Ben Horowitz is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in software development and team management. Currently serving as Founding Engineer at Hyperspell (YC F25) since September 2025, Ben previously held significant roles such as Staff Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at Prepared, where leadership of the Conversational AI team was a highlight. At Headway, Ben directed efforts on PHI privacy compliance and managed a nine-person engineering team. Ben's tenure at Twilio involved contributions to the Control Plane Service and the successful launch of the Functions product. Additional experiences include engineering management at WeWork, where team growth and the transition to an SRE model were achieved, and technical architecture at NGINX focusing on microservices. Ben has a strong foundational background from earlier roles, including software engineering at Huge and StyleCaster, where agile practices and site redevelopment were significant contributions.
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