Summary
Ben Von Handorf is a seasoned mobile engineering leader with over two decades of software experience and twelve years focused on mobile platforms, now serving as Director of Engineering at AllTrails. He has hands-on roots as an Android and iOS developer and has climbed through roles from individual contributor and architect to manager, consistently shaping both apps and the backend services that power them. Ben excels at simplifying complexity—building service layers and tooling that let junior or offshore teams contribute safely while preserving testability and performance. His work includes shipping high-usage consumer apps (one Android app he led supports 125k 30-day active users) and conference apps that outperformed official releases, reflecting a pragmatic product sensibility. Based in Newport, Kentucky, he blends deep technical craft in mobile UX, networking, and platform standards with people leadership to scale teams and delivery. Colleagues describe him as a developer-turned-leader who still codes thoughtfully and prioritizes improving how people interact with products through their phones.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University