Summary
Ben Draut is a pragmatic software engineer with 13 years of experience delivering robust production systems, currently contributing as a Software Development Engineer II at AWS. He has a strong background in developer tooling and automation, having enabled hundreds of daily releases at FamilySearch, and later applied machine learning to extract genealogical data from millions of historical images. His blend of backend engineering, deployment automation, and applied ML reflects a focus on reliable, scalable pipelines that turn complex data into usable products. Based in Herndon, VA, he pairs an MS in Computer Science with a continuous learning mindset and a track record of getting things done well in both research-adjacent and high-velocity production environments.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Brigham Young University