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Ben Gurney

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
Head of Platform Engineering and IT at Bark.com
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Ben Gurney is the Head of Platform Engineering and IT at Bark. com, specializing in DevOps, platform, and DataOps with a people-centric management style. A graduate of the University of East Anglia, colleagues consistently describe him as empathetic, communicative, and a strong leader who excels at coaching team members.

Outside of work, Ben is passionate about personal development and wellness, actively participating in The Mankind Project, a mens growth organization. He also shows a keen interest in environmental issues, particularly in advocating for sustainable transportation methods as a greener alternative.

At a previous company, he successfully reduced cloud infrastructure spending by over 50% while building a new DataOps team from scratch.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform Engineering and IT
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly
Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

People-Centric Leadership
Recommendations repeatedly describe him as an empathetic manager who excels at coaching, building trust, and fostering his team's personal and professional growth.
Cost-Efficient Cloud Ops
He has a proven history of delivering significant cost savings, having previously reduced a company's cloud spend by more than 50% while improving velocity.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of Platform Engineering and IT
Bark.com
6-2024 - 9-2025
Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Team
Bark.com
1-2024 - 6-2024
Senior Platform Engineering Manager
Adarga
3-2021 - 9-2023
Engineering Manager
Container Solutions
9-2018 - 3-2021
Devops Manager
Wowcher
In the press

Media appearances

Ben Gurney - Cloud Native Blog - Container Solutions. Featured in Container Solutions
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Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor’s Degree
University of East Anglia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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