Summary
Ben Barker is a senior software development engineer and engineering manager with 11+ years of experience delivering full‑stack, performance‑focused platforms at companies including Adobe and Coalition. He blends hands‑on contributions in TypeScript, GraphQL, AWS (S3, CloudFront) and data visualization with team leadership—driving architecture changes, developer experience improvements, and measurable velocity and reliability gains. At Adobe he scaled data hydration services from thousands to millions of messages per second, implemented SLO/SLI practices, and coached engineers into promotions while cutting bug closure time by 40%. Comfortable across front‑end and back‑end systems, he favors pragmatic refactors and internal tooling that boost developer productivity. Based in the Salt Lake City area, he pairs a strong delivery record with a knack for translating complex requirements into scalable, user‑facing features.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's in Information Systems Information Systems, Bachelor's in Information Systems Information Systems at Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Business
Master of Information Systems Management Management Information Systems General, Master of Information Systems Management Management Information Systems General at Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Management
A.S University Studies; Business, A.S University Studies; Business at Utah Valley University
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