Ben Moore
Senior Software Engineer at KAYAK
Germany
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Top SchoolBen Moore is a Senior Software Engineer based in Germany with 11 years of experience building reliable server-side systems, currently shaping backend architecture at KAYAK. A Computer Science graduate with a passion for Go, functional programming, and applied machine learning, he blends pragmatic engineering with curiosity for language-driven design. His open-source contributions to the ethereum/aleth C++ client show deep familiarity with core infrastructure concerns—p2p networking, JSON-RPC, and transaction handling—highlighting comfort working on performance-sensitive, distributed systems. Ben’s trajectory from junior Drupal work and IT support to senior backend roles reflects a practical, hands-on approach to solving complex problems and improving legacy codebases.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Louisiana State UniversitySummer Exchange Programme, Summer Exchange Programme at Shanghai Maritime UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Plymouth
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Github Skills (17)
c-language10
libp2p10
ethereum10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
json-rpc9
network-configuration9
testing8
evm7
boost7
firebase6
apk6
android6
firebase-realtime-database6
regex6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ethereum/aleth
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Aleth – Ethereum C++ client, tools and libraries
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 9 days
Contributions summary:Ben primarily focused on refactoring and improving the Aleth Ethereum client's codebase. Their contributions involved renaming classes, updating network configuration settings, and modifying various components related to the p2p networking layer. The user also worked on enhancing JSON-RPC functionality, addressing transaction handling issues, and resolving compile errors. This work indicates a focus on the core infrastructure and networking aspects of the Ethereum client.
ethereumcppethereum-clientevm
bmoore01/emacs.d
Oct 2019 - Nov 2023
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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