Ben Longoria

Ben Longoria is an experienced software engineer with a strong background in software development and interface design/development.

With a diverse career history, Ben has made significant contributions across various projects and organizations.

Some career highlights include being a key contributor at Shutterfly for groundbreaking photo product native/web creation tools, collaborating with Apple on pre-release software, and playing essential roles in transitioning legacy products to modern platforms.

Ben's expertise spans over 6 years in Objective-C/Swift, iOS, and macOS development, as well as over 12 years in single-page-applications and web application development using a wide array of technologies such as JavaScript, React, Node.js, HTML5, and CSS3.

He has also been involved in agile scrum teams of different sizes and backgrounds, contributing to build tooling, continuous integration solutions like Jenkins, and design systems.

Ben further advanced linguistics, mathematics, and anthropology education and research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison through the creation of various software tools.

His educational background includes coursework in digital imaging and graphic design from Marycrest International University, a certification in web design/development from the University of Advancing Technology, and a certification in DoIT project management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ben Longoria has held prominent positions, including Senior Software Engineer at Twitter, Senior Engineer and Staff Engineer at Shutterfly, and External Contributor at YouTube, showcasing a vast and varied professional experience in the tech industry.