# Nader Dabit

> Nader Dabit is a developer relations leader, educator, and engineer who built a career from scratch after starting to code at 30. From React Native expert to AWS advocate to Web3 bridge-builder, he has spent the last decade making complex technology accessible to developers everywhere. A founder of DeveloperDAO, author of two O'Reilly-family books, and now working at Cognition on AI software agents, Nader is the rare person who connects technical depth with community instinct - and has the self-taught story to prove it.

- **Role:** Developer Relations at Cognition (Devin AI)
- **Organizations:** Cognition, DeveloperDAO, EigenLayer (former), Aave (former), Celestia (former), Edge & Node / The Graph (former), Amazon Web Services (former)
- **From:** Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** General Studies, Holmes Community College, Political Science (did not complete), Mississippi College
- **Known for:** Author of 'React Native in Action' (Manning / Simon & Schuster), Author of 'Full Stack Serverless' (O'Reilly), Founder of DeveloperDAO - global Web3 developer community

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Started coding at age 30 after working in restaurants and real estate; landed first developer job
- **2013** — Web Application Developer at Connect Technology, LLC
- **2013** — Software Developer at US Legal Forms
- **2014** — Software Developer at C Spire
- **2015** — Software Developer at SchoolStatus
- **2016** — Founded React Native Training; became recognized React Native expert
- **2017** — Joined AWS as Developer Advocate focused on Amplify, AppSync, and mobile
- **2019** — Led 400% growth in AWS Amplify community content; launched Open GraphQL Newsletter
- **2021** — Joined Edge & Node (The Graph Protocol) as Developer Relations Engineer
- **2021** — Founded DeveloperDAO via Devs for Revolution NFT membership token
- **2022** — Joined Aave as Director of Developer Relations; also led DevRel for Lens Protocol
- **2023** — Joined Celestia Labs as Developer Relations lead
- **2024** — Joined Eigen Labs as Director of Developer Relations for EigenLayer (February)
- **2026** — Joined Cognition to work on Devin AI and software agents (February 4)

## Achievements

- Author of 'React Native in Action' (Manning / Simon & Schuster)
- Author of 'Full Stack Serverless' (O'Reilly)
- Founder of DeveloperDAO - global Web3 developer community
- Led 400% growth in AWS Amplify community content in 2019
- Trained teams at Amazon, Microsoft, and the U.S. military on React Native
- 270+ repositories on GitHub
- Created free guides: The Complete Guide to Full Stack Web3 Development, Ethereum, and Solana
- Host of React Native Radio podcast
- Earned $400,000/year consulting contract as a self-taught engineer
- International conference speaker and podcast guest (42+ episodes)
- 12,300+ Medium followers

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Joined Cognition to lead developer relations for Devin AI and Windsurf, focusing on AI software agents
- **2025-12** — Wrote 'I Spent December Seeing the Future. Then I Joined It' on Substack describing his move toward AI agents
- **2024-02** — Joined Eigen Labs as Director of Developer Relations for EigenLayer restaking protocol
- **2023** — Joined Celestia Labs to lead DevRel for the first modular blockchain
- **2022** — Served as Director of Developer Relations at Aave and led DevRel for Lens Protocol

## Links

- Website: https://nader.codes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naderdabit/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dabit3
- GitHub: https://github.com/dabit3
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/boyindasouth

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Last updated: 2026-04-21