Benjamin Wacha
Oregon, Uganda
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Wacha is a Staff-level software engineer and architect with 9 years of experience building mission-critical transactional platforms and distributed services focused on reliability, scalability, and cost-aware operations. He combines systems thinking with hands-on work across Python, Node, and Ruby to turn messy real-world processes into resilient, observable software and platforms. Benjamin has led and mentored engineering teams at fintech and startup-stage companies (including Prospa and MuduPay), guiding architecture and long-term technical strategy while unblocking high-stakes projects. He contributes to open-source—helping refactor and harden a Rails-based mental health app—showing a practical commitment to software quality and maintainability. Based in Oregon with roots in Uganda, he’s trusted to take ownership of ambiguous problem spaces and make durable decisions that leave teams stronger. His uncommon strength is connecting architecture, data, workflows, and incentives so technical investments compound over time.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Universal Technology And Management University
English
Github Skills (13)
rspec10
rails10
ruby-on-rails10
ruby10
testing9
refactoring9
javascript8
react8
sc7
html7
scs7
webpack6
webpacker6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ifmeorg/ifme
Feb 2019 - May 2020
Free, open source mental health communication web app to share experiences with loved ones
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 21 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily focused on refactoring and adding tests to the `MomentsHelper` in the Ruby on Rails application. They also addressed controller-related issues by refactoring the `meetings_controller` and `strategies_controller`, incorporating concerns and cleaning up code smells. Additionally, the user worked on adding an image upload endpoint and mounting an image uploader.
mental-healthjestcapybarareact-testing-librarycommunity-driven
bmwachajr/ifme
Feb 2019 - Feb 2022
Open source app to share mental health experiences with loved ones
Contributions:52 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years
mental-healthreactmentalhealthexperiences
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