Summary
Benjamin Orchard is a Haskell engineer and systems programmer with 11 years of experience building developer-facing tools and infrastructure, currently working at Artificial Labs. He combines functional programming and reverse-engineering skills with a strong Linux and cloud-native background from SRE and backend IoT roles, notably migrating services into Kubernetes at Testo. Comfortable in both research and production contexts after a Research Assistant stint at the University of Kent, he excels when his end users are other developers. UK-based and fluent in English and conversational Japanese, he is actively seeking roles in Japan (remote or on-site). Outside work, he brings a pragmatic, craftsmanship mindset—his GitHub bio motto "Embrace your dreams" hints at a curious, exploratory approach to engineering.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 1st Class, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 1st Class at University of Kent