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BEN BASUNI

SOFTWARE ENGINEER | ARCHITECT | CO-FOUNDER

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WHAT DRIVES ME

I believe the best systems emerge at the intersection of technical rigor, creativity, and teamwork. Architecture isn't just scaling infrastructure—it's designing experiences that are intuitive, reliable, and meaningful.

I thrive in environments valuing curiosity, transparency, and impact. Whether mentoring engineers, driving technical roadmaps, or building 0→1 products, I bring a mindset of continuous improvement and relentless execution. I play ball—adaptable, collaborative, and focused on winning as a team.

Discipline fuels excellence. In code. In the gym. In life.

FROM IDEA TO IMPACT

8+ years experience as a developer. 1,000+ users in 3 months. $2M saved annually. I build systems that matter. AI platforms. Enterprise automation. Distributed infrastructure. From concept to production. From code to cloud. Whatever it takes.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

$2M

Annual savings via release automation across 50+ engineer org. 12-16 hrs/week saved per engineer.

0→1,000

Co-founded AI platform: 1,000+ users + 900+ Discord in 3 months. Full-stack: Next.js, LangGraph, multimodal AI.

1,000+

Technical tickets resolved at Datadog with 95% customer satisfaction. Service-minded problem solver.

ARCHITECT

End-to-end ownership: React/Next.js → Node.js APIs → PostgreSQL/MongoDB → AWS/GCP serverless deployments

EXPERIENCE

Software Engineer (Infrastructure & AI Tools)

XOPS

Jul 2024 – Sept 2025

  • • Designed and implemented enterprise grade productivity tool including a release management system built from scratch with GitHub, JIRA, and Database SQL integrations, automating workflows and reducing release cycle times, estimated to save 12-16 hrs/week per engineer and $2M annually
  • • Built infrastructure observability platform to monitor annexes and offices, improving visibility and response across distributed environments
  • • Mentored and coordinated 3-engineer offshore team (DevOps, backend/AI, frontend) to deliver production-ready features
  • • Deployed services across AWS/GCP, using serverless functions, managed databases, and modern deployment pipelines

Technical Co-Founder & Engineer

Grandline AI

Sept 2023 – Apr 2024

  • • 0→1 builder: Architected and shipped full-stack generative AI platform from concept to 1,000+ users + 900+ Discord members in 3 months
  • • End-to-end technical ownership: Next.js/React frontend, Node.js APIs, Supabase (PostgreSQL), LangGraph agent orchestration, multimodal AI model integration (OpenAI, Claude, Hugging Face, Pinecone)
  • • Designed system architecture for scale and rapid iteration—relational data models, REST/GraphQL APIs, serverless functions, automated AI pipelines for multimodal storytelling
  • • Market strategy: Conducted AI storytelling market research, established creator partnerships, drove user adoption in competitive landscape

Sales Engineer (Technical)

Monte Carlo Data

Apr 2023 – Jun 2023

  • • Delivered AWS-based PoCs (Python, data pipelines, API integrations) directly influencing $30K–$70K mid-market contracts
  • • Reverse-engineered competitor tooling (BigEye, Databricks, Snowflake) to strengthen customer evaluations and win competitive deals

Senior Solutions Engineer

Smarsh

Feb 2021 – Apr 2022

  • • Automated data pipeline testing with Bash/Linux scripting—reduced engineering time from 4 hrs → 15 mins (94% efficiency gain)
  • • Implemented Jira Kanban workflows streamlining Agile practices, boosting engineering throughput 30%

Senior Solutions Engineer

DigitalML

Aug 2019 – Feb 2021

  • • Built bulk API editor (Java + JavaScript) reducing workflow time 50% and increasing API adoption 30% across enterprise customers
  • • Data usage analysis directly supporting enterprise contract renewals

Solutions Engineer

Datadog

Apr 2018 – Aug 2019

  • • Created Chrome extension integrating 8 internal APIs—now used in company-wide onboarding for all new engineers
  • • Resolved 1,000+ technical tickets (logs, agents, monitors, cloud integrations) with 95% satisfaction rating

CORE EXPERTISE

Languages & Frameworks: TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, GraphQL, SQL, Bash

AI/ML: OpenAI API, Claude API, LangGraph, Prompt Engineering, Hugging Face, Pinecone, RAG systems

Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS), GCP, Vercel, Docker, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase

Architecture: System Design, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, 0→1 Product Development

Leadership: Cross-functional team leadership, technical mentorship, Agile/Scrum, technical roadmap ownership