Andrew Shultz
Sr. Principal Software Engineer at Invaluable
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Shultz is a Sr. Principal Software Engineer with over two decades of experience designing and shipping robust backend systems, currently leading engineering at Invaluable after senior roles at edX and programmatic-ad pioneer clypd/Xandr. He combines deep hands-on coding (Python, Go, Java, SQL) with a systems-minded approach that spans requirements, architecture, process, and people—believing quality emerges from that full-stack craftsmanship. At edX he contributed to the Open edX ecosystem, including proctoring and certificate workflows for a widely used learning platform, demonstrating both product impact and open-source collaboration. Known for turning ambiguous requirements into well-structured designs and for improving team processes, he blends technical rigor with practical leadership to deliver maintainable systems at scale.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
M.Eng Computer Science, M.Eng Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Github Skills (10)
openedx10
data-service10
backend10
python10
webservice10
django10
testing10
database-migration9
database-migrations9
git7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/edx-platform
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:120 reviews, 94 commits, 100 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the Open edX platform by addressing issues related to the proctoring system and certificate generation. They fixed tests that relied on outdated fields, updated dependencies, and removed temporary workarounds. The contributions included modifying test files and adjusting code to reflect changes in the underlying proctoring library and name affirmation. The user also worked on features related to ID verification and name affirmation, with changes to test cases and models.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
openedx-unsupported/frontend-app-program-console
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
A micro-frontend for administering edX program membership through the Registrar API.
Contributions:1 review, 31 commits, 22 PRs in 7 days
apidjangoedxmicro-frontendfrontend
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