Ben Derham
Lead Front-end Software Engineer at She Codes Australia
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolBen Derham is a Lead Front-end Software Engineer based in Perth with over 15 years building complex, maintainable web applications for clients such as Kellogg’s, Lotterywest and Main Roads WA, and whose work has earned international recognition including a Cannes Lion and Best in Show at the Australian Web Awards. He combines hands-on delivery with team leadership—shaping technical direction at Thinkmill, mentoring engineers, and guiding decisions when requirements are ambiguous or changing. Former Head of Digital and Technical Director at Marketforce, he brings agency-scale experience in translating creative briefs into robust front-end systems. An active community builder, Ben organises the Fenders Perth meetup, mentors with She Codes Australia, and enjoys sharing practical front-end patterns across the local ecosystem. Outside tech he’s powered by heavy metal, coffee and his dogs—small details that often surface in his pragmatic, people-focused approach to engineering.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Multimedia, Diploma Multimedia at Central Institute of Technology
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (45)
markdown10
json10
cms10
markdoc10
keystonejs10
yaml10
graphql10
nodejs10
static-content10
react10
javascript9
authentication9
content-management-system9
typescript9
jwt9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
benderham/amplify-access
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
benderham/storybook-apollo-graphql-msw
Jan 2023 - May 2024
An example of React Storybook using Mock Service Worker to mock a GraphQL API for prototyping.
Contributions:2 PRs, 21 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 3 months
graphql-apireactservice-workerstorybook
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