Summary
Ben Grider is a senior software engineer specializing in identity and access management, with a decade of full-stack and security-focused leadership. Currently leading identity initiatives at Pebl, he guides end-to-end delivery from design to production across multiple teams. Previously at 1Kosmos, he served as technical lead for AdminX, steering a five-person team through releases, customer pilots, and demos. His background spans Rust, Solidity, Next.js/React, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, and cloud-native AWS, with a strong emphasis on IAM, API design, and secure software delivery. Based in New York and holding degrees from the University of Florida and Georgia Tech, he has built authentication solutions for fintech and security-centric platforms, with hands-on experience in CI/CD, Terraform, and AWS tooling. Ben's work consistently turns complex security requirements into reliable, scalable systems.
11 years of coding experience