Ben MacKey

Engineering Manager

Ben Mackey is an experienced engineering manager currently serving at Airbnb since October 2025. Prior to this role, Ben held the position of Senior Engineering Manager at Grammarly from March 2020 to May 2025, where Ben significantly contributed to building the Grammarly Business engineering function and managing diverse teams across North America and Europe. Ben's earlier career includes a Senior Engineering Manager role at Foursquare from January 2014 to October 2019, overseeing multiple teams focused on app development, API management, and R&D in location tech. Ben's engineering journey began at CSIRO, where Ben worked on Wireless Sensor Network technologies, and spans various positions, including a software engineering internship at Foursquare and an Embedded Software Engineer role at Transmax Pty Ltd. Ben holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications from Queensland University of Technology, obtained between 2003 and 2006.

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