Paul Schwarz
Cohort Lead Developers at Hilti Group
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Top SchoolPaul Schwarz is a seasoned software engineer and cohort lead with 14 years of experience building enterprise-grade applications and leading cross-functional teams at Hilti Group. He combines strong hands-on skills in Java, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, and TDD with a background in entrepreneurship as a former CTO and studio owner, driving product-focused delivery from startup to corporate contexts. Based in Kuala Lumpur, he has helped modernize a 75-year-old direct sales business into the digital age through multi-site roles in Paris and Dallas, evidencing both technical depth and global collaboration. His honours degree in Computer Science with a creative Electronic Arts angle reflects a pragmatic blend of technical rigor and design-minded problem solving. Notably, he progressed from building university systems and HL7 integrations early in his career to leading developer cohorts, showing a steady arc from implementer to people-focused technical leader.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science (honours), Applications of IT and Electronic Arts, Bachelor of Computer Science (honours), Applications of IT and Electronic Arts at The University of Western AustraliaSt. John's College, ZimbabweBritish School of Rio de Janeiro
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Github Skills (182)
elasticsearch10
dotenv10
laravel10
search-engine10
environment-variables10
java10
amazon10
facebook10
restful10
php10
opensearch9
google-api9
spring9
1c9
java-api9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
paulschwarz/seeder
Feb 2018 - Dec 2020
A helper for creating and seeding – ideal for testing
Contributions:2 PRs, 18 pushes, 1 comment in 2 years 10 months
idealtestingseeding
paulschwarz/kohana-xero
Jun 2012 - Mar 2015
Contributions:13 commits, 2 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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