Summary
Benjamin Milton is a Senior Developer based in New York with 11 years of experience building and modernizing web platforms at companies like Shopify, Condé Nast, and 1stdibs. He specializes in front-end and full-stack work—migrating legacy apps to React/TypeScript/GraphQL stacks, improving accessibility and code quality, and introducing realtime GraphQL subscriptions. Benjamin has shipped high-profile, server-rendered React projects (including a Vogue rebuild) and created internal GraphQL tooling and testing frameworks that improved developer productivity. Comfortable taking on lead responsibilities, he routinely scopes projects, reviews architecture, mentors engineers, and bridges product and engineering needs. His background in public policy early in his career contributes to clear communication and a systems-oriented approach to complex product and infrastructure problems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History at University of Florida