Derek Schumacher
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Schumacher is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft with six years of experience building secure, system-level software for cloud and embedded platforms. He develops core capabilities for Azure Attestation, helping verify platform identity and security posture for confidential compute environments. His background spans firmware, hardware validation, and automated test systems, with hands-on C++, C#, and Python work validating ASICs and peripherals like the Surface Pen. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, he blends rigorous academic training with practical engineering across hardware-software boundaries. Derek’s experience automating lab equipment and integrating low-level crypto/compression validation gives him a rare fluency in both device internals and large-scale cloud security services. Based in Redmond, he pairs meticulous validation skills with production-grade service development to tackle complex reliability and trust problems.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Foothill CollegeBachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GPA: 3.79, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GPA: 3.79 at University of PortlandMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (11)
attestation10
sdk10
enclave9
sgx9
tee9
azure8
confidential-computing8
trusted-execution-environment8
certification3
microsoft-azure2
microsoft2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
deschuma/openenclave
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
SDK for developing enclaves
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
trusted-execution-environmentdevelopingteesdkconfidential-computing
microsoft/Azure-DCAP-Client
Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
Interfaces between SGX SDKs and the Azure Attestation SGX Certification Cache.
Contributions:5 releases, 19 reviews, 50 commits in 1 year 4 months
sdkssdkattestationsgxcache
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