Kim Maida
@maida.kim
Developer Relations leadership / Identity & Access Management
Senior Director, Developer Relations @fusionauth.io
ex-Okta (Workforce Identity), ex-Auth0 (pre-acquisition)
DevRel & blog: https://maida.kim
Art & miniatures: https://mihi-mini.studio
Senior Director, Developer Relations @fusionauth.io
ex-Okta (Workforce Identity), ex-Auth0 (pre-acquisition)
DevRel & blog: https://maida.kim
Art & miniatures: https://mihi-mini.studio
To me, the very best video games aren't flawless -- far from it. They're the ones that are just so good that I don't care about the flaws. All of my very favorite games are flawed in some way(s). Except maybe one.
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
To me, the very best video games aren't flawless -- far from it. They're the ones that are just so good that I don't care about the flaws. All of my very favorite games are flawed in some way(s). Except maybe one.
Twilio to acquire Stytch: www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/c...
Twilio to Acquire Identity Platform for AI Agents, Stytch
Twilio announced its intent to acquire Stytch, an identity platform for AI agents that’s built for developers.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Twilio to acquire Stytch: www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/c...
Reposted by Kim Maida
FusionAuth’s @maida.kim joins @jazzsequence.com and shares her path through DevRel, why identity work matters, and how art helps her stay balanced.
Kim Maida on Identity, DevRel and Finding Balance
When you think of identity and authentication, “fun” might not be the first word that comes to mind. But for Kim Maida, Senior Director of Developer Relations at FusionAuth, it’s a calling. In this episode of Community + Code, Kim talks about her journey through Developer Relations and how she found herself coming back again […]
communitycode.dev
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
FusionAuth’s @maida.kim joins @jazzsequence.com and shares her path through DevRel, why identity work matters, and how art helps her stay balanced.
The Minicorda’s first field test! It was pretty easy to just carry on the plane, and it’s so quiet I have no concerns playing it in the hotel room.
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Minicorda’s first field test! It was pretty easy to just carry on the plane, and it’s so quiet I have no concerns playing it in the hotel room.
ICYMI: you can get my modern OAuth stream on demand here: fusionauth.io/webinar/evol...
Evolving Auth Standards: Security Best Practices for App Developers - FusionAuth Webinar
Authorization and authentication open standards have been protecting users, apps, and resources for over a decade.
fusionauth.io
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ICYMI: you can get my modern OAuth stream on demand here: fusionauth.io/webinar/evol...
I’ve been teaching myself fingerstyle and classical guitar. I’ve found myself improving by learning the same song multiple times, but in progressively more challenging arrangements. The progression is really interesting to see when learning this way. It’s very rewarding each time I “level up.”
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’ve been teaching myself fingerstyle and classical guitar. I’ve found myself improving by learning the same song multiple times, but in progressively more challenging arrangements. The progression is really interesting to see when learning this way. It’s very rewarding each time I “level up.”
Reposted by Kim Maida
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
This is my most-anticipated movie this year. I can't wait to watch the entire finished product of this: www.youtube.com/@Flipbookoft...
Flipbook of the Rings
We are "re-animating" Lord of the Rings as the world's longest flipbook! It's the entire 3 hour movie, shot for shot–over 120,000 hand drawn pages, contributed by more than 1,000 artists. This channel...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is my most-anticipated movie this year. I can't wait to watch the entire finished product of this: www.youtube.com/@Flipbookoft...
Next week, I’ll be heading out to Maryland to speak at @jsconf.bsky.social and @ng-conf.bsky.social! It’s been over 2 years since I last spoke at an in-person event (spent that time doing docs, not DevRel). I’m very much looking forward to teaching, learning, and connecting with developers!
October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Next week, I’ll be heading out to Maryland to speak at @jsconf.bsky.social and @ng-conf.bsky.social! It’s been over 2 years since I last spoke at an in-person event (spent that time doing docs, not DevRel). I’m very much looking forward to teaching, learning, and connecting with developers!
The ultimate blocker to weekend productivity. So glad I cleaned the bathroom before sitting down on the couch. Ambitions of kitchen cleaning and grocery store now delayed indefinitely.
October 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The ultimate blocker to weekend productivity. So glad I cleaned the bathroom before sitting down on the couch. Ambitions of kitchen cleaning and grocery store now delayed indefinitely.
Tomorrow I'll be streaming about evolving #oauth and modern best practices. Join me! The session is remote and free. fusionauth.link/evolving-auth
September 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Tomorrow I'll be streaming about evolving #oauth and modern best practices. Join me! The session is remote and free. fusionauth.link/evolving-auth
Reposted by Kim Maida
It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures
September 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures
CRIME and BREACH are actual vulnerability names. You have to hand it to security researchers for coming up with such epic acronyms.
