Ben Hay
@benhay
Software engineer and ops person looking for flexible remote work. Comfortable with technical, analytical, or people-facing roles.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I've got a mix of backgrounds that makes me flexible rather than narrow. I have a software engineering degree and hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Python, and full-stack development, plus current contract work doing AI/LLM evaluation and annotation, which means I'm used to detailed, structured work with minimal oversight. Before that, I managed day-to-day operations at a restaurant, so I also know how to run things, handle people, and stay calm when stuff goes sideways. I'm looking for remote work that's steady and doesn't require me to be "on" every minute. I learn fast, communicate clearly, and don't need hand-holding.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Contributing to LLM training data quality by evaluating and improving model-generated responses across complex software engineering tasks.
• Ranked and justified model outputs across technical coding tasks, creating high-quality signal for code generation and reasoning benchmarks
• Refactored production-level codebases to generate accurate, nuanced training data for next-generation AI models
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Joined a lean startup team to build and ship a full-stack media and commerce platform, owning features end-to-end from backend API design to frontend UX.
• Built an AI-powered music generation and streaming platform in Python that drove a 70% improvement in user engagement through dynamic, personalized experiences
• Developed a Next.js/TypeScript storefront integrated with Shopify's API, growing
Built internal security tooling in a highly regulated defense environment, contributing across the full SDLC from requirements through deployment.
• Built GUI-based log analysis tools for internal security teams, reducing manual investigation workload by 90% and improving auditability
• Implemented SQL Server-integrated alerting workflows that strengthened system monitoring and incident response
Built backend services, APIs, and dashboards for a real estate data platform, improving both system performance and developer experience.
• Optimized Java backend services through multithreading and concurrency improvements, delivering a 45% performance gain
• Built RESTful APIs and Vue.js dashboards that tightened integration between frontend and backend data layers
• Wrote technical onboarding
Delivered a nonprofit mass-communication web app as part of a hackathon team, owning the full stack from architecture to deployment.
• Built and deployed a React/Node.js application on Azure App Services that improved nonprofit outreach efficiency by 60%
• Architected a hybrid SQL/MongoDB data layer to support scalable data management across the platform
• Shipped a responsive Bootstrap UI and RE
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Arizona State University
Master's degree, Computer Science
2022 - 2023
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
2018 - 2022
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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Skills
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