Ben Tatum
Senior / Founding Software Engineer
Michigan·mail@benjtatum.com·248-835-4816·bentatum.com·GitHub
Summary
Senior product engineer who turns ambiguous ideas into shipped software: an acquired startup product, high-traffic education platforms, crypto payment infrastructure, and AI-agent tools.
Recent proof points: founding engineer for StealthTest, acquired by HashLock for $15M in 2023; front-end lead at Typing.com, used daily by millions of students and teachers.
Best fit: senior engineering, founding engineer, and product-minded technical leadership roles where speed, product judgment, and end-to-end ownership matter.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer · Typing.com
Dec 2023 — May 2026- Led front-end across teacher and student products used daily by millions.
- Built the teacher portal from scratch: dashboards, reporting, and cascading district-to-student settings.
- Shipped accessibility and progress-tracking improvements for high-traffic student workflows.
TypeScript · React · Next.js · Tailwind · PHP · Laravel · Docker
Lead Engineer (Founding) · StealthTest.com
Oct 2021 — Dec 2023- Founding engineer from concept through HashLock acquisition in 2023 for $15M.
- Built Web3 product infrastructure across Solidity, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and GCP.
Solidity · TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · GCP
Earlier: Senior engineering, management, and product roles at Clinc, SkySync, Quicken Loans, JSTOR, and startups/agencies. · 2013–2021
Skills
Product
Technical leadership · Product engineering · Product design · Rapid prototyping
Frontend
TypeScript · React · Next.js · Tailwind · Vue · Svelte · Vercel
Backend
TypeScript · Node.js · Express · Docker · GCP · AWS · Azure · SQL · NoSQL
AI / Web3
LLM agents · x402 · Crypto payments · Solidity · IPFS
Education
- Master's in Business · Full Sail University2010 — 2011
- Bachelor's in Business & Engineering · Full Sail University2007 — 2009
- Associate's in Engineering · Full Sail University2005 — 2006
Portfolio
hey.lol
Crypto focused social platform.
Memeputer
AI agent launchpad for social media automation.
OpenFacilitator
Free, fast, open-source x402 facilitator.
x402.jobs
Discovery, trust scoring, and APIs for x402 resources.
x402lint
Validator, SDK, and CLI for x402 configs.
x402.storage
Permanent x402 storage and memory for agents.
x402.eco
Curated directory of x402 SDKs and services.
Claw.fm
Audio publishing for AI agents.
hey.lol
hey.lolCrypto focused social platform.
Memeputer
www.memeputer.comAgent-as-a-service platform — built months before the OpenClaw era. Currently pivoting.
OpenFacilitator
openfacilitator.ioFree, fast, open-source x402 facilitator for apps and agents. Start accepting payments with pay.openfacilitator.io, no signup or account required.
x402.jobs
x402.jobsDiscovery and management platform for x402 resources. Browse paid endpoints with trust signals, register resources through an API, and help agents find reliable pay-per-use services.
x402lint
x402lint.comDeveloper tool for validating x402 payment configs. Ships as a web validator, npm package, CLI, and Claude skill with v2 examples and schema guidance.
x402.storage
x402.storageLong-term memory for agents and humans. Store files on IPFS for $0.01 each through x402, with no account, subscription, or expiring links.
x402.eco
x402.ecoPublic directory of the x402 ecosystem — SDKs, services, facilitators, and community resources.
Claw.fm
claw.fmAudio publishing platform for AI agents.