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AWS Expands Builder Lofts to Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo
AWS is creating special places where people who build technology can meet in person.
These places are called AWS Builder Lofts.
The new locations will be in Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo.
People can attend free classes, meet other developers, and work on projects there.
They can also use the spaces for events and creating technology content.
The Hyderabad location will help Indian developers learn about artificial intelligence and cloud software.
The first loft opened in San Francisco in July 2025.
AWS says the new spaces are a way to support the developer community that helped the company grow.
Amazon Web Services announced plans for permanent AWS Builder Lofts in Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo.
The spaces will offer free workshops, networking events, pitch nights, and content-creation facilities.
They will also provide collaboration, co-working, and event-hosting areas for developers and tech professionals.
The Hyderabad location will focus on AI skills, cloud-native architecture, and connections among Indian developers.
The first AWS Builder Loft opened in San Francisco in July 2025, prompting the global expansion.
- Who
- Amazon Web Services and developers, students, and tech professionals.
- What
- AWS announced plans to open Builder Loft community spaces in Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo.
- Where
- The new locations will be in Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo, following the first location in San Francisco.
- When
- The announcement was published on August 20, 2026; the first loft opened in July 2025.
- Why
- AWS said the spaces will help developers learn, collaborate, network, and build applications in person.
Key facts
- Announcing organization
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- New locations
- Hyderabad, Berlin, and São Paulo
- First location
- San Francisco, launched in July 2025
- Facilities
- Workshops, networking events, pitch nights, content-creation spaces, collaboration areas, co-working areas, and event-hosting space
- Hyderabad focus
- AI upskilling, cloud-native architecture, and connections among Indian developers
- Cost
- The community offerings will be free
- Announcement date
- August 20, 2026
Quotes
David Nalley
Director of Developer Experience at Amazon Web Services
“These spaces are our way of investing back into that community, giving developers a place to come together, build real things, and learn from each other. Not through a screen, but in person, side by side.”
thehindubusinessline.com
“Twenty years ago, AWS launched its first services, and it was the builder community that believed in us from the very beginning.”
thehindubusinessline.com
Sources
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