# Ben McDermott

> Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benmcdermott

I'm a technical, detail-oriented software engineer with extensive knowledge in Salesforce and experience building teams of developers.  I am passionate about contributing to nimble companies that are tackling complex problems in novel ways.  My best work happens when I'm part of a small, high-performing team with a well-defined goal and an ambiguous path to get there.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Coinbase
Jan 2020 – Present | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Ships features for our highest impact Institutional Clients
- Quickly debugs complex cross-team issues
- Improves code quality for our broader team
- Acted as Interim Engineering Manager for 1 year, while still responsible for the output of a Staff Engineer

### Software Engineer @ Coinbase
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Co-Founder / Software Engineer @ 1771 Co
Jan 2013 – Present
- Managed 6 developers to build custom features for clients 
- Produced two applications for the Salesforce AppExchange averaging 5 stars
- Grew applications from 0 to over 1500 users

### Software Engineer @ Intercom
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Decipher by Veracyte
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area


## Education
### Art in Entrepreneurship, Philosophy
Saint John's University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benjaminmcdermott
- GitHub: http://www.github.com/benmcderm

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Last updated: 2026-03-22