Ben Davis
Freelance Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolBen Davis is a freelance engineer and designer in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building web and mobile products using React, React Native, Python/Django, Node, and TypeScript. He has co-founded and led technology teams at startups including Gather (Techstars NYC '17) and Junto, bringing hands-on CTO experience to product and engineering strategy. Comfortable across the full stack, Ben ships APIs, apps, and polished UIs and has practical experience improving developer workflows—evidenced by meaningful contributions to the octo.nvim plugin that enhance GitHub review ergonomics inside Neovim. He combines a creative background in computer visualisation and animation with rigorous engineering discipline, making him equally at home prototyping designs and driving production-ready systems. Ben maintains an active freelance practice and portfolio at bencdavis.com.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Visualisation and Animation, 1st Class Honors with Distinction, BA, Computer Visualisation and Animation, 1st Class Honors with Distinction at Bournemouth University (NCCA)
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Github Skills (17)
github10
plugin-development10
neovim10
lua10
telescope10
command-line-interface9
command-line9
cli9
sqlalchemy6
angularjs6
http6
gulp6
sqlite6
google-app-engine6
python6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pwntester/octo.nvim
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Edit and review GitHub issues and pull requests from the comfort of your favorite editor
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 1 comment in 6 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of the `octo.nvim` plugin, which allows users to interact with GitHub issues and pull requests within Neovim. Their contributions include implementing a command to list available actions, renaming a command for improved clarity, and refining the user interface with formatting updates. The user demonstrated expertise in adapting the plugin's core features and improving its overall usability.
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ben-davis/mac-config
Jun 2020 - May 2026
Contributions:213 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years
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