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About
Benjie Gillam is a member of the GraphQL Technical Steering Committee at the GraphQL Foundation and a community-funded open source maintainer working in the Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL ecosystems. His projects include Grafast, a planning and execution engine for GraphQL; PostGraphile, a TypeScript-based GraphQL schema generator and server for Postgres; Graphile Worker, a Postgres-backed Node.js job queue; and Graphile Migrate, a migration framework for Postgres. These projects are MIT-licensed, self-hosted, and funded through community sponsorship.
Founder at FitFuYC W11
Intro paths
Benjie went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- GraphQL FoundationGraphQL Technical Steering Committee Membercurrent2020 — present
- Graphile.orgMaintainercurrent2017 — present
- GraphileDirectorcurrent2018 — present
- GraphQL TrainingLead Trainer2017 — 2020Europe
- Timecounts.orgCTO2013 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- So Make It - Southampton MakerspaceTrustee2013 — 2016Southampton, United Kingdom
- Brain Bakery Ltd.Founder2006 — 2013
- FitFu.comFounder2010 — 2012
- i-together Ltd.CTO2007 — 2008
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjie Gillam?
- Benjie Gillam is a member of the GraphQL Technical Steering Committee at the GraphQL Foundation and a community-funded open source maintainer working in the Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL ecosystems. His projects include Grafast, a planning and execution engine for GraphQL; PostGraphile, a TypeScript-based GraphQL schema generator and server for Postgres; Graphile Worker, a Postgres-backed Node.js job queue; and Graphile Migrate, a migration framework for Postgres. These projects are MIT-licensed, self-hosted, and funded through community sponsorship.
- Where does Benjie Gillam work?
- Benjie Gillam is Founder of FitFu.
- What companies did Benjie Gillam found?
- Benjie Gillam founded FitFu.
- Where did Benjie Gillam go to school?
- Benjie Gillam studied at University of Southampton (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics with Physics).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Southampton mafia49
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