Ben Sutherland

Ben Sutherland

Head of EngineeringCTO

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Experience

Currently Head of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, with a focus on enterprise architecture, technical strategy, AI systems, and pragmatic delivery at scale.

Career07

2026 - Present

Current

Senatra

Head of Engineering

Leading engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery across product, platform, and AI-enabled systems.

Set technical direction across engineering delivery, architecture, platform reliability, and product execution.

Shape engineering strategy across systems, teams, delivery sequencing, and technical risk.

Guide engineers and stakeholders through tradeoffs, operating cadence, and production readiness.

2026 - Present

Current

MetreMate

Chief Technical Officer

Owning technical strategy, architecture, and product engineering direction.

Define technical direction across product architecture, platform choices, and delivery priorities.

Translate business goals into pragmatic engineering plans, risk decisions, and implementation paths.

Shape the early technical foundations needed for reliable product growth.

2025 - 2026

Insurgence AI

Principal AI Engineer

Leading teams building enterprise AI applications and production LLM systems.

Owned solution architecture across AI applications, cloud infrastructure, and delivery.

Designed Azure-based systems for scalable LLM integration and enterprise deployment.

Guided engineering teams through implementation tradeoffs, production readiness, and pragmatic delivery.

2022 - 2025

International STEAM Education

Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer

Leading technology strategy and product development for an education technology company.

Build learning platforms and internal systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.

Manage product direction, technical delivery, and operational reliability.

Mentor developers and translate education workflows into usable software.

2024 - 2025

ReadCloud

Full Stack Software Engineer

Full-stack development on an education platform serving Australian schools.

Worked across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and CI/CD automation.

Delivered production features for school-facing education workflows.

Improved maintainability and deployment confidence across the platform.

2023 - 2024

Web Divine

Lead Software Engineer

Led MVP development for a digital agency.

Owned technical architecture, client communication, and delivery timelines.

Shipped MVPs under practical constraints with a focus on usable product outcomes.

Balanced implementation speed with maintainable foundations.

2020 - 2024

Ben's Digital

Freelance Software Engineer

Delivered custom web applications and mobile apps for small business clients.

Took projects from requirements through to deployment and support.

Built practical software for client operations, web presence, and workflow automation.

Handled full-stack delivery, hosting, maintenance, and stakeholder communication.

2026 — Ben Sutherland