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About Me
Happily coding at GoTo
Hello, I'm Lucien “Luke” Bénié 👋
My name is Lucien Bénié, and I'm a highly experienced Staff Frontend Developer based in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. I specialize in frontend architecture, TypeScript, and building scalable enterprise applications.
At GoTo, I help shape agentic AI platforms and increasingly autonomous workflows across the software development lifecycle. I've worked in web development since 2014, building innovative solutions and leading development teams.
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How To Build a Static Website With Contentful and Gridsome
How to get started with Contentful and Gridsome. Requires a base knowledge of Vue.js and some coding background.
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Where I've worked and what I've built
Staff Frontend Developer
CurrentGoTo · 250-410 boul. Charest Est, G1K 8G3
April 14, 2025 – Present
Provide technical leadership and guidance across GoTo's Unified Communications and Collaboration organization as it adopts AI-driven software delivery. Help shape an agentic platform designed to enable increasingly autonomous workflows throughout the SDLC, while continuing to drive platform modernization and end-to-end capabilities for GoTo's enterprise voice and messaging products. Currently supervising an intern and contributing to hiring through technical interviews for engineering candidates.
Shopify · 151 O'Connor St Ground floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 2L8
June 28, 2021 – March 27, 2025
Led development of mission-critical e-commerce platform features at Shopify, architecting scalable fullstack solutions serving millions of merchants globally. Pioneered AI integration for merchant-facing features including Shopify Magic capabilities. Drove technical decisions and owned end-to-end delivery of high-impact features while leveraging AI-powered development tools (Cursor, Claude, Copilot) to accelerate delivery. Contributed to hiring initiatives by participating in technical interviews for frontend and fullstack engineering candidates.
Let's Work Together
I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!