Ben Pongsanarakul
Senior Software Engineer at Raya
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolBen Pongsanarakul is a Senior Software Engineer based in Austin with seven years of professional experience building products at Raya after transitioning from a strong operational and finance background in non-profits. He combines hands-on web development training from App Academy with practical leadership skills gained as Director of Operations and Finance Manager, giving him an uncommon blend of technical execution and program-level operational discipline. At Raya he focuses on delivering impactful engineering outcomes within cross-functional teams, leveraging his experience managing budgets, audits, and vendor relationships to drive pragmatic, scalable solutions. Ben’s earlier roles—ranging from foreclosure counseling to federal investigative support—reflect an ability to synthesize complex data and stakeholder needs into actionable systems. This mix of product engineering and operational fluency makes him adept at shipping reliable software while keeping an eye on compliance, finance, and real-world user impact.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Politics and Law, B.S. Politics and Law at Suffolk UniversityWeb Development, Web Development at App Academy
English, Thai
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Github Skills (15)
chat-application8
user-experience7
redux7
react-redux7
chat6
full-stack6
ruby-on-rails6
react6
ruby5
javascript-react5
redux-store5
slack5
rails5
javascript4
actioncable4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Benpong89/slang
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Full-stack live chat application inspired by Slack. Engineered with Ruby on Rails ActionCable and implemented with React.js and Redux for an efficient state managed user experience.
Contributions:137 commits, 104 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
ruby-on-railsreactactioncablelive-chatchat-application
Benpong89/saved_by_the_bell
Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
Full-stack app created to help teachers find volunteers to facilitate after school programs. Technologies used include JavaScript, React.js, Redux and Ruby on Rails.
Contributions:75 commits, 57 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
full-stack-appschool-programsreact-jsreactjsjavascript-react
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