Ben Gillett
Senior Software Engineer at Pax8
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolBen Gillett is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building embedded systems, cloud services, and observability-driven microservices at Pax8 and Acertara. He blends low-level firmware and FPGA design with full-stack web and cloud development, having shipped medical device firmware, Verilog checksum logic, and ISO17025 calibration automation. Comfortable across ML (PyTorch), hardware hacking, and infrastructure (AWS), he often bridges product and hardware teams to deliver practical, auditable solutions. A former lead TA and educator, he brings strong mentorship and process-building skills to engineering teams. Based in Colorado, he’s also a maker and musician, reflecting a creative problem-solving approach that shows up in both prototypes and production systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Sciences, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Sciences, Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude at Colorado State UniversityNetwork+ Certification, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 4.0 GPA, Network+ Certification, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 4.0 GPA at Front Range Community College
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Github contributions (5)
M3tanym/ben-website
Feb 2022 - Feb 2026
Personal Website
Contributions:11 PRs, 39 pushes, 15 branches in 4 years
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M3tanym/personal-website
Sep 2020 - Feb 2022
Repo for website
Contributions:16 PRs, 63 pushes, 20 branches in 1 year 4 months
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