Summary
Robert Achmann is a Staff Software Development Engineer with 11 years in senior engineering and leadership roles, currently implementing strategic leadership at BeyondTrust from New Brunswick, Canada. He has a long history of turning complex ideas into production software—from architecting C#/.NET systems and EF Core services to building remote engineering operations and securing grant funding as Director of Engineering. Robert excels at making developer lives easier through pragmatic tooling, automation, and robust backend APIs, and has repeatedly delivered working products where others saw vaporware. He combines hands-on development (WebAPI, OpenTelemetry, OpenId/Keycloak, DI/IOC) with people-first leadership, hiring and mentoring teams across continents. Notably, his early independent contracting produced systems that remained in production for two decades, reflecting a focus on durability and maintainability. He brings a practical, delivery-oriented mindset that bridges technical depth and organizational strategy.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Western University
Apprentice Developer with Mike Winn
Toronto Metropolitan University
English