# Ben Armstrong

> Senior Software Engineer at Qualitate

Location: Carle Place, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benarmstrong

I started building software professionally at 15, working with companies across the U.S. and Europe. By the time most engineers were in school, I was shipping production systems and making architectural decisions in live environments.
At 19, I joined IBM as a software engineering apprentice and completed the year-long program in under six months. I went on to build enterprise systems for multinational financial institutions serving millions of customers worldwide. I later stepped into a leadership role, heading frontend engineering for a mission-critical platform, guiding architecture and delivery for systems relied on daily across the organization. I managed engineers, owned key technical decisions, and delivered full-stack solutions in complex, highly regulated environments.
I then joined Qualitate as the second engineer to help rebuild the foundation of primary research from scratch. We are developing AI-native systems that transform how expert intelligence is captured, structured, and delivered. I have owned core platform architecture end to end, helped lead our database and infrastructure strategy, and played a central role in building the company from its infancy into a fully operational, revenue-generating platform.
Entirely self-taught, I’ve built my career around architecting intelligent systems that solve complex problems at scale.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Qualitate
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York
As the second engineer at Qualitate, I helped build the company’s technical foundation from scratch. I have owned core platform architecture end to end, helped shape our database and infrastructure strategy, and built foundational systems that power our AI-native approach to primary research. Beyond implementation, I’ve played a central role in setting technical standards, driving system design decisions, and scaling the platform as the company evolved from concept to a fully operational product serving paying customers. This role reflects my focus on building durable systems designed to scale from zero.

### Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York
I joined IBM at 19 as a software engineering apprentice and completed the year-long program in under six months. I went on to build enterprise systems for multinational financial institutions serving millions of customers globally. Working in highly regulated environments, I contributed across the stack using modern cloud infrastructure and containerized deployments. By 22, I was leading frontend engineering for a mission-critical platform, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring engineers while delivering systems relied on daily across the organization. This experience sharpened my ability to operate at enterprise scale without compromising engineering rigor.

### Software Engineer & IT Consultant @ GOAT USA
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Westbury, New York
At GOAT USA, I served as the sole technical decision-maker during a critical growth stage of the company. I extended a managed Shopify environment far beyond its native capabilities by building custom frontend libraries and integrating Node.js microservices and AWS infrastructure to support complex business logic. I architected and deployed scalable solutions that enabled the company to operate with the flexibility of a custom platform while maintaining the speed of a modern ecommerce stack. This role strengthened my ability to move quickly, operate autonomously, and bridge business needs with technical execution.

### Freelance Software Engineer @ Unknown
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
I began my career as a self-taught freelance software engineer at 15, working with companies across the U.S. and Europe. I wasn’t completing isolated tasks; I was shipping reliable, scalable systems in live production environments and making architectural decisions independently. Working across ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript frameworks, and relational databases, I developed a strong foundation in performance, system design, and accountability early in my career. This period shaped my bias toward ownership and technical depth from day one.


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ben--armstrong

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Last updated: 2026-03-30