Ben Pall

Senior Software Engineer @ MongoDB

New York, New York, United States

About

I'm a full stack software engineer who stretches the definition of "stack". I may spend much of my day working with tech, but I'm always thinking about the bigger picture, from UX design to product strategy. At the end of the day, I'm a problem solver who sometimes uses code to solve those problems. Outside of work, I'm also an occasional New York Times crossword contributor.

Experience

  • MongoDB (Full-time · 2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Software Engineer 3, Atlas Growth
      Nov 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Led the technical design and execution of several high-impact projects across the stack, including one that improved paid-tier upgrade rate by 12% Coordinated the work of several engineers to deliver features on time Utilized A/B testing to measure the impact of new features Served as designated engineering partner for all user retention initiatives, providing early technical input and preparing project leads for success Finalist in internal hackathon for AI query performance tool for VSCode Copilot, which evolved into a full-fledged project to provide performance insights in the MongoDB MCP server

  • Software Development Engineer II at Amazon
    Jun 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

    SDE with Amazon Music working on digital bundles Designed and built renewal callback mechanism for bundled subscriptions Maintained the service responsible for all Amazon Music subscription data

  • Full-Stack Software Engineer at Gamercraft
    Jun 2020 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    First engineer at esports tournament startup Architected and developed node.js/serverless backend based primarily on Lambda, DynamoDB, and other AWS services Developed React Native app and React web app, growing registered users by 600+% in three months Oversaw the growth of a suite of reusable UI components and styles Refined product requirements together with product team in response to business needs And more! #StartupLife

  • Software Engineer at Crayon
    Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Data Platform Engineer Intern at Bose Corporation
    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 · 3 mos

    Created and maintained ElasticSearch cluster for data validation. Updated data extraction module (ETL) to work with Bose’s new software ecosystem. Doubled the coverage of functional tests for ETL.