In our most recent blog, José Matías del Pino explores why working with agents is quietly reshaping how we build and pulling us back toward spec-driven development, but with radically shorter feedback loops, tighter collaboration, and (unexpectedly) more joy. blog.makerx.com.au/the-agents-a...

In his latest blog, our Principal Engineer, Stafford Williams explores the relationship between quality and suffering in software delivery, and why cutting corners almost always compounds problems rather than solving them. blog.makerx.com.au/quality-and-...

A huge warm welcome to David Hyde who has joined our QLD team as a Principal Designer!

At MakerX, engineers run multiple Claude Code sessions in parallel — reviewing, planning, and building across branches. The shift isn’t speed. It’s sequencing. Writing code isn’t the bottleneck anymore. Reviewing it is. #AIEngineering #AIWorkflow #DevProductivity

Big models get the headlines. Clean data gets the results. In this blog, we break down the research, the cost implications, and what actually works in practice when building agentic AI for business. blog.makerx.com.au/beware-of-co...

We’re seeing a shift from “can we build this with AI?” to “how does this create real, sustainable value at scale?”. It’s a pattern we’re seeing across the work we do with teams moving AI from experimentation into production. www.itnews.com.au/feature/from...

We’re excited to welcome David Hyde to MakerX as a Principal Designer, based in Queensland. Great to have you on board, Davey 😃.

Throwing it back to this great read from our Lead Engineer, Wade Baglin on why Verifiable Credentials (VCs) are stepping into the spotlight in digital identity and security blog.makerx.com.au/why-verified...

Our Principal Designer, Donna Spencer's blog is worth a (re)read if you’re planning, resetting, or just need a fresh way to think about get something done for 2026. blog.makerx.com.au/start-with-t...

New read! Our Principal Engineer, Stafford Williams, explores how to work with AI tools in a way that strengthens code quality rather than eroding it. blog.makerx.com.au/steering-the...

We’re excited to welcome Dylan Reilly-Hynes as our final new face for 2025, joining our team over in WA Welcome to the team, Dylan, we’re so glad to have you with us and can’t wait to see what you help build.

How do you build technology that helps families, friends, and communities do more together than they can alone? Moja's mission is to make global, group-based financial collaboration simple, secure and accessible! blog.makerx.com.au/building-fin...

We’re excited to welcome Eddie Phan to the team as our newest Lead Engineer based in Perth! We’re thrilled to have you on the MakerX journey with us!

We’re incredibly proud to have been nominated for the Outstanding Professional Services Award at this year’s Digital Economy Council of Australia, Blockies.

Throwback to The AI Revolution: Rethinking Money, Identity, Truth and Work! In September we partnered with the University of Melbourne for an incredible evening exploring how AI is transforming the way we work, transact, verify identity, and establish truth! 🎥 Watch the recap youtu.be/meyL1WYNpaQ

Throwback time! Last year, Wade Baglin, our Lead Engineer published a brilliant piece on EQ in tech: why it matters, how it shows up in teams, and why “soft skills” aren’t soft at all. Still just as relevant today. Worth a re-read 👀! blog.makerx.com.au/eq-from-the-...

A big welcome to Dylan Reilly-Hynes who has joined MakerX as our Lead Engineer in our ever-growing South West WA team.

Welcome to MakerX, Casey Allen! Great to have you with us as we continue to grow and tackle exciting new work!

Are you on a team that still publishes NPM packages using long-lived tokens? Our Lead Engineer, Wade Baglin, breaks down how it works, why it matters, and why adopting it now is an easy win for secure engineering teams. blog.makerx.com.au/catch-up-on-...

We’re excited to welcome Petar Avramoski to MakerX as our newest Junior Engineer, joining our growing team in Western Australia! We can’t wait to see what he builds with us!

We’re so proud of Jack Watts and Brendan Graham for representing MakerX at AgentCon Brisbane, contributing their perspectives on both modern engineering culture and responsible AI implementation.

A Perth welcome lunch to Petar Avramoski who has joined the MakerX team as a Junior Engineer 😃.

We’re excited to have Rinat Zaripov joining us as a Lead Engineer. With deep technical expertise and a passion for building, exploring, and collaborating, Rinat will be a huge part of shaping the products and experiences we create together!

We’re pleased to welcome Isaac Dedini to MakerX as a Senior Engineer, joining our Brisbane team! Isaac brings strong experience in software engineering and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to problem-solving!

A warm welcome to Isaac Dedini and Karmjit Singh, who’ve joined us in Brisbane as Senior Engineers. We’re really glad to have you both on the team and look forward to the experience you’ll bring to MakerX. Excited to see the impact you’ll make as we keep building together!

Karmjit Singh joins us in Brisbane as a Senior Engineer, bringing more than 15 years of experience across Australia, the US, and India. Beyond his engineering depth, Karmjit is passionate about sharing knowledge and runs a youtube channel dedicated to teaching iOS programming!

