Summary
Benjamin Peter is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience building scalable, user-focused systems and integrations, currently contributing at ServiceNow after a long tenure at Zapier. He blends full-stack expertise (Node.js, Python, Java, Docker, AWS) with a knack for spotting architectural gaps and shipping pragmatic solutions that improve developer and end-user experiences. Benjamin has led major features like Zapier’s App Extensions, built hundreds of integrations across popular SaaS platforms, and experimented with prototypes (voice-enabled editors, augmented browsing Chrome extensions) that reveal a curiosity for novel UX. A hands-on mentor and remote-work advocate, he’s influenced hiring, documentation, and engineering culture at rapidly growing teams. Based in Prior Lake, Minnesota, he values diverse perspectives, empathetic communication, and sharing knowledge to strengthen teams and long-lived products.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, Mathematics, B.S., Computer Science, Mathematics at Mankato State University