James Benze
Owner at GitHub
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Benze is a senior software engineer with about 12 years of experience designing high-performance backend systems and architecting scalable services, currently contributing to GitHub's Copilot initiatives. He specializes in Go, Rust, and C++, with deep experience in profiling, GRPC/Protobuf APIs, OAuth2/OIDC, and building production systems that handle large daily data volumes. His background spans supercomputing simulations (C++, Fortran) through consumer-facing services at Mattel and FullStory, where his work on search and retention features directly influenced enterprise adoption. Beyond engineering, he founded and runs Dayton Swing Smackdown, leading a 10-person volunteer team to a sold-out annual event, demonstrating rare operational and community leadership alongside technical depth.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics at University of Dayton
Github Skills (126)
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
Houndie/terraform-provider-square
Apr 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:7 releases, 24 PRs, 30 pushes in 3 years 4 months
Houndie/houndieblog
Sep 2023 - Jan 2026
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 4 months
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