Last week our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev took the stage at AI Industry Connection: Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social’s WA Data Science Innovation Hub.

We’re proud to share that MakerX has been recognised as the 12th Best Place to Work in Australia (Micro category) for 2025! This is our second year in a row making the list, and it reflects the culture we’ve built together, one where people can collaborate, develop their craft, and make an impact.

Our Principal Engineer, Jack Watts will be speaking at the BNE .NET user group next week, diving into the patterns, pitfalls, and practices that turn RAG apps and agentic www.meetup.com/brisbane-dot...

Great to see our Principal Engineer, Neil Campbell, sharing a talk on Node Monitoring at the 2025 @foundation.algo.xyz developer retreat — helping the community keep the Algorand network reliable and resilient! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghFO...

MakerX's, Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, will be speaking at AI Industry Connections - Generative & Agentic AI for Business, hosted by The AI Group an event in partnership with the National AI Centre! 🎟️ Register now to secure your spot: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-c...

From coding talks to campfire vibes at the historic Nindigully Pub, DDD Outback delivered the perfect mix of tech and community. MakerX's Brendan Graham took the stage with Time to Get with the Vibe (Coding)!, exploring how AI tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are transforming how we code.

A warm Perth welcome for Madonna Khalil over lunch! Such a great chance to catch up in person, and celebrate having Madonna on the team😃.

This week, we're welcoming board Madonna Khalil to the MakerX crew as an Engineer! Welcome aboard, Madonna, we can’t wait to see what we’ll create together! 😃

Why do so many digital transformation efforts fall short, and how can AI help turn the tide? In our latest blog we explore why traditional top-down approaches often miss the mark, and how a bottom-up model, is helping organisations drive meaningful, sustainable change. 🔗 makerx.io/uq8c5k

❤️ At MakerX, we know that pets are part of the family. That’s why flexibility isn’t just a perk, it’s part of how we work. Being able to shape our day means we’re present for the moments that matter, whether it’s a lunchtime walk, a vet appointment, or just having our pets nearby.

At this week’s Startup People Summit, our Head of People & Culture, @rachegoodo.bsky.social, is sharing what happens when you don’t charge ahead, and why sometimes rolling it back is the most trust-building move of all! 🎟️https://www.startuppeoplesummit.com/speakers/rachael-goodenough

@melissahoughton.dev and Amy Kapernick have had their @microsoft.com MVP status renewed! Massive congrats, we’re lucky to have you both at MakerX!

One of our Lead Engineers, Altynbek Orumbayev, had an incredible time at #wearedevelopers 2025 in Berlin with our @foundation.algo.xyz partners!

Throwback to one of @cuzzlor.bsky.social's technical deep dives — a guide to implementing GraphQL subscriptions over WebSockets with graphql-ws. blog.makerx.com.au/graphql-subs...

Throwback to our Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, presenting at DDD By Night earlier this year! In her hands-on session, Melissa explored how to use Bicep’s reusable components to streamline Azure AI Services deployments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCq...

Our Lead Engineer, Wade Baglin dives into the future of digital identity in his latest blog: "Passkeys and Verifiable Credentials: A Perfect Authentication Partnership." blog.makerx.com.au/passkeys-and...

AI-generated videos are getting impressively hard to spot and the @nytimes.com a new quiz to prove it. This is a fascinating glimpse into how fast generative video is evolving! Take the quiz and see how your eye stacks up 👀 nytimes.com/interactive/... (you need to sign in to view the quiz)

Can anonymity boost engagement in online workshops? Turns out… yes. In this throwback blog, Donna Spencer shares how letting participants stay anonymous in a client workshop led to more honest insights, faster contributions, and braver ideas. makerx.io/j45kgm

An official welcome to Sebastian Henn who is joining MakerX as a Lead Engineer! We are so happy to have you join the team!

A big warm welcome to Sebastian Henn, who joined our Perth team this week! The crew got together over lunch to connect, and officially welcome Sebastian to MakerX. A great start to what we’re sure will be an exciting journey ahead!

At this year’s Startup People Summit, MakerX’s Head of People & Culture, @rachegoodo.bsky.social, will be sharing "Why it’s ok to roll it back (and why that builds trust)". A look at how sometimes pausing, pivoting, or pulling back is exactly what strengthens trust and culture. 🎟️ makerx.io/rqc6yy

Recently, MakerX's Principal Engineer, @melissahoughton.dev, joined an amazing lineup of #STEM role models for a week at the WITWA TechTrails STEM School events in Australia's South West!

Who loves an in person lunch? Our Brisbane crew do! Especially when it’s to welcome Jack Watts onboard!

"Why are we using this tech again?" If you've ever joined a project midstream and asked that, you're not alone. At MakerX, we use Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to make technical decisions transparent, intentional, and adaptable. A new MakerX blog by Wilson Waters 👇 makerx.io/o5uo52