Summary
Ben Shaw is a software craftsman and engineering leader with 11 years of experience scaling machine learning platforms and enabling data science teams to ship faster. Currently Sub Group Lead for AI Platform Enablement at Canva, he combines hands-on systems engineering (Rust, Linux, FP interests) with pragmatic MLOps and platform design to turn experimental models into reliable production services. His background spans startups and large tech—from building embedded radar systems and avalanche forecasting tools to leading ML platforms at Scribd and Amazon—giving him uncommon depth across infrastructure, data pipelines, and evaluation tooling. Known for mentoring teams and applying software best practices to ML workflows, he also brings an outdoorsy, nerdy curiosity that fuels practical, user-focused solutions.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BESE, Computer Software Engineering, BESE, Computer Software Engineering at University of Canberra