Benjamin Hiltpolt
Engineering Manager at Google
Poland
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Hiltpolt is an engineering manager with 12 years of experience leading backend-focused teams across major tech companies, currently at Google after roles at Atlassian and Booking.com. He combines deep technical knowledge in backend architecture and engineering practices with a people-centric leadership style that emphasizes pragmatic delivery and team growth. His background spans startups to large enterprises, giving him a knack for scaling systems and processes while keeping developer experience front of mind. Trained in computer science and biology, with additional study in machine learning and bioinformatics, he brings interdisciplinary thinking to problem-solving. Based in Poland, he is known for translating complex technical requirements into practical, team-aligned solutions that balance long-term architecture with immediate product needs.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Knowledge Engineering, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Knowledge Engineering at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (31)
rails10
ruby10
html10
programming-language9
linkedin-api9
mvc9
public-profile9
golang9
ruby-on-rails9
activerecord9
go8
interpreter8
compiler6
odin6
linkedin6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
hilben/dotfiles
Feb 2016 - Aug 2021
Contributions:63 commits, 55 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
hilben/printtext
Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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