Ben Youngblut
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Ben is a hard-working, full-stack software developer focused on creating efficient, well-tested, and maintainable code that exceeds expectations. He enjoys learning about new technologies and is not afraid of tackling large new projects or refactoring and revamping old projects. Ben has excellent written and verbal communication skills and over 13 years of experience using Python for web development, scripting, and building infrastructure.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Django, TypeScript, Python, React, Amazon Web Services (AWS), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Ansible, Linux
The most amazing...
...Django application I've designed runs A/B, multivariate, and SEO tests with reporting administration and Google Analytics integration.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Publitek
- Designed a reusable Django application for running A/B, multivariate, and search engine optimization (SEO) tests, including reporting administration with analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test, and causal impact confidence analyses.
- Rewrote an entire web application written in unstructured PHP code to a clean and maintainable Python Django web application.
- Built a system for collecting search phrases associated with individual sales and wrote a custom Solr query handler in Java to conditionally boost the results based on the sales counts for those search phrases.
Experience
Image Editor
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Skills
Languages
Python, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, Java, JavaScript 6, Python 3
Frameworks
Django, Redux, Material UI, Django REST Framework, Swagger
Libraries/APIs
React, jQuery, MobX
Tools
Ansible, Webpack
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux
Storage
PostgreSQL, Redis, MariaDB, MongoDB
Paradigms
REST
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Iowa State University - Ames, IA, USA
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