# Ben Morrison

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benmorrison

I am a detail-oriented, self-motivated software engineer with 5+ years of experience who has a passion for clean user interfaces and accessible software. I have worked in a variety of industries, and have strong knowledge in planning, designing, developing, testing, and delivering high-quality, complex web applications. I am most interested in front-end web app development using React and TypeScript, but my technical proficiencies include:

Programming Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, Python

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase

Tools: VSCode, JetBrains IDEs, Git, JIRA, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, JUnit, ESLint, Prettier, Kibana, CircleCI, DataDog

Methodologies: Agile Software Development, Scrum, Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming, Test-driven Development, Pair Programming

Please feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn Messenger if you're interested in working together or would like to get to know me more!

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Breezeway
Jan 2025 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer @ Breezeway
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer II @ WHOOP
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Lead developer for a project to introduce a referral rewards program for members, driving an increase of 20% in refer-a-friend completion rate thereby improving new member acquisition.
- Refactored the team’s discounting logic to support site-wide discount campaigns for the join flow, leading to the most successful holiday sale period to-date, resulting in 60K new memberships sold (+90% YoY).
- Helped the company quickly pivot during nation-wide supply chain issues by building a full-stack feature to introduce a reservation system for customers during the 4.0 strap launch to keep financial projections strong.
- Leader of the Web Guild – a cross-functional group of web developers – driving larger front-end initiatives to completion, including a robust React component library and shared analytics NPM package.

### Software Engineer II @ Wayfair
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Project lead for feature in the Self Service cancellation workflow to support multi-component cancellations, lowering customer call-in frequency while spearheading the first multibox integration in post-order engineering.
- Lead implementation of partial refund self-service flow, contributing to reduced expenses of $600K or more annually by greatly reducing return rate of products delivered with damage.
- Implemented new architecture for the Customer Service returns workflow with React and GraphQL to reduce page load times by up to 25 seconds.
- Contributed to open source learning platform by creating a functional programming course.

### Software Engineer @ Wayfair
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Full-stack Software Engineer @ John Hancock
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Developed a full-stack web application with backend microservices using React & Node.js to provide customers with fast and accurate life insurance quotes, improving load times by up to 20 seconds.
- Built robust, enterprise software to integrate with Epic Systems to safely retrieve patient PII for underwriters.
- Performed test-driven development to ensure code quality and maintainability.
- Practiced Agile XP software development on small, cross-functional teams.
- Communicated effectively through pair programming.
- Shipped new features using Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery.

### Operations Analyst @ Yext
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
- Lead web developer on Yext's client-facing help center.
- Wrote HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery to develop and maintain the help center website.
- Used programming languages such as Python and SQL to solve errors and situational tasks in an efficient manner.
- Incorporated web development in order to improve & automate certain tasks for my team.
- Completed data-driven operational tasks to keep client data accurate and up-to-date.
- Managed an outsourced team in the Philippines.

### German Tutor @ Connors Family Learning Center
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Chestnut Hill, MA
Met twice a week with college students looking to improve their German skills. Explained various grammatical, verbal, and written exercises to help these students better understand the material.

### Operations Intern @ Yext
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area
Helped translate documents for German clients to assist with international expansion. Geocoded various client locations to improve the company's product.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Boston College
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

### Full-stack Web Development
Bloc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

### Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Investment, German
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Fairfield College Preparatory School
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29