and tools.

Portland community for people actively building products, startups, or side projects.

Civic tech group working with local government on open data, open source, and improving Portland's services.

Portland's hackerspace. Community where individuals teach and improve things together. Memberships from $40/mo.

CNCF meetup covering Kubernetes, Docker, Istio, and all cloud native infrastructure technologies.

Portland developer meetup — casual Friday gatherings for engineers to network and share what they're building.

Portland coding community focused on bringing developers together to learn and share.

Portland community for consumer product managers to share experiences and best practices.

Casual happy hour meetups for data engineers in Portland to network and share knowledge.

Portland tech demo night — short demos of projects, apps, and ideas. Community-driven showcase events.

Community for design systems practitioners in Portland — designers and developers building scalable UI systems.

Portland group for digital creatives and tech enthusiasts exploring digital tools and technologies.

Portland group exploring enterprise blockchain use cases and distributed ledger technology adoption.

Portland Ethereum community for developers, enthusiasts, and researchers exploring Ethereum and Web3.

Portland fintech community meetup. Networking and talks for professionals in financial technology.

Casual coffee meetup for startup founders in Portland to connect, share challenges, and get support.

Portland's official GDG group. Monthly events for cloud, big data, Android, and data science enthusiasts.

Happy hour networking for hardware engineers, embedded systems, and electronics enthusiasts in Portland.

Group for hobbyist operating system developers in Portland. For those who love building OS kernels and low-level systems.

Portland group keeping up with the latest in AI developments, tools, and practical applications.

Oregon chapter of Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust. Covers enterprise blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

Independent ML research and AI ethics discussions in Portland. Critical examination of machine learning's societal impact.

Monthly meetup for tech transplants and long-time Portlanders. Entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, and tech community.

Portland's premier ongoing bimonthly tech event, by the community for the community. Meets 2nd Monday evening every other month.

Oregon tech community organization bringing together tech professionals across the state.

Portland chapter of the Open Web Application Security Project. Application security talks and training.

Portland group promoting open digital technologies, open source, and digital rights.

Portland community for OpenSearch (open-source search and analytics engine, Elasticsearch fork) users and contributors.

Portland Area .NET User Group covering Microsoft .NET technologies, C#, Azure, and related tooling.

Community empowering Black technologists in Portland through networking, mentorship, and professional development.

Portland C++ user group. Talks and discussions on modern C++, systems programming, and performance.

Technical engineering group focused on data-oriented architectures. Vendor neutral, language agnostic. Cross-posts with DAMA Portland Metro Chapter.

Portland design community covering UX, product design, visual design, and design strategy.

For Portland makers interested in digital fabrication: 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, and more.

Portland Gophers Unite! Community around the Go programming language. Venue for learning and community contributions.

Safe and supportive community for neurodivergent software engineers in Portland.

Portland meetup for Shopify developers, merchants, and e-commerce professionals.

Portland group bridging web development and design. Talks and networking for frontend devs and designers.

Community for women who code in Portland. Supportive environment for learning, mentorship, and networking.

Portland chapter of CocoaHeads — monthly meetup for iOS and macOS developers using Swift and Objective-C.

Portland group supporting Black women in engineering and technology careers.

Portland Java User Group. Monthly meetups covering Java, JVM languages, and the broader Java ecosystem.

Portland PostgreSQL User Group. Monthly meetups covering PostgreSQL, SQL, and database technologies.

For users and lovers of the Rust programming language in Portland, OR. Meets at Portland State University.

Portland web professionals group. Events for web developers, designers, and digital strategists.

Portland education technology community connecting educators and technologists.

Portland PHP users group. Meets monthly to sharpen skills, network, and learn about PHP and web development.

Portland's startup incubator community events. Connecting founders, investors, and tech entrepreneurs.

Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference community group for software quality professionals.

Portland chapter of Papers We Love — reading and discussing academic computer science papers.

Community of software developers exploring generative AI. Builders leveraging LLMs, multimodal models, and frontier APIs for practical applications.