CRIME = Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy (CVE-2012-4929)
BREACH = Browser Reconnaissance and Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression of Hypertext (CVE-2013-3587)
CRIME = Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy (CVE-2012-4929)
BREACH = Browser Reconnaissance and Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression of Hypertext (CVE-2013-3587)
September 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
CRIME and BREACH are actual vulnerability names. You have to hand it to security researchers for coming up with such epic acronyms.
CRIME = Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy (CVE-2012-4929)
BREACH = Browser Reconnaissance and Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression of Hypertext (CVE-2013-3587)
CRIME = Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy (CVE-2012-4929)
BREACH = Browser Reconnaissance and Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression of Hypertext (CVE-2013-3587)
As much as I appreciate the efficiency and productivity #AI lends us in our daily lives, as an artist and creator, it makes me very sad that I feel the need to explicitly take credit for things I make using my own creativity, skills, experience, and insight.
September 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As much as I appreciate the efficiency and productivity #AI lends us in our daily lives, as an artist and creator, it makes me very sad that I feel the need to explicitly take credit for things I make using my own creativity, skills, experience, and insight.
The kitten saga! 1/4
This weekend I discovered these kittens stuck in a tree:
This weekend I discovered these kittens stuck in a tree:
September 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The kitten saga! 1/4
This weekend I discovered these kittens stuck in a tree:
This weekend I discovered these kittens stuck in a tree:
“Because the Victorian gothic revival style building is 143 years old, the mural will be removed with consideration for its historical significance” …uh-huh, sure, that’s totally why it’s being removed.
A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said Monday.
New Banksy mural of a judge beating a protester to be removed from outside London court
A new Banksy mural showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from outside a London court.
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Because the Victorian gothic revival style building is 143 years old, the mural will be removed with consideration for its historical significance” …uh-huh, sure, that’s totally why it’s being removed.
Episode 5 of Alien Earth was the best Alien movie since Aliens. (Though they should have kept the specimens in tubes made of whatever glass the med bay window is made of in Aliens.)
But it's the first Alien content since the 1979 movie to give me the same chills as the original.
But it's the first Alien content since the 1979 movie to give me the same chills as the original.
September 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Episode 5 of Alien Earth was the best Alien movie since Aliens. (Though they should have kept the specimens in tubes made of whatever glass the med bay window is made of in Aliens.)
But it's the first Alien content since the 1979 movie to give me the same chills as the original.
But it's the first Alien content since the 1979 movie to give me the same chills as the original.
What is going on with Digital Ocean #DevRel? They laid everyone off, then did a complete 180 and now appear to be hiring for all the roles they laid off (and the JDs look the same, they haven't changed to super specialized roles or anything). I really hope that anyone who applies asks them why.
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What is going on with Digital Ocean #DevRel? They laid everyone off, then did a complete 180 and now appear to be hiring for all the roles they laid off (and the JDs look the same, they haven't changed to super specialized roles or anything). I really hope that anyone who applies asks them why.
I'll be speaking at @jsnation.gitnation.org in NYC in November about Backend-For-Frontend auth architecture for JS apps! You can register to watch the livestream for free: gitnation.com/badges/jsnat...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'll be speaking at @jsnation.gitnation.org in NYC in November about Backend-For-Frontend auth architecture for JS apps! You can register to watch the livestream for free: gitnation.com/badges/jsnat...
Documentation Engineer and Senior Developer Advocate roles are open! I’m trying to move fast on both of these.
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I'm #hiring for 2 roles on my DevRel team at @fusionauth.io. Learn more in this post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
September 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Documentation Engineer and Senior Developer Advocate roles are open! I’m trying to move fast on both of these.
fusionauth.applytojob.com/apply/x2wvNS...
fusionauth.applytojob.com/apply/0blyXb...
fusionauth.applytojob.com/apply/x2wvNS...
fusionauth.applytojob.com/apply/0blyXb...
I'm #hiring for 2 roles on my DevRel team at @fusionauth.io. Learn more in this post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm #hiring for 2 roles on my DevRel team at @fusionauth.io. Learn more in this post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
TL;DR means "Too Long; Didn't Read." TL;DRs belong at the TOP of the post. Not at the bottom. If they're at the bottom, they probably read it already.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
TL;DR means "Too Long; Didn't Read." TL;DRs belong at the TOP of the post. Not at the bottom. If they're at the bottom, they probably read it already.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
I had the pleasure of being a guest on WIP podcast. We chatted about DevRel, auth architecture, curse of knowledge, and making miniatures and keycaps 🙂 www.wip-podcast.com/p/v005-kim-m...
v0.0.5 - Kim Maida
How much do users actually need to know?
www.wip-podcast.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I had the pleasure of being a guest on WIP podcast. We chatted about DevRel, auth architecture, curse of knowledge, and making miniatures and keycaps 🙂 www.wip-podcast.com/p/v005-kim-m...
I’ll be hiring for multiple positions on my DevRel team at @fusionauth.io soon — stay tuned!
August 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’ll be hiring for multiple positions on my DevRel team at @fusionauth.io soon — stay tuned!