Ben Arvan
About Ben Arvan
Ben Arvan is a Software Engineer II at Wyze, with previous experience at Nordstrom, Amazon, ECRA Group, and Dow Chemical Company. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Company
Currently, Ben Arvan works at Wyze as a Software Engineer II. This role commenced in 2021 and is located in Kirkland, Washington, United States.
Previous Roles
From 2019 to 2021, Ben Arvan worked at Nordstrom as a Software Engineer II in Seattle, Washington. Prior to his time at Nordstrom, he served as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon from 2017 to 2019, also in Seattle, Washington. At Amazon, he contributed to the integration of Alexa with FireTV, gaining substantial experience with JVM technologies.
Early Career Experience
Earlier in his career, Ben Arvan worked at ECRA Group as a Back-End Software Engineer from 2016 to 2017 in the Greater Chicago Area. Here, he focused on backend development projects in the education sector, particularly on REST APIs and relational databases. Before his stint at ECRA Group, he was a Software Engineer Intern at The Dow Chemical Company from 2015 to 2016 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area. Additionally, he interned as an R&D Summer Intern specializing in software engineering at Dow AgroSciences in 2014 for 3 months in Indianapolis, Indiana Area.
Education and Expertise
Ben Arvan holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, achieved between 2012 and 2016. Throughout his academic and professional journey, he has developed a robust background in performance optimization for SQL databases, especially within the K-12 education sector.
Software Engineering Skills
Ben Arvan possesses extensive experience in backend development, REST APIs, and relational databases. He has a solid foundation in performance optimization for SQL databases and has worked on notable projects such as the integration of Alexa with FireTV at Amazon. His technical proficiencies cover various software engineering domains, complemented by practical knowledge gained through internships and professional roles.