---
title: "Kenton Varda"
category: "people"
role: "Principal Engineer"
company: "Cloudflare"
twitter: "https://x.com/KentonVarda"
website: "https://lanparty.house"
blog: "https://lanparty.house"
sourceLabels: ["Official speaker roster", "Official conference schedule"]
---
# Kenton Varda

## Profile
Principal Engineer at [[cloudflare|Cloudflare]].

- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/KentonVarda)
- [Website](https://lanparty.house)
- [Blog](https://lanparty.house)

## Biography
Lead engineer for the [[cloudflare|Cloudflare]] Workers serverless platform, a project he started in 2017. Previously co-founder of Sandstorm.io. Created Cap'n Proto and Cap'n Web. Built lanparty.house. Coined the term "Code Mode".

## Conference Sessions
- [[2026-06-29-kenton-varda-gadgets-personal-app-vibe-coding-that-is-actually-safe]] — Gadgets: Personal app vibe coding that is actually safe (2026-06-29, 3:45pm-4:05pm)

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### Linked Sessions
- [[2026-06-29-kenton-varda-gadgets-personal-app-vibe-coding-that-is-actually-safe|Gadgets: Personal app vibe coding that is actually safe]]

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