Paul Schultz
Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat
Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Schultz is a Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat with six years of experience building full-stack, cloud-native developer tooling and integrations. He has hands-on expertise with Backstage, contributing UI enhancements, GitHub authentication and issues plugins, Kubernetes integration, and AWS S3 backend work on one of the ecosystem’s flagship open-source projects. Paul's background spans devfile standards, registry tooling, and e2e test refactors using turborepo and Cypress, reflecting a pragmatic focus on developer experience and reliable delivery. He pairs a strong applied-math and cybersecurity education (3.96 GPA) with practical security and automation work from earlier roles, including Splunk and Qualys integrations. Based in Minnesota, he brings a blend of front-end polish and backend infrastructure skills, regularly shipping cross-cutting features that improve platform usability. An unusual detail: he progressed through multiple roles at Red Hat—from intern to senior engineer—demonstrating rapid growth inside a major open-source company.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Dual Enrollment in High School, Dual Enrollment in High School, 4.0 GPA, Dual Enrollment in High School, Dual Enrollment in High School, 4.0 GPA at Rochester Community and Technical CollegeBachelor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Concentration in Cyber Security, 3.96 GPA, Bachelor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Concentration in Cyber Security, 3.96 GPA at University of Wisconsin-Stout
Github Skills (18)
javascript10
github10
typescript10
backstage10
typescript-types10
portal10
typescripts10
react10
experiences9
kubernetes9
css9
kubernetes-pods9
developer-tools9
developper9
cicd8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
redhat-developer/rhdh
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
The repo formerly known as janus-idp/backstage-showcase
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:319 reviews, 44 commits, 335 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the front-end and back-end integration of the Backstage platform. They implemented GitHub authentication and a GitHub issues plugin, enhancing user interaction within the Backstage environment. The user also installed a Kubernetes plugin and integrated it into the application, showcasing an understanding of cloud-native technologies. Additionally, they made improvements to the UI by adding a tech radar and refactoring e2e tests with turborepo and cypress.
backstagebackstage-showcaseinternal-developer-platformrhdh
backstage/backstage
Jan 2023 - Nov 2024
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:32 reviews, 12 PRs, 106 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Paul contributed to the Backstage developer portal by implementing code block enhancements within the microsite. Their work involved adding titles to code blocks, switching between different code block types, and updating the prism theme for improved code presentation. They also addressed backend code, integrating AWS S3 functionalities and refactoring related components, including a test file. This included updates to existing components and also merging master branch changes.
portalsinfrastructureopen-platformdxbackstage
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