Software Engineer, Automation Architect, and Technical Consultant.

I’m Ben, a senior engineer with over two decades of experience across the full stack. I specialize in building resilient backend systems, enterprise-grade test automation, and data-driven web solutions.

Distributed Rate Limiting: From Local State to Atomic Lua

April 22, 2026

How to scale a rate limiter across 500+ microservices without sacrificing latency or data consistency.

Bypassing UI Virtualization: Cross-Platform Windows 11 Automation

April 20, 2026

A technical breakdown of automating modern UWP/WinUI 3 applications using Microsoft UIAutomation (UIA) patterns in both C# (FlaUI) and Python (Pywinauto).

Architecting a Polyglot Lead Attribution Engine: Node.js vs Spring Boot

April 19, 2026

A comparative architectural study of building a high-throughput marketing attribution microservice using Node.js (Fastify/Prisma 7) and Java 26 (Spring Boot 4/Hibernate).

Hardening Email Infrastructure: A Technical Guide to MTA-STS and BIMI

April 12, 2026

Going beyond SPF and DKIM to secure domain reputation and brand visibility through enforced TLS and cryptographic logo standards.

Work

Company
Ben Tran Digital
Role
Web Developer & Consultant
Date
2020 Present
Company
Dell Technologies
Role
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Date
2015 2020
Company
Digital Insight
Role
Senior Software Engineer
Date
2014 2014
Company
Attensity
Role
Senior Java Software Developer
Date
2012 2014
Company
Lockheed Martin
Role
Senior Software Engineer
Date
2008 2012
Company
FileMaker
Role
Senior Software Engineer
Date
2007 2008
Company
StarNet Communications
Role
Senior Software Engineer
Date
2006 2007
Company
Lockheed Martin
Role
Senior Software Engineer
Date
2003 2006

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