Ben Jackson
Principal Engineer at Swing Intelligence, Inc
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Jackson is a Principal Engineer based in Boston with 11 years of experience building and scaling web platforms across fast-moving startups and mid-stage companies. He has risen through engineering ranks at ezCater into principal and staff roles at Abound and Babylist, and now leads technical efforts at Swing Intelligence, bringing both hands-on coding and architectural ownership. Ben pairs a pragmatic product focus with operational instincts honed earlier in hospitality leadership roles—where he managed kitchens and teams—which informs his collaborative approach to delivery and hiring. Comfortable across backend systems and team-level strategy, he’s known for translating customer needs into reliable, maintainable systems while mentoring engineers to level up.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree English Language and Literature General, Bachelor's degree English Language and Literature General at Binghamton UniversityCulinary Arts/Chef Training, Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Institute of Culinary Education
Github Skills (9)
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shift6
react5
rails3
ruby2
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bjackson2/dotfiles
Jan 2016 - Feb 2025
Contributions:86 pushes, 5 branches in 9 years 2 months
bjackson2/bjackson2.github.io
Mar 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 58 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years 2 months
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