Summary
Ben Burwell is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building reliable, human-centered web systems and backend services, currently focusing on Go at FlightAware in Boston. He has end-to-end product experience from firmware and microcontroller circuits to single-page React apps, and has repeatedly taken early-stage engineering roles—most notably as the first hire at Virtyx—where he helped design, ship, and operate cloud products. Ben specializes in fusing high-volume real-time data into dependable feeds, a skill he applied on FlightAware’s flight-tracking team to integrate disparate sources into a cohesive live air-traffic stream. He favors pragmatic, operable designs that prioritize user experience and system performance, and brings hands-on expertise across the full lifecycle of distributed systems.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Muhlenberg College