About

Benny Tan is a Senior Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in Full Stack Software Development. He has expertise in Mobile Development (iOS, Android), Web Development, Back-End Development / API Design, Databases and Web Storage, Web Application Architecture, DevOps, Voice and Chatbot Technologies, Git, and UI/UX Design. Benny has worked with a variety of technologies including Objective-C, Swift, Java, React Native, React, Javascript, Typescript, Node.js, Express.js, Python, Flask, Java Spring, MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, SQLite, Realm, Firebase, Terraform, Terragrunt, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Digital Ocean, Heroku, Amazon Alexa, Facebook Messenger, SMS Bots, Telegram Bots, and Kik Bots. Benny has been recognized for his work in mobile app development, growth hacking, and innovation. He was featured in Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2016 for good design and development of mobile apps and won 1st Place in Zahn Innovation Center's Zahn Social Innovation Competition for developing a mobile app that helps families achieve healthier lifestyles together. He founded the Queens Technology Academy in Queens, NYC, led and taught multiple Mobile Development cohorts, and organized and founded the Queens Innovation Meetup group to connect with local entrepreneurs (over 500 members). Currently, Benny works as a Senior Consultant - Software Engineering at Slalom, where he is responsible for Full Stack Software Engineering, Security, React frontend / Java Spring backend and Terraform module development. He has architected and built document verification web application using React and Java Spring API, designed and developed reusable terraform modules for developers to spin up infrastructure in AWS, and created and standardized CI/CD pipeline workflows for a variety of development teams via Jenkins and Github Actions. Benny has also worked as a Lead Mobile Development Instructor and Founder at Queens Tech Academy and Lead Software Engineer and Founder at Squarevibe Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a Computer Science Minor from The City College of New York. Benny's relevant experience in the tech industry is 11.44 years.