Ben Y
Engineering Manager at SmugMug
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Y is an engineering manager and seasoned full‑stack developer with 8 years of experience building user-first, scalable web applications across startups, academia, and product companies. Currently leading engineering at SmugMug, he brings hands-on expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, Python backend frameworks, AWS, containerization, and CI/CD to drive reliable delivery and platform migrations. He has a track record of translating domain needs into measurable savings and operational impact — for example architecting LIMS and lab systems that enabled over $3M in recovered savings and annual cost reductions at UC Davis. Comfortable toggling between code and leadership, Ben has led SDLC improvements, introduced testing and deployment automation, and guided teams through microservice and infrastructure modernizations. Based in Seattle, he combines a multimedia arts background with computer science training to prioritize usable, maintainable systems and developer-friendly workflows.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Oregon State UniversityBachelor's degree, Multimedia Arts and Sciences, Bachelor's degree, Multimedia Arts and Sciences at Mapúa University
Github Skills (31)
api-platform9
api8
stream8
scaffold7
codeception7
rest7
php7
json-ld7
openapi6
react6
symfony6
symfony-bundle6
phpunit6
unit-testing6
testing6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hrkyoung/docker-services-templates
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:20 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 26 days
hrkyoung/quick-start
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:12 pushes, 3 branches, 1 tag in 1 day
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