Ben Thompson
Principal AI Engineer at Future Secure AI
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Thompson is a Principal AI Engineer and seasoned technology leader based in Brisbane with 18+ years across software, network engineering and strategic business roles, currently focusing on AI and cloud-native systems. He architects and ships resilient, containerised platforms using Kubernetes, Docker and major cloud providers while combining backend expertise in .NET C#, SQL/Postgres, CQRS and event sourcing with modern front-end frameworks. Ben has a strong track record forming and leading geo-diverse teams to deliver mission-critical systems—from low-latency trading simulations and used-vehicle valuation platforms to high-volume ticketing infrastructures—often serving regulated or high-sensitivity clients. Comfortable moving between hands-on engineering and technical strategy, he repeatedly designs solutions that balance operational scale and practical business outcomes. A pragmatic problem-solver, he values building teams and architectures that survive funding and environment changes, evidenced by multiple projects that continued to mature under his technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Information Technology, Bachelor Information Technology at The University of Queensland
Github Skills (41)
omega10
encoding10
qr-code10
documentdb9
javascript9
routeros9
csharp8
dotnet8
event-sourcing8
algorithms8
mikrotik8
routers8
marten7
eventstore7
gcp7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
invertedtomato/feather2
Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
invertedtomato/packing
Jan 2019 - Jul 2022
Library for encoding integers in the minimal number of bits. Includes VLQ and Elias Omega encoding.
Contributions:1 release, 48 commits, 7 PRs in 3 years 6 months
vlqbitsencodingomega
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