Benjamin Folks

Benjamin Folks is a software engineer who previously worked at Astra, a space technology company. Here are some key details about his professional background:

Astra Experience

Benjamin Folks worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Astra from September 2019 to November 2021, spending about 2 years and 3 months with the company.2 Astra is focused on developing commercial rockets and has plans to eventually build satellites as well.1

Current Role

After leaving Astra, Benjamin Folks moved on to become a Lead Engineer and Co-Founder at Redshift.23 Redshift appears to be his current role.

Skills and Expertise

As a software engineer, Benjamin Folks likely has expertise in areas such as:

• Full stack development
• Rocket and space technology software
• Engineering leadership

Online Presence

Benjamin maintains an active online presence through his personal website at bfolks2.pythonanywhere.com. This suggests he has skills in Python web development as well.

Contact Information

For those looking to connect professionally, Benjamin's LinkedIn profile can be found with the username benjamin-folks-595b7139.2

While Benjamin Folks played a role in Astra's engineering efforts during his time there, it's worth noting that he is not to be confused with Benjamin Lyon, another prominent hire Astra made from Apple to serve as their chief engineer.1 Benjamin Folks' contributions were likely focused more on the software engineering side of Astra's space technology development.