Ben Stephens
Lead Software Engineer at Docusign
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Stephens is a collaborative engineering leader and Lead Software Engineer based in Seattle with 11 years of experience building customer-focused, cross-functional products. He combines hands-on technical ownership—spanning backend, databases, and web UIs—with a knack for driving consensus between engineering, product, and design. Ben led major initiatives such as workspace segmentation and automated query authorization at Lexion and designed a solar installation workflow engine and developer guilds at Palmetto, showing both product sensibility and technical breadth. A co-founder of VendorHawk, he brings startup grit and deep experience with Elixir/Phoenix and React from early-stage to acquisition. He prioritizes quality, mentorship, and measurable customer value over chasing trends, and has a track record of scaling teams and architecture across fast-moving environments. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic mediator who turns complex, multi-team challenges into clear, executable roadmaps.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Business Information Systems with a minor in Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Business Information Systems with a minor in Economics at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Github Skills (62)
docker-toolbox9
unit-test9
sql8
asdf8
javascript8
symlink8
portable8
vcr8
mysql8
postgresql8
query-builder7
testing7
rspec7
cucumber7
neovim7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
BKStephens/dotfiles
Nov 2015 - Feb 2025
Contributions:23 pushes in 9 years 5 months
vimtmuxtmux-configurationconfiguration-filesneovim
BKStephens/phoenix_chat_demo
Dec 2015 - Oct 2021
A Phoenix chat demo with user authentication, tests, and use of web sockets for replying to messages and typing indicators
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 10 months
chat-demoweb-socketsphoenix-frameworkchatauthentication
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