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Ben Newton Link to heading
Engineering Manager. Builder of teams, and things that matter. Occasional menace.
I live electrified by both the process of developement and applied AI — crafting capable engineers into exceptional ones. I lead teams, shape culture, and build systems designed for quality.
The obsession: raise the craft of engineering, one deliberate decision at a time.
I wake up thinking about Link to heading
- Craft over cargo-cult — readable, honest, maintainable code that future-you will actually thank you for
- AI as real leverage — LLMs aren’t magic, but in the right hands, they’re close enough
- Developer experience — the compounding investment that quietly separates great engineering orgs from the rest
- Architecture — systems built to scale, designed to last, understood by the people who run them
- Culture — because the best code comes from the best teams, and great teams don’t happen by accident
I go to sleep thinking about Link to heading
- Family — the reason, nothing brings me more joy than helping them bloom
- Charity — board member of The Roughley Trust, a charity doing quiet, meaningful work for those who need it most
- Sport — Rugby coaching to give back to a game that’s returned more than I bargained for
- Running & riding — competitive, but only for fun. The medals justify the trainers, the bikes, the early starts, all in the name of a good time and a healthy lifestyle
- Music — Digital DDJ’s with old school vinyl energy. The vibe is always right