Summary
Ben Cuan is a software engineer based in San Francisco with a decade of experience building scalable systems across startups and enterprise environments. He blends practical product engineering—recently at Reve Image, Lacework, Sigma Computing, and as a Codepoint Fellow at Sutter Hill Ventures—with a strong academic grounding from UC Berkeley in CS, Data Science, and Psychology. Ben has a history of teaching and mentoring (Head TA for Berkeley’s CS186 and multiple TA/tutor roles), which informs his collaborative approach to complex engineering problems. His work spans infrastructure, databases, and tooling, with hands-on experience in terraform-related automation and data-focused engineering. Notably, he keeps a concise public footprint and prefers direct contact via email, reflecting a focus on work substance over social media. He brings a mix of instructional rigor and product-driven execution to teams shipping reliable, data-centric software.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science Data Science Psychology, Bachelor's degree Computer Science Data Science Psychology at University of California, Berkeley
High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Monta Vista High School