Summary
Benjamin Alvi is a Founding Engineer with 8 years of hands-on experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices, currently building core systems at a stealth startup after leading backend efforts at Sila. He has deep Python, AWS, Postgres, and Docker expertise and delivered a high-throughput transacting platform, guiding a team of engineers through complex integrations and documenting robust system designs. Known as a clear, concise communicator and team player, he blends pragmatic engineering with leadership—mentoring others while shipping production-ready services. A lifelong learner with interests spanning physiology and industrial automation, he brings interdisciplinary curiosity to software problems and a pragmatic focus on expanding his technical purview.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Oregon State University