SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo)
Community-run open source and Linux conference; maintainers, sysadmins and project booths in a free expo.
- Dates
- Apr 1 to Apr 4, 2027
- Where
- Pasadena, CA
- Cost
- Ticket About $80. SCaLE Pass $80 at early-bird pricing (end date not shown); registration site did not state the edition year.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- SCALE
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Expo Pass $30 (exhibit hall and free events); volunteer form.
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers · deadline November 1, 2026
Call for presentations open through Nov 1, 2026.
Call for speakers · deadline November 1, 2026
Call for presentations open through Nov 1, 2026.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Open source and developer relations
Roles: open source maintainer, developer advocate
The field it serves: Technology & Software
- Verified open jobs
- about 89,532
- Typical posted salary
- $184,000 a year (middle half $131,000 to $234,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 24% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,228 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Technology & Software snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Technology & Software employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Pasadena, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: April 1, 2027 to April 4, 2027, Pasadena, CA
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