Ben A.

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5B - Progressive build metatoolchain

Dec 2025 - Current (2 months)

As the lead developer for 5B (Progressive build metatoolchain), I created an ergonomic metatoolchain and build system designed to enhance the developer experience across a wide range of ecosystems and their respective toolchains. This initiative stemmed from my extensive experience managing various toolchains in both my projects and third-party collaborations. The system was meticulously designed from scratch to optimize iteration speed while ensuring reproducibility and security. Currently, the metatoolchain is functional in production, and I am in the process of cleaning it up before publishing. I leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) agents to explore trade-offs in different implementation strategies, particularly focusing on toolchain

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On-Site QR ordering system

Dec 2023 - Apr 2024 (5 months)

As the sole engineer for the On-Site QR Ordering System, I developed an innovative ordering platform that allows on-site diners to place orders seamlessly by scanning a QR code at their table. The system features a user-friendly interface that provides instant feedback when changing item quantities and product variants, ensuring a smooth customer experience. I implemented peer-reviewed translations in four languages to minimize language barriers and enhance accessibility, while also displaying allergens for each product variant to prioritize customer safety. The architecture is fully containerized and cloud-agnostic, which eliminates dependencies on PaaS/SaaS solutions, and is designed to support future extensions for outside delivery, desp

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CI/CD Pipelines Implementation [milestone]

Jan 2021 - Current (5 years 1 month)

I established robust CI/CD pipelines using plain git hooks, significantly reducing deployment time from several minutes to mere seconds while ensuring platform-agnostic compatibility¹. This implementation was successfully applied across nearly all production projects under my oversight. Additionally, my understanding of software development principles allowed me to effectively integrate CI/CD practices into the software development lifecycle, enhancing overall project efficiency and collaboration. My expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), POSIX shell scripting, further supported the seamless automation and management of deployment processes, driving continuous improvement in development workflows, to the point of creating a cross-projec

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Point of Sale + Tax compliance solution

May 2019 - Current (6 years 9 months)

As the sole engineer for a lean, custom-built accounting platform designed for SMBs, I developed a tax-compliant invoicing and financial management solution optimized for resource-constrained hardware. I created an admin panel using **Vue.js** (Options API) that allows for live previews of interactive reports, enhancing user experience. Additionally, I designed a **fast onboarding flow** from scratch, enabling new users to start invoicing live within 72 hours of signup, thus eliminating the need for exhaustive product catalog uploads. My work included developing a custom point-of-sale frontend leveraging **Svelte** and **Linux**, which facilitated cost-effective deployment on limited devices. I implemented a system that reports supplier inv

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Reports Generation Solution

Jan 2018 - Current (8 years 1 month)

Built a PDF reports generator: a CLI tool, also deployable as a containerized microservice. Created because of dissatisfaction with existing PDF generation tools and libraries. Sole maintainer. Proprietary.

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Linux workspaces & homelab [personal]

Jan 2016 - Current (10 years 1 month)

In my personal project focused on Linux workspaces and homelab, I am responsible for daily operations on all my personal workstations and physical homelab. This involves not only routine management and optimization of the Linux environment but also the implementation of distributed systems. I use these for as one of the stages for pre-evaluation of tasks for production systems. Usually in the background for stress-testing, simulating potential events with recovery strategies, and conducting update preflight checks, working as a special environment to ensure that all systems are robust and reliable before any updates are released to production, enhancing the overall stability and performance not just of my homelab setup, but also the prod en

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