Ben Greene
Portfolio

Engineering Leader & Builder

Professional engineering leader passionate about building effective teams, shipping software, and mentoring engineers.

Experience

Engineering leadership, product judgment, and AI-native building

Senior Engineering Manager

Arcadia

2022 - Present

I lead teams building our core utility data platform while balancing delivery, technical quality, and long-term platform thinking. My role spans team leadership, product collaboration, design doc review, and helping engineers turn ambiguous problems into shippable work.

  • Help teams adopt AI-driven development thoughtfully, including documentation and workflows that make agent-driven work more effective
  • Guide engineers from interns to senior staff through mentoring, feedback, and career growth
  • Partner closely with product and domain experts to shape roadmap, review product specs, and refine high-impact platform work
AI-Driven Development
Cursor
Claude Code
dbt
Snowflake
Java
Spring Boot
AWS

Engineering Manager

Shift

2019 - 2022

At Shift, I operated as both an engineering manager and a technical leader, helping teams deliver customer-facing product improvements while improving team process, architectural direction, and cross-functional execution.

  • Worked closely with product, design, and leadership to scope and ship meaningful consumer experiences
  • Led through ambiguity, contributing directly when needed while keeping teams aligned and unblocked
  • Improved team practices across hiring, onboarding, delivery, and technical decision-making
React
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
Go
Engineering Management

Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer

Appian

2015 - 2019

At Appian, I built a strong foundation in product engineering across backend systems and mobile-adjacent work, taking on increasingly complex projects and mentorship responsibilities as my scope grew.

  • Built foundational platform capabilities, ranging from custom web API frameworks to a highly available file system
  • Contributed across backend and mobile-focused initiatives, including features related to offline support and deep linking
  • Managed engineering interns from project definition through execution, providing both technical guidance and career mentorship
Java
Kotlin
Hibernate
GlusterFS
Bash
Android

Current Projects

I'm building focused journaling tools for parents who want to capture everyday memories without turning reflection into another chore.

Live on iOS

MomTrack

A mom-focused companion with the same shared family timeline, partner sharing, voice journaling, AI tips, and memory-keeping foundation — now available to download on the App Store.

DadTrack shared family timeline

Shared Family Timeline

Journal together — link with your partner for a shared family view with per-entry privacy.

Let's Connect

Interested in DadTrack or want to connect? I'd love to hear from you.