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Ben

Ben Smith

Software EngineerSydney, Australia
01About

I'm a full-stack engineer with 4 years of experience building fast, scalable web and mobile apps. I've led tricky migrations, shipped AI-powered features, and tuned systems for cost, performance, and UX. I also bring technical SEO and content strategy, and I'm comfortable bridging business and engineering—from contract talks to hands-on coding.

02Experience

Software Engineer

2023 - Present

New Zealand National Party

Led the build of several web applications, migrating from a legacy tech stack to Next.js on Vercel. Integrated generative AI into web platforms, including an agent that publishes press releases and vector search for the CMS. Built volunteer CRM, email platform, and a React Native campaign app.

Reduced costs by 40% via Next.js migrationAI reduced article time from 15min to 3minSaved 200+ volunteer hours with document AIBuilt CRM for 250+ users

Software Engineer

2021 - 2023

Freelance

Delivered custom web applications for clients in food manufacturing and politics, specialising in Next.js and cloud-based solutions.

Built Shopify order fulfilment systemDeveloped Mapbox leaflet map generator

Software Intern

2020, 2021

Precision Vision Systems

Rebuilt the backend (Express.js) and frontend (React SPA) for a camera timelapse system. Also developed an Android app for capturing timelapses.

Full-stack timelapse system rebuildAndroid timelapse app development