Ben Rogers

Hi, I'm Ben 👋

Full Stack Software Engineer at Humanforce. I build web applications with a focus on performance and scalability. Check out my blog

About

I'm a Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience, currently working in the Platform Engineering team at Humanforce. I specialise in building scalable systems, and solving platform-wide productivity and performance challenges across products like Humanforce HR, and Workforce Management - used by over 800,000 users. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Queensland University of Technology. I enjoy exploring new tech in my free time.

Work Experience

Humanforce

Jan 2024 - Present

Software Engineer

Worked on web applications serving 800,000+ users with a modern tech stack including a Laravel backend (PHP) with GraphQL endpoints, a React SPA frontend (TypeScript), event‑driven Node.js (TypeScript) microservices, and also AWS Lambda backends (TypeScript).
Enhanced the email log in intelliHR by integrating AWS SES and a microservice to track bounce, complaint, and delivery status, allowing users to retry failed messages.
Built user management features for a multi-tenant infrastructure management system, enabling administrators to create users, assign companies, and define permissions (TypeScript, Angular, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB).
Developed backend APIs for the intelliHR‑Thrive mobile app integration, streamlining in‑app form completion and boosting task completion rates.
Automated pruning of large database tables to reduce data growth and lower long‑term storage costs.
Setup Sumo Logic in Node.js and .NET lambdas to standardise logging format across codebases.
Improved job data download performance by implementing a streaming mechanism, making downloads significantly faster and more memory-efficient.
Implemented comprehensive testing across the stack using Playwright, PHPUnit, Jest and Cypress.
Migrated legacy REST endpoints to GraphQL.
Led smooth PHP and Laravel version upgrades.
Setup ESLint and Prettier in CI/CD pipelines to enforce coding standards and consistent code quality across teams.

Technologies:TypeScriptNode.jsC#.NETReactLaravelPHPGraphQLAWSLambdaAngularDynamoDBPostgreSQLPlaywrightJest

The University of Queensland

Nov 2022 - Jan 2024

Software Engineer

Worked on various web applications for the university such as CAHP (Casual Academic Hire and Payment), UQ Maps, Programs and Courses, my.UQ.
Developed features for staff to validate their timesheets in the CAHP website.
Developed an events feed microservice using Node.js, AWS Lambda, Docker, and DynamoDB.
Worked on an automated pipeline for the UQ Donations website using AWS, CDK, Code Pipeline and Docker.
Developed React components for the UQ design system to reuse across different applications.
Used many different technologies including TypeScript, React, Node.js, PHP, Symfony, MySQL, AWS, DynamoDB, Lambda, Jenkins and Oracle.
Developed an automated access control system to ensure students completed the mandatory UQ Respect module before accessing Blackboard, using Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, MySQL, Jenkins, and the Blackboard API to grant or revoke access based on completion status.

Technologies:TypeScriptReactNode.jsPHPSymfonyMySQLAWS LambdaDynamoDBDockerJenkins

YouPay

Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

Software Developer

Developed new features using Laravel, Vue.js, PHP, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, MySQL and REST APIs.
Developed an email notification system for merchants to receive weekly/monthly summaries of YouPay carts created/paid/cancelled on their store.
Worked on signup and login flows using Vue.js and Laravel.
Built a one-click feature to automatically generate a branded 'About YouPay' page on merchants' Shopify stores, streamlining onboarding and boosting merchant adoption.
Maintenance of Laravel Nova merchant dashboard.
Integrated YouPay into dozens of Shopify stores.
Reviewed code for colleagues.

Technologies:LaravelVue.jsPHPJavaScriptTailwind CSSMySQLREST APIs

M3 Digital

Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

Web Developer

Worked on variety of Shopify stores such as FitazFK, Rider Collective, Masseuse Massage, Francesca Jewellery and Salty Captain.
Developed custom front end features and sections using HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, and Liquid.
Developed high quality landing pages from scratch with modular CSS and JS practices for maintainability.
Integrated many third party plugins within existing stores, e.g. Calendly for customer bookings and Preezie for product recommendations.

Technologies:HTMLCSSSCSSJavaScriptLiquidShopify