Mariatta is a Python Core Developer, open source maintainer, and community leader with over 15 years of experience in software development. She is passionate about workflow improvements and automation, as well as building inclusive and diverse developer communities.
She co-hosts the PyPodcats: Hidden Figures of Python, a podcast series aiming to share stories and give visibility of contributions from the underrepresented group members in the Python community.
As a serial conference organizer, Mariatta has helped kickstarted the PyCascades and PyLadiesCon conferences.
For her contributions to the Python open source community, she has received the Python Software Foundation Community Service award and Google Open Source Peer Bonus award. She also appears in the official Python Documentary.