Ben Chopson
Lead Developer at Level 12: Software That Works
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Chopson is a Lead Developer with 10 years of experience building reliable full-stack web applications, currently driving engineering at Level 12 in Indianapolis. He specializes in the Python ecosystem—especially Flask—paired with strong data modeling and a pragmatic focus on testability, observability, and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform on AWS. His background spans BI and enterprise software, from SQL Server and ASP.NET to Angular and Java Spring, giving him a rare blend of backend rigor and front-end practicality. Known as a critical thinker and attentive collaborator, he runs sprint planning, mentors new hires, and turns prototypes into production-ready systems with test suites and monitoring. An often-overlooked strength is his consistency moving across domains—aviation, telecom, and consulting—bringing process-driven improvements that make code more maintainable and useful for people.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Armstrong State UniversityComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (89)
neovim-plugin10
flask-sqlalchemy9
lua9
nvim9
wtforms9
neovim9
locks9
jinja29
flask-bootstrap9
distributed-locking8
linux8
tds8
locking8
flask8
scripting-language8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
bchopson/dotfiles-rebuild
Dec 2018 - Feb 2023
Contributions:42 commits, 45 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
bchopson/neovim-config
Mar 2023 - Apr 2025
Contributions:30 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
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