Will Russell is a Developer Advocate at Kestra, the open-source workflow orchestration platform, where he has become known for his videos on workflow orchestration. His content takes a technology that many teams find intimidating, coordinating data pipelines and automation across systems, and makes it concrete with demos, clear documentation, and examples developers can run themselves.

Before Kestra, Will built open source education programs designed to help up-and-coming developers land their first contributions in open source. Guiding someone through their first pull request, with all the git, code review, and community etiquette that involves, turned out to be a foundation for everything he does in developer relations: meeting learners where they are and lowering the barrier to entry.

Developer education is the common thread in Will’s career. He creates technical video content and documentation that makes technologies more approachable, and he talks openly about the craft behind it, from demo-first education and community impact to technical leadership and open source mentorship, including on the DataTalks.Club podcast. His focus stays the same whether the audience is one new contributor or a conference hall: help developers build real skills with tools they can trust.