Ben Whitney

Software Engineer

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada25 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20 years of software development experience.
2x US Patent holder for software innovations.
Expert in microservice architecture and application security.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused software architect with expertise in security and microservices.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software ArchitectureApplication SecuritySoftware Development

Other Skills

Engineering LeadershipCommunicationMicroservice architectureSecurity designAccess ControlSystem DesignC# .NETVulnerability ManagementJWT AuthorizationAngularJSSQL ServerVulnerability AssessmentPublic SpeakingCollaborative WorkTechnical Documentation

About

I'm an experienced software architect and software engineer who has been bringing new products, software engines, and architectures from the early concept stages through the requirements, design and development in a number of senior roles. I have 20 years of professional software development experience, and bring energy, leadership, and high levels of contribution to the projects I work on. I have been awarded two US Patents for the invention of a software metadata system and security. I enjoy tackling the toughest, most complex problems. I can analyze large systems and come up with functional, well-thought out designs, and guide the project through phased implementation and delivery stages. I have strengths in communication skills, and enjoy developing thorough written documentation and informative presentations. I have a strong aptitude for understanding product and business requirements for ensuring a great UX for the end user, and an efficient and well-designed product. I work with a product-focused mindset on delivering the best experience to the customer. Specialties: - Problem solving and proposing solutions - Microservice and domain driven SaaS high-availability architecture - Technical documentation, presentation and communication skills - Application Security - REST API and Kafka - Enterprise systems - UI/UX Development My goal as a Principal Engineer is to be a force multiplier. I want to not only deliver my results as an individual contributor, but to build up other engineers and the organization as a whole to deliver excellence and greater levels of impact.

Experience

25 yrs

Total Experience

5 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

6 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Surveymonkey

2 roles

Principal Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Remote

As a Principal Software Engineer at SurveyMonkey, my goal is to deliver high levels of impact across the engineering organization. In addition to being responsible for a core product area, I provide technical leadership through engineering guilds and other working groups.
Achievements include:
Microservice security and zero trust architecture
Providing architectural direction and design to a number of large and complex feature projects
Designing and implementing a Role Based Access Control permissions system across the product
Leading engineering guilds and working groups
Mentoring senior engineers and building communities and connections

Engineering LeadershipCommunicationSoftware ArchitectureApplication Security

Staff Software Engineer

Jan 2020 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Remote

Software ArchitectureCommunication

Assent compliance inc

Senior Software Developer

Sep 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Ottawa, Canada Area

Assent Compliance provides a SaaS product to enable manufacturers to ensure compliance with government regulations, including RoHS, Proposition 65 - California, and Conflict Minerals.
In an application security engineering role, I provided a thorough end-to-end analysis of the security of the system, following OWASP Top-10 and ASVS standards. I created the vulnerability management program, engineered a system-wide JWT authorization system, and provided developer training for application security awareness.

Application SecurityC# .NET

Conceptshare

Full Stack Developer

Apr 2015 – Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Ottawa

ConceptShare is a cloud SaaS product for Creative Operations including feedback and markup on photos, videos, and documents for large commercial customers. As a full stack developer at ConceptShare, I have been involved in developing across the layers of the system, from the front end AngularJS web application (desktop and mobile versions) through the data layers to SQL Server and C# .NET backend.
Extensive front-end work with AngularJS, HTML5, and CSS. Performed major refactoring of the system and development of new features. Back-end development in C# with ASP.NET, SQL Server, Stored Procedures and business layers.
Improving performance and ensuring a consistent user experience across browsers, iPad, and mobile devices.
Worked to ensure the security of the system from the authentication and authorization of APIs, Stored Procedures and Front End code, as well as being mindful of risks in the availability of the cloud application.

Titus inc.

Senior Software Developer

Jan 2008 – Apr 2015 · 7 yrs 3 mos · Ottawa

At TITUS, I was a Senior Software Engineer who developed much of the core technology of the company. I designed and developed the Titus Metadata Infrastructure (TMI) system and a rules-based workflow engine that powers much of the underlying system.
In this role, I was awarded two US software patents as the inventor. The first patent was for the structure and information architecture of a rich metadata system, the other was for using metadata in the application of security rules.