Samuel Schmidt
Senior Staff Developer at Shopify
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolSamuel Schmidt is a Senior Staff Developer with 14 years of experience building high-availability web and server systems from Montreal. He specializes in PHP web applications and Java backend services, with production experience in Python and cloud/server deployments. At Shopify he progressed from Developer to Senior Staff Developer owning orders and returns systems; previous roles include leading live-chat and CI initiatives and cutting maintenance windows with massively parallel Java jobs. He pairs hands-on implementation—like refactoring game-rule logic in an open-source Netrunner project—with operational ownership of deployment and monitoring. Known for pragmatic migrations (Dockerizing dev environments, Magento upgrades) he focuses on measurable improvements such as faster page loads, higher conversions, and reduced operational windows. His background in telephony and MQTT-based mobile integrations shows a knack for reliable systems at the intersection of real-time and web services.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Political Science, minor International Relations, minor Computer Science, B.A., Political Science, minor International Relations, minor Computer Science at McGill University
English, French
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Github Skills (18)
clojure-cli10
netrc10
net10
clojure10
game-development10
runner10
logic10
testing9
html6
pdo6
svg6
php6
chartjs6
debugging6
caching6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
mtgred/netrunner
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:69 commits, 14 PRs, 12 comments in 18 days
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily contributed to the game logic of the Netrunner card game implementation. Their work focused on implementing and refining the game's rules engine, specifically handling interactions related to virus counters. The commits demonstrate a focus on core game mechanics, including the correct application and clearing of virus counter flags during turns, as well as integrating with other game mechanics. The user refactored and corrected functions related to card properties.
dersam/staples
Sep 2015 - Aug 2021
custom zsh theme based on bureau
Contributions:32 commits, 1 PR, 36 pushes in 6 years
zsh
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