I'm an experienced software engineer, architect, and engineering manager with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale web applications. I specialize in backend and API development, service-oriented architecture, and high scalability/high availability solutions. I take pride in my ability to distill technically complex solutions into actionable cost/benefit analyses, grooming backlogs toward the highest possible business value. I am passionate about building great products with seamless user experiences. I'm really looking forward to building an amazing team that shares these values, and building the kinds of products that people will come to rely on and love. In my free time, I dive into music, cooking, and food science. Ask me about making chocolate, cheese, or the perfect soft-boiled egg, or that time I nursed a rescued kitten back to health.

Consultant @ From October 2015 to Present (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaCo-founder @ • Managed iOS development team. • Staffed lean projects for maximum efficiency of resources and budget. • Accurate budget and timeline estimations. • Built a RESTful API with Node JS, built to support iOS and additional frontends. From 2011 to Present (4 years) Lead Application Engineer @ • Migrated entire infrastructure from colo to AWS and Docker to reduce costs and enable dynamic scaling • Implemented continuous delivery practices From May 2015 to September 2015 (5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSenior Software Engineer @ • Pioneered agile practices at Huge. • Team lead for multiple teams, including distributed teams. • Worked closely with stakeholders to design technical architecture that supported both immediate and long-term product goals. • Created custom service-oriented architecture with Symfony, combining the content of over 270 existing sites into one centralized web presence. • Created a Solr/Lucene powered faceted search experience for a major NYC health care provider and other clients. From January 2013 to May 2015 (2 years 5 months) Senior Developer @ • Architected and implemented a complete re-build of StyleCaster.com, migrating the site from Symfony2 to Ruby on Rails, hosted on Heroku. From August 2012 to January 2013 (6 months) Developer @ • Technical lead for multiple clients, including RollingStone and Live Nation. • Managed a team of 10 backend and frontend developers. • Built multiple custom content management systems. From August 2010 to August 2012 (2 years 1 month) Junior Account Executive @ • Troubleshoot and fix basic issues with web applications and server configurations in Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server as well as Linux, PHP, MySQL, ColdFusion and Apache. • Set up and maintained development and production servers. • Conducted research in preparation of the selection and design of new PHP based technologies for next generation e-commerce platform. • Provided point of contact with off-shore development teams. From November 2008 to June 2009 (8 months) Developer @ • Developed a proprietary web based, data driven, and object oriented application used to manage live television show logistics. 90% of codebase is still in use. From April 2007 to March 2008 (1 year)

Ben Horowitz is skilled in: Technical Architecture, Information Technology Strategy, Software Architecture, System Architecture, Team Leadership, Technical Leadership, User Experience, Engineering Management, Requirements Gathering, Software Estimation, Technology Roadmapping, Risk Management, Agile & Waterfall Methodologies, Scrum, Kanban