# Ben Go 🌎

> web builder

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/bengo

building the web

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Protocol Labs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
* added observability to elastic ipfs using prometheus, grafana, AWS Lambda, AWS SQS, Cloudflare Workers, node.js
* added credit card billing to web3.storage using node.js, postgresql, stripe
* implemented did:web:web3.storage, which digitally signs receipts issued in response to all web3.storage capability invocations
* implemented and co-designed storage protocol with capability based security (via UCAN.xyz) for web3.storage’s w3up product using node.js, typescript, cloudflare workers, AWS, sqlite, DynamoDB, Docker

### Senior Software Engineer @ DFINITY
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Making tools that developers use to create products and services on the decentralized Internet Computer. https://sdk.dfinity.org/

Projects:
* Implemented client Authentication/Signatures section of Internet Computer Protocol in TypeScript
* Designed and implemented an authentication service that app developers could use to authenticate their users, identify them via public key, and receive a token to act on behalf of the user when making requests using the Internet Computer Protocol. Exposed as an OAuth2 AS. Used WebAuthn browser APIs so end-users could authenticate with hardware/platform authenticators like Touch ID or a YubiKey. Used TypeScript, React, OAuth2.

### Software Architect @ bengo.co
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Helping startups and nonprofits accomplish their missions by advising on and implementing new scalable cloud architectures, system monitoring tools, and CI/CD/production processes.

Client work includes:

nonprofits:
* hypothes.is Annotation Server - Added Public/Private Groups Feature to web app using Python, Pyramid, Angular
* EFF.org - Automated building of linux container images for several internal systems using Docker and GitLab CI
* Mozilla Foundation Coral Project - Built new features for commenting platform using React, node.js, apollo-graphql, mongo.

startups:
* delmondo.co (acquired by Conviva in 2018) - Designed and implemented a system for scalable social media data ingestion from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube. Used node.js, TypeScript, Amazon SQS, Ansible, Jenkins
* fanout.io (acquired by Fast.ly in 2022) - open source node.js library development and modernization, node.js tools for using fanout's product with a serverless platform like AWS Lambda to do real-time GraphQL Subscriptions (https://npm.im/fanout-graphql-tools)

### Founder @ Permanent
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco
We make open source cloud apps easily discoverable, understandable, and installable with one click of a button.

* Developed and iterated upon an MVP using Kubernetes, Docker, node.js, TypeScript, React
* gained some customers, but decided to shut down due to COVID-19

### Senior Product Manager, Platform Products @ Livefyre
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
* Transitioned 5+ Livefyre Labs experimental projects into the core product portfolio to general availability to all customers
* Acted as product owner for integration with Adobe Experience Manager, including heavy collaboration with Adobe Product and Engineering teams. Represented the product integration in Sales meetings to first joint customers (e.g. Intel, Australia.com).
* Developed a roadmap to build a core OAuth2/OIDC microservice for Livefyre Products, enabling development of a Livefyre Mobile Application and integrations with adjacent software products. Programmed along this roadmap using Python, pyoidc.
* Designed Photo Upload API and managed its implementation as Product Owner, allowing a key customer to switch from a competitor.
* Led project to standardize HTTP API documentation. Worked with Tech Writers to product OpenAPI Specifications (i.e. Swagger 2) for 50+ APIs. Worked with designers to design a new documentation site that would render API docs from the OpenAPI Specifications. Programmed the documentation web app using node.js, React, AWS. http://api.livefyre.com

### Engineering Manager, Livefyre Labs Lead @ Livefyre
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
* Managed team of two engineers building an open-source JavaScript SDK to power custom 'Apps' (social media visualizations) for a rapidly emerging segment of customers underserved by Livefyre's previous offering focusing on news communities.
* Acted as product owner and tech lead for social microsites for SXSW, CES, and the Super Bowl to show off Livefyre Platform capabilities to prospective customers.
* Led development (using Python, Celery/RabbitMQ, OpenCV) and operation of #MyOscarPhoto, a collaboration with Twitter at the 2014 Oscars Red Carpet allowing fans at home to get their picture taken on the red carpet with their favorite celebrities.
* Acted as product owner and engineering manager for new Livefyre Apps (e.g. Media Wall, News Feed, Map), growing portfolio from 3 to 10.
* Initiated, prototyped a WYSIWYG wizard aiming to make Livefyre Apps easier to use by customers without a programmer. Secured executive and early customer support to fully productize. Led architecture and backend development (node.js) of Livfyre App Designer, which launched in late 2014.
* Tech Lead for Livefyre.js project, unifying several disparate methods of embedding Livefyre Apps and libraries into a single script loader for customer integrations

### Technical Product Manager @ Livefyre
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
* Served as company's first Product Manager, traveling with sales, interpreting customer needs into discrete product development projects, and planning technical integrations with customer IT systems.
* Acted as product owner with agile team of designers and developers to implement new Livefyre Admin Dashboard, Live Blog, Live Chat, Livefyre Customer Profiles, Social Curation, Custom App API, iOS SDK projects
* Grew customer base from 0 to dozens (e.g. News UK, AOL Tech, American Idol, National Geographic, Universal Music Group), revenue from 0 to >$1M.

### Software Engineer @ Livefyre
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
* 3rd engineer, joining before initial product launch
* Initiated rearchitecture of comment widget from jQuery soup to MVC using Backbone.js
* Helped rewrite backend from PHP to Python + Django
* Designed and implemented single sign on protocol that facilitated integration with customer identity
providers for the next 6 years
* Designed and implemented Livefyre’s first APIs, enabling key Enterprise integration points

### Django Web Developer @ Kansas Biological Survey
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
* Maintained kars.ku.edu Django website.
* Designed, developed, shipped new kbs.ku.edu website to use the same Django-based application.
* Developed system for backing up database to AWS S3 using Python

### Student System Administrator @ Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, University of Kansas
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
* Provisioned new desktop computers for graduate students and faculty, including installing OS and required software using Puppet.
* Maintained rack server hardware in the supercomputing cluster.
* Maintained ittc.ku.edu website in PHP
* Developed a new tool to manage student/desk/room assignments using Django, MySQL, and jQuery. Worked with administrator end-users to build an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface.


## Education
### Dropped out after three semesters in Computer Science, Philosophy
The University of Kansas

### Global Studies in Philosophy
University of Virginia

### Washburn Rural High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29