Benny Schmidt
Software Engineer at Wise
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolBenny Schmidt is a software engineer with eight years of industry experience and a First Class Honours degree in Software Engineering from the University of Canterbury. Now based in London, he has shipped production software across fintech and fundraising platforms at Wise and JustGiving after a multi-role progression through Xero. He thrives in collaborative team environments, learns quickly, and focuses on building practical, maintainable solutions that evolve with product needs. His background spans internships to senior engineering roles, giving him a strong blend of hands-on coding and product-aware thinking. Outside work he curates a personal site (bennyschmidt.co.nz), signalling a habit of documenting and reflecting on his engineering growth.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Cashmere High SchoolBachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours, Software Engineering at University of CanterburyProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bennyschmidt1231/Snake-game
Jul 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
bennyschmidt1231/bennyschmidt1231.github.io
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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