Summary
Max Gerhardt is an experienced IT systems engineer with eight years building and automating identity, device, and lifecycle management for fast-growing companies in the Bay Area. Currently at Braintrust, he focuses on Identity and Device Management solutions after progressing through technical and management roles at Instacart where he led corporate systems and MDM initiatives. He brings deep hands-on expertise with Jamf, Meraki, SSO, and MDM platforms rooted in earlier consulting work supporting Mac-first environments for agencies and startups. Known for turning manual IT workflows into scalable automation and for coordinating cross-functional office infrastructure projects, he blends technical rigor with practical operational leadership. Based in San Francisco and trained in customer-facing troubleshooting at Apple, he pairs a service-oriented mindset with system-level thinking to secure and streamline employee experiences.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Africana Studies, BA, Africana Studies at San Francisco State University
English