About

Ben Redman is a highly experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer currently working at Slack Technologies, Inc. With over 17 years of relevant experience in the tech industry, Ben is a seasoned software engineer with a strong background in building innovative solutions for distributed systems and analytics databases. Prior to joining Slack, Ben worked as a Software Developer at Citus Data, where he played a key role in building a distributed PostgreSQL analytics database that is designed to make data analysts weep with joy. He also worked as a Software Developer at Amazon, where he launched the DNS failover feature for Route 53, a top requested feature of Route 53 customers. Additionally, Ben designed an improved DNS datastore for Route 53 to improve propagation times and enable continued scaling. He also worked to maintain the 100% availability SLA of Route 53 as usage grew aggressively. Ben's educational background includes a degree from Georgetown District High School, where he completed his high school education. Ben's tech stack includes a strong background in software engineering and senior software engineering. He is highly skilled in building distributed systems, analytics databases, and improving DNS data stores. Overall, Ben is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer with a proven track record of building innovative solutions for distributed systems and analytics databases. His expertise in improving DNS data stores and maintaining high availability SLAs make him a valuable asset to any tech team.