Ben W
Software Engineer at Sedek Consulting
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen W is a backend-focused software engineer with nine years of experience building scalable systems, rescuing stalled projects, and aligning engineering with business goals across startups and mid-to-large organizations. He combines hands-on expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL and GraphQL with practical DevOps and blockchain experience, having scaled a testnet to 750K daily transactions and launched fast, secure MVPs that protected millions in customer funds. Known for cutting costs and delivery time—examples include avoiding six-figure infrastructure spend and reducing deployment times by 40%—he excels at simplifying architectures to meet real-world timelines and budgets. Ben is effective in senior and technical leadership roles where he mentors teams, builds replaceable systems, and writes documentation that enables long-term maintainability. He brings a systems mindset and a rare willingness to reverse-engineer undocumented integrations to keep projects moving, demonstrated across web3, traditional backend, and automation engagements. Based in Seattle, he thrives on coaching engineers and translating technical trade-offs into measurable business impact.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) Political Science and Government, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) Political Science and Government at Bellevue CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at The Evergreen State CollegePost-Baccalaureate Certificate Computer Science, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Computer Science at Seattle University
Github Skills (96)
xero10
dao9
blockchain9
tezos9
sdk8
portable8
web-application8
issue-tracking8
tla8
compatibility8
ipfs7
specification7
internet7
extensible7
code-generator7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dOrgTech/AgentAvailability
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:37 commits, 2 PRs, 35 pushes in 4 months
benefacto/MovieCatalogProject
Feb 2018 - Jun 2022
A basic application to manage a movie catalog
Contributions:2 PRs, 19 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 5 months
reactcatalogmoviemovie-catalog
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