Benjamin Gilbert
Siemens IFM - Front End Tech Lead at Siemens Digital Industries Software
Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Gilbert is a front-end technology lead and software architect with a decade of engineering experience and a MEng from Imperial College London, currently driving UI architecture at Siemens IFM. He specializes in front-end code re-composition—extracting monoliths into reusable, composable components—to speed development, reduce bugs, and increase reuse, a skill he honed at bit.dev where he contributed significant UI work to the popular Bit build system. Benjamin combines hands-on development across major FE frameworks with product and business instincts from founding startups and leading sales teams, enabling pragmatic solutions that balance engineering and commercial needs. Comfortable operating as both a mentor and implementer, he’s advised companies on component-driven architecture and led technical teams as a CTO in fast-paced startup environments. An oft-overlooked strength is his experience in real-time avionics software and low-level systems, which gives him discipline in reliability and performance when designing front-end platforms.
5 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Upper Second, Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Upper Second at Imperial College LondonHasmonean High School
Github Skills (13)
uid10
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react10
typescript-types10
frontend9
component-based9
composable8
angular5
vue5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
teambit/bit
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
A build system for development of composable software.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:194 reviews, 88 commits, 85 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin contributed significantly to the UI of the "bit" build system, primarily by adding and modifying React components. They introduced new compositions for design elements such as avatars, contributors, error pages, and external links. The user also updated existing component templates and configurations for improved functionality and user experience within the Bit UI.
component-drivenmonorepopolyreporeactnode-js
bit-demos/movies
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:38 commits, 6 pushes in 10 months
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