Benjamin Lefevre
Senior Software Engineer at OpenSea
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Lefevre is a Senior Software Engineer based in Austin with five years of focused industry experience and a longer history building enterprise systems for the oil & energy sector. He combines C++ systems work, database development, and full-stack implementation experience from a decade at Gregg Engineering with current backend engineering at OpenSea. At OpenSea he contributed to the core logic of the high-profile Seaport NFT marketplace protocol, simplifying order fulfillment and improving ERC20/721 transfer handling. Trained originally in biology, he brings a methodical, data-driven approach to software design and a knack for translating domain complexity into robust, maintainable code. Colleagues value his ability to bridge legacy pipeline systems and modern blockchain marketplaces while keeping implementations clear and efficient.
4 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at SUNY UlsterBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Biology, General, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Biology, General at Binghamton University
Github Skills (7)
smart-contracts10
solidity10
ethereum10
erc7219
nft9
erc209
decentralized-finance8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ProjectOpenSea/seaport
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Seaport is a marketplace protocol for safely and efficiently buying and selling NFTs.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 126 commits, 20 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily contributed to the core logic of the Seaport marketplace protocol. Their work involved modifying and simplifying the `fulfillBasicOrder` function, making changes to variable declarations, and synchronizing contracts with the main branch. They also made adjustments to internal functions related to consideration, suggesting a focus on improving the efficiency and clarity of the protocol's core functionality, specifically in regards to ERC20/721 transfers.
marketplaceseaportdappethereumblockchain
BCLeFevre/test-repo
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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