Hello, I'm

Ben Kastner

Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building and optimizing production-grade data pipelines, backend infrastructure, and automated ETL workflows. Proven track record of deploying scalable cloud systems, automating operational monitoring, and translating complex operational requirements into reliable software products.

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/ Career

Sep 2025 - Present

Lead Software Engineer (Geospatial Data)

SHOTOVER Systems

Directed technical strategy and vendor integration while leading the geospatial engineering team and delivering international customer training on proprietary tools.

Technical LeadershipStrategic SourcingExecutive AdvisingClient TrainingCollaboration

Aug 2019 - Sep 2025

Software Engineer (Geospatial Data)

SHOTOVER Systems (formerly Churchill Naviation)

Engineered automated Python ETL pipelines and custom server infrastructure to process, convert, and optimize multi-terabyte mapping and aeronautical datasets.

ETL EngineeringData IntegrationInfrastructure AutomationBig DataWorkflow AutomationQuality Assurance

Sep 2025 - Present

Lead Software Engineer (Geospatial Data)

SHOTOVER Systems

Directed technical strategy and vendor integration while leading the geospatial engineering team and delivering international customer training on proprietary tools.

Technical LeadershipStrategic SourcingExecutive AdvisingClient TrainingCollaboration

Aug 2019 - Sep 2025

Software Engineer (Geospatial Data)

SHOTOVER Systems (formerly Churchill Naviation)

Engineered automated Python ETL pipelines and custom server infrastructure to process, convert, and optimize multi-terabyte mapping and aeronautical datasets.

ETL EngineeringData IntegrationInfrastructure AutomationBig DataWorkflow AutomationQuality Assurance

/ Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Computer Science

Calvin College

2015 - 2019

Capstone Project: Constructed an Ubuntu Linux-based Beowulf cluster, utilizing Ansible for automated node deployment, systems orchestration, and environment configuration.

Capstone Certificate - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

University of Wisconsin - Madison

2021 - 2022

Completed while working full time.

/ Projects

Published Website

fallingspacejunk.com

A serverless, globally distributed web application mapping predicted satellite re-entries using AWS (S3, CloudFront, ECS Fargate), ensuring high availability and low latency.

AWS S3 CloudFront ECS Fargate Docker Python SGP4 Skyfield

/ Tech Stack

Expert

Proficient

Beginner

Backend

Python

Bash

Conda

Docker

Infrastructure

Ubuntu Linux

AWS

Cloudflare

Database

PostgreSQL w/ PostGIS

Geospatial Engineering

GDAL/OGR

OpenStreetMap

Collaboration

Git

GitHub

/ Contact Me

Feel free to reach out!

www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminkastner/

Email

benjamin@benjaminkastner.com

GitHub

github.com/bkastner