Learn and practice AI, machine learning, deep learning, and data science. Tech talks, study jams, code labs.

Portland chapter of the global AWS User Group. For AWS cloud professionals and enthusiasts.

Meetup focused on web/app accessibility (a11y) and UX design in Portland.

Portland group for Apache Kafka users — event streaming, data pipelines, and real-time data architectures.

Group covering AI, cybersecurity, AWS cloud security. Events at University of Portland and local libraries.

Atlassian Community Events group in Portland covering Jira, Confluence, and the Atlassian ecosystem.

Portland user group for Microsoft Azure — covering cloud services, DevOps, and Azure-based solutions.

Technical Bitcoin developers meetup in Portland. Deep dives into Bitcoin protocol, Lightning Network, and related tech.

Informal co-working and coding sessions over coffee in Portland. Great for side projects and learning.

Portland community focused on customer experience design, UX strategy, and CX best practices.

Focused on cybersecurity for industrial control systems and critical infrastructure in the Portland area.

Local hub for Databricks and open-source innovation. Engineers, analysts, scientists focused on data and AI lifecycle.

Portland community applying design thinking principles to solve complex problems across industries.

Founded Feb 2015. Mission to educate the community about DevOps culture, communication, and collaboration.

Group for Elixir and Erlang enthusiasts interested in sharing knowledge. Open to newbies, engineers, and project managers.

For anyone interested in AI, deep learning, and machine learning. Researchers, data scientists, algorithm developers, and app developers.

Portland user group for Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and related data analytics and BI tooling.

Portland user group for Microsoft Power Platform — Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot Studio.

Open to anyone interested in programming. Focus on open-source languages and software. Events for all skill levels.

Meets last Thursday of every month. Main talk followed by optional lightning talks. All Python topics welcome.

User group for Ruby programmers in Portland. Meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos, and discussions.

Portland tech community group for networking and connecting local tech professionals.

Volunteer-powered meetup group to bring together the Portland tech community. Sponsored by SDE Skills.

Connecting Portland tech professionals through networking events and community building.

Classes, guided discussions, and happy hours for tech leaders. Focus on leadership skills, team dynamics, and innovation.

For UX writers, content designers, and content strategists in Portland.

For those interested in video technology: HTML5 video, streaming, transcoding, codecs, workflow, advertising.

For VR and AR enthusiasts and professionals in Portland. Covering XR, spatial computing, and immersive tech.

Non-profit creating access to opportunity and dismantling inequities in the tech industry. Inclusive events for all.

Portland group focused on practical AI implementation for business systems and enterprise applications.

Monthly meetup where Portland technologists discuss using technology for social good and activism.

Portland chapter of ProductTank — global community for product managers to share knowledge and best practices.

PyData chapter in Portland. Forum for data analysis tools users and developers to share ideas. Part of NumFOCUS.

Portland cybersecurity community focused on information security, hacking, and security research.

Portland game developers community. Sharing work, learning game dev techniques, and networking.

Portland tech networking community for professionals across all tech disciplines.

User group for SkyPoint AI Platform focused on enterprise AI and data integration.

Connecting tech talent with opportunities in the Portland area. Networking for job seekers and employers.

Annual event giving Portland tech job seekers a night to visit multiple companies. Dozens of companies open their doors.

Portland meetup focused on Argo Projects (Argo CD, Argo Workflows) and GitOps practices.

Licensed Portland trade school offering free tech events on programming, data science, web dev, cybersecurity, and more.

Portland Unreal Engine user group for game developers and real-time 3D artists.

Happy hour networking for tech professionals in the Vancouver, WA / Portland metro area.

Community for military veterans transitioning into or working in the tech industry.

Portland coding community with a casual, welcoming vibe for developers of all backgrounds.

Coding club for developers on Portland's westside. Informal meetups to code, learn, and collaborate.

Portland chapter of Women in Product. Supporting women product managers through networking and development.

For writers, designers, developers, and tech enthusiasts passionate about documentation. Remote and in-person meetups.