Ben is a full-stack developer at SSW in Sydney, bringing expertise across full-stack development with Angular, Next.js, .NET, and DevOps. With a strong focus on clean code and best practices, Ben has built applications with complex state management requirements, streamlined backend architectures, and automated deployment pipelines. Constantly expanding his skill set, he is deepening his proficiency in cloud technologies and enterprise-level solutions on Azure.

Ben is also an active open-source maintainer for TinaCMS, a world-leading CMS with over 10,000 GitHub stars, where he continuously delivers new features and improves the platform to enhance user experience and reliability.

His favourite tools include:

• Frontend: Angular, NgRx, RXJS, Next.js
• Backend: .NET, EF Core, RESTful API
• DevOps: CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker/Containerization, Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep

Frontend

Ben has a great deal of experience handling complex state management, and he loves working with Angular and NgRx to build rich client-side apps with a focus on high-performance and seamless UX.

Backend (Third party integration + .NET Migration)

With proficiency in .NET 8 and EF Core, Ben has a track record of successful Web API implementations and integrating complex third-party services, including Xero, Power BI, and SSRS. Recently, Ben led a project to migrate an outdated .NET Framework application to .NET 8, where he has removed 1 million lines of technical debt, significantly improving performance and maintainability and unblocking the migration progress

Mentoring

Ben is always happy to mentor other developers, and is currently a Tech Lead for SSW's internship program - SSW FireBootCamp. He helps educate interns (and other SSW developers!) on development best practices, code quality standards, and Scrum Process.

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