Ben Borgers
Boston, MA / benborgers.com / linkedin.com/in/ben-borgers / benborgers@hey.com
Education
Tufts University: B.S. double major in Computer Science and Engineering Psychology (GPA: 3.97)
Clubs: President of JumboCode (175+ developers building software for nonprofits)
2021 – 2025
Experience
Owner.com: Software Engineer
June 2025 – present
Notion: Software Engineer Intern
Summer 2024
Locket: Software Engineer Intern
Summer 2023 – Spring 2024 (part-time from Fall)
Luma / Glow: Software Engineer Intern
Summer 2022
Buttondown: Software Engineer
June 2021 – present
IBM Security: Software Engineer Intern
Summer 2019, Summer 2020
Projects
Tufts Meal Plan Wrapped (jumbo.cash): Spotify Wrapped for Tufts’ meal plans, used by 1,300+ students.
Kiwi (ask.kiwi): Question-asking app for college classrooms built for University of Michigan NSF research study. 2,000+ active student users at Michigan State, CUNY, and more, using it with professors of large lecture classes.
War Room (war.elk.sh): Social to-do list web and mobile app that allows you to cheer on your friends' accomplishments and tasks. 250+ college students use it to keep track of tasks and connect with their friends.
Blocks (blocks.elk.sh): Designed, built, and maintained a schedule app for my high school to navigate difficult Covid schedules. 2,100 students and teachers used the app on a daily basis throughout the year. Received MSSAA Award from Lexington High School for inventing this app to help the school community.