Ben Go
Senior Software Engineer at Protocol Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Go is a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco with 13 years of experience building web-first, decentralized, and cloud-native systems. He combines hands-on full-stack work—from frontend UX and Playwright end-to-end testing to backend APIs, CI/CD and observability—with deep involvement in Web3 primitives like IPFS/Filecoin, UCAN-based capability security, and DID issuance. At Protocol Labs he added billing, monitoring, and capability-secured storage for web3.storage and contributed substantial website and pipeline improvements to high-profile projects such as nft.storage. Previously he built developer tooling and WebAuthn/OAuth2 authentication services at DFINITY and advised startups and nonprofits as a software architect, showing a rare mix of product sensibility and infrastructure expertise. An active open-source hacker, he’s equally comfortable refactoring build systems, shipping production cloud services, and experimenting with federated identity and social web publishing.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Dropped out after three semesters, Computer Science, Philosophy, Dropped out after three semesters, Computer Science, Philosophy at University of KansasWashburn Rural High SchoolGlobal Studies, Philosophy, Global Studies, Philosophy at University of Virginia
English, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
github-ci10
javascript10
website-development10
testing10
storage10
typescript10
ipfs10
nextjs10
cicd10
filecoin10
typescript-types10
playwright10
typescripts10
githubaction-workflow10
react10
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
web3-storage/web3.storage
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
DEPRECATED ⁂ The simple file storage service for IPFS & Filecoin
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:254 reviews, 237 commits, 146 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily worked on the website component of the repository, making significant contributions to the user interface and functionality. They implemented new pages and features, notably the /account/payment page, and ensured the website's integration with the backend API. Additionally, the user focused on improving the reliability and maintainability of the website's build and deployment processes by modifying the CI/CD pipeline and integrating type checking. They also refactored the code to improve the project's structure.
filecoinipfsfilfilestoragestorage
nftstorage/nft.storage
Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
**Notice: Uploads Decommissioned - Existing Data is Safe!**
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:68 reviews, 125 commits, 71 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Ben primarily focused on enhancing the website functionality within the `nft.storage` repository. Their commits include setting up end-to-end tests using Playwright, configuring continuous integration (CI) workflows for testing, and modifying website components. The contributions also involve integrating the testing framework, ensuring code quality, and adding new features. These changes demonstrate the user's involvement in both front-end and related CI/CD processes.
ipfsfilecoinp2pblockchainweb3
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