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Ben Jenkins

Ben Jenkins

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Dallas,TX

Summary

Sr. Software Engineer with expertise in React, Next.js, Redux.js, TypeScript, & JS.

Harvard alumni with experience in robotics and teaching web development.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Orum
02.2025 - 08.2025

Stack: TypeScript, React, React Query, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, Playwright/Jest, OpenAI, Watsonx, Datadog, Docker

  • Delivered AI scorecards for sales calls: >99% generation with transcripts, adopted by 100+ orgs, reducing manager review time.
  • Built sales rep‑facing analytics (“Calls that need coaching” / “Calls to share”) to surface coaching priorities and share exemplary calls.
  • Upgraded Watsonx models (Scout/Maverick) for a Fortune 100 client; later reported a 1,429% increase in meetings booked post‑launch.

Senior Software Engineer

Hearst
03.2022 - 11.2024

Stack: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Next.js, Redux, Node/Express, Python/Django, PostgreSQL, Playwright/Cypress/Jest

  • Built digital‑magazine CMS features enabling editors to assemble issues across 50+ brands.
  • Delivered magazine experiences viewed by ~145M monthly users; optimized Next.js rendering, image delivery, and caching to improve UX and reliability.
  • Integrated AI tools to automate metadata generation with LLMs reducing editing time.

Sr. Lead Software Engineering Instructor

General Assembly
09.2018 - 03.2022

Stack: React, Next.js, Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, HTML/CSS, Sass, Python, Django APIs, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Mongoose

  • Developed full-stack tools (e.g. manage grading across PRs, generate missing homework lists, etc.)
  • Taught and mentored 500+ developers in full-stack web development
  • Authored & improved lesson GitHub repositories
  • Promoted from Software Engineering Instructor

Software Engineer

RoboKind
06.2013 - 07.2017

Stack: Flask, Python, HTML, CSS, & JavaScript

  • Developed robot-led autism therapy lesson authoring tools reducing authoring time by 50%, decreased author training time by 5 weeks.
  • Styled robot's chest screen menu with HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
  • Built Flask APIs to control robot behavior (speech, animations, LED settings)
  • Contributed to frontend for autism therapy lessons
  • Promoted from Jr. Programmer to Software Engineer

Education

Master's - Software Engineering

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ
05.2001 -

Skills

    Frontend: React, React Query, Nextjs, TypeScript, Redux, Material UI, Styled Components, Tailwind
    Backend: Nodejs, Sequelize, GraphQL, Express, Python/Django
    Data/Infra: PostgreSQL, SQL, Redis, Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
    Testing/Quality: Jest, Playwright, Cypress
    AI/LLM: Open AI & Watson X AI models

Timeline

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Orum
02.2025 - 08.2025

Senior Software Engineer

Hearst
03.2022 - 11.2024

Sr. Lead Software Engineering Instructor

General Assembly
09.2018 - 03.2022

Software Engineer

RoboKind
06.2013 - 07.2017

Master's - Software Engineering

Harvard University
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

Thomas Edison State University
05.2001 -
Ben JenkinsSenior Full-Stack Software Engineer