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Ben Shahbaz

Director-level software architect specializing in cloud, data platforms, and distributed systems

AmazonCal State NorthridgeLos Angeles, CA14 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

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Engineering leader with hands-on platform, cloud, security, and data infrastructure experience who managed a 9-person cross-functional team spanning data engineering, infrastructure, SRE/DevOps, and DevSecOps. Notable impact includes completing a Mesos-to-ECS migration, cutting AWS spend by $1.6M annually, standing up a security engineering team, and building a no-code data lake/warehouse platform in partnership with sales, support, data science, and BI.

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Key Strengths

  • Led a 9-engineer platform organization across data, infrastructure, SRE/DevOps, and DevSecOps
  • Completed long-running Marathon Mesos to ECS migration that had already been underway for 8 months
  • Reduced AWS spend from $4.3M to $2.7M in 12 months
  • Built a security engineering function and hired 2 engineers including a lead
  • Created an internship program that brought in 4 interns and converted 2 to full-time hires
  • Launched a bug bounty program
  • Drove Terraform refactoring and module standardization with tagging governance
  • Built a configurable no-code data lake/warehouse hybrid for business users
  • Improved execution by establishing backlog management and work prioritization with product
  • Increased team delivery efficiency with fewer resources through clearer prioritization

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Experience

Enterprise Account Engineer II (TAM)Amazon · Oct 2024 – Present
Lead Software ArchitectClicktripz · Sep 2023 – Oct 2024
Director of Software EngineeringModern Campus · Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
Software ArchitectTelesign · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021
Senior Manager, Data & Infrastructure EngineeringGoGuardian · Jun 2018 – Jul 2020
Technical Advisor (Contract)Bites Media · Jan 2018 – Jul 2018contract
Senior Data Software EngineerOmaze · Dec 2017 – Jun 2018
Senior Data Software EngineerBlackwood Seven · Nov 2016 – Dec 2017
Principal Software EngineerRubicon Project · Apr 2016 – Nov 2016
Director of Software EngineeringReachLocal · Dec 2013 – Feb 2016
Principal Software EngineerLive Nation Entertainment · Oct 2011 – Nov 2013

Education

Cal State Northridgebachelor, Computer Science

Languages

English

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Ben ShahbazDirector-level software architect specializing in cloud, data platforms, and distributed systems