Benjamin Lerer

Benjamin Lerer has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Benjamin is currently a Member of The Apache Software Foundation, where they hold positions such as Apache Cassandra PMC Member and Apache Cassandra Committer since 2015 and 2018, respectively. Benjamin is also employed at DataStax as a Team Lead/Tech Lead and previously held the position of Staff Software Engineer since 2014.

Prior to these positions, Benjamin worked at IMC financial markets & asset management as a Team Leader and Senior Software Developer from 2006 to 2013. At IMC, they led a team of software developers and made significant improvements to various projects while enhancing the stability, reliability, and performance of market data applications.

Benjamin started their career as a Software Developer Contractor at companies like Opodo, Amadeus IT Group, Experian, PWA, and Hewlett-Packard. Through these roles, Benjamin gained experience in areas such as code refactoring, UI design, and web development.

Overall, Benjamin Lerer's work experience showcases their expertise and leadership skills in software development and their active involvement in open-source communities.

Benjamin Lerer completed their Maîtrise in Physics at Université Côte d'Azur from 1998 to 1999. Following this, they pursued their Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Earth Observation Science at the University of Leicester from 1999 to 2000.