Summary
Ben Jenkins is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building full‑stack web applications and AI features using React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node, and Postgres. He has shipped production LLM integrations and AI-driven analytics at Hearst and Orum—delivering CMS metadata automation for 145M monthly readers and reliable AI scorecards adopted by 100+ organizations. His work spans product-facing UX to backend model upgrades (including Watsonx) and measurable business impact, such as a Fortune 100 client reporting a dramatic increase in meetings booked. A Harvard Master's graduate who previously developed humanoid-robot therapy tools at RoboKind, he pairs strong engineering craft with a knack for turning complex ML integrations into practical, time-saving tools for teams. Based in Dallas, he also brings teaching and mentoring experience, having trained 500+ developers and built internal tooling to streamline developer workflows.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at Thomas Edison State University
Master's degree Software Engineering, Master's degree Software Engineering at Harvard University