# Benjamin Gaddie

> Experienced Software Engineer and Leader

Location: Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benjamingaddie

Experienced Software Engineer and Leader.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ TailorCare
Jan 2024 – Present

### Lead Engineer - Business Applications @ Landing
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Managed engineering team of five engineers responsible for creating a unified internal tools to support a unique field operations model, customer support and sales teams.
- Worked directly with the COO, VPs and product team to identify problems and bottlenecks then lead the team to resolve those problems.
- Built a GraphQL API using Rust and React app that to connect our internal tools into a centralized view reducing internal system hopping.
- Maintained and enhanced contact center to support phone and SMS communication using Twilio, Python and JavaScript to manage custom phone system using Twilio.

### Sr. Software Engineer @ Landing
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Built out and led team of three engineers to support business operations at Landing.
- Worked with COO, VPs and end users to identify problems and areas for improvement then lead the team to solve those problems.
- Used JavaScript and Apex to build custom solutions on top of Salesforce.
- Built APIs between Ruby on Rails and Salesforce.
- Built a contact center application to support phone and SMS communication using Twilio, Python and JavaScript.

### Systems Architect @ LLamasoft, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Member of the technology steering committee and technical architecture group.
- Designed and oversaw implementation of various new systems (Contract Management System, HR System, Customer Support System, Online Customer Community).
- Introduced architectural concepts like sprints, business capabilities mapping, etc. to business and technology leaders.

### Solutions Architect @ BBVA Compass
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Birmingham, Alabama Area
- Lead team that designed and built a new sales and service solution for over 3000 users and multiple lines of business.
- Design and implemented full system integrations between internal banking system and external 3rd party systems.

### Sr. Systems Programmer @ BBVA Compass
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Birmingham, Alabama Area
- Lead team that designed and built fullstack solutions using Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Apex/Java.
- Weighing and distributing work to other team members.
- Teaching and enforcing coding best practices and conducting code reviews.

### Lead Programmer @ BBVA Compass
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Birmingham, Alabama Area
- Designed and built fullstack solutions using Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Apex/Java.
- Built integrations between Salesforce and on premise databases and mainframes using both REST and SOAP based web services.
- Developed in an Agile environment using CI/CD.


## Education
### Bachelor's of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
University of Kentucky
Jan 2010 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benjamin-gaddie-484594ba

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Last updated: 2026-03-22