Building a Self-Serve Streaming Login Code Portal for Friends & Family
Using Gmail, GCP Pub/Sub, and my existing website to share emailed streaming codes automatically.
Software Engineer, Managing Leader, Culture Fanatic, and Guy Who's Happy You're Here®
Hi, I'm Ben Ricker. I live a bit north of Boston. I love being an engineering manager. The most rewarding part of my job is helping engineers grow and thrive by fostering strong relationships and creating an environment where they can learn and truly enjoy their work, reflected in our outstanding engagement scores. I've led a multitude of engineering projects, ideation sprints, AI architecture, and implementations, always striving to build innovative solutions and streamline processes.
TestDrive: Run Your CI Steps Locally — Fast
Mirror GitHub Actions run steps locally with a fast streaming UI, filters, and JSON output.
Introducing Gitallica: Data-Driven Engineering Metrics That Actually Matter
A CLI tool that performs temporal diff analysis of Git repositories to give you insights that actually matter, backed by research from DORA, Microsoft Research, and Clean Code principles.
Thoughts My Brain Is Having
I've been in software for a decade now, and have learned an awful lot along the way. I'm excited to begin sharing this.
Work
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- Rocket Insights / DEPT
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- Associate Director of Engineering
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- Rocket Insights / DEPT
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- Senior Technical Producer
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- Rocket Insights
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- Senior Software Engineer
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- The Firehose Project
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- Bootcamp Mentor
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- Liaison International
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- Software Engineer II
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- Little League Baseball
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- Umpire
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