Simon Schiller
Technical Program Manager at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSimon Schiller is a Technical Program Manager on Microsoft’s Azure Networking team with nine years of engineering and program leadership experience across cloud, mobile, and consumer tech. He combines hands-on software development—contributions to Spotify’s popular ruler Gradle plugin for Android app size analysis—with program management experience at scale from internships in Azure Core Performance to coordinating cross-functional teams at Microsoft. Comfortable bridging product, performance, and engineering, he has a track record of shipping tooling and ML-driven features from full-stack and mobile roles at Google, Spotify, Adidas/Runtastic, and startups. A proven educator and leader, he’s taught hundreds of students, led a fraternity executive board, and managed large teams in outdoor programs—skills that translate into clear technical communication and stakeholder coordination. Based in Seattle, he brings a practical blend of developer empathy, performance-minded thinking, and cross-cultural experience from time at KAIST.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Wissahickon Senior High SchoolComputer Science Cybersecurity, Computer Science Cybersecurity at University of RochesterComputer Science, Computer Science at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
English, Hebrew, Spanish
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Github Skills (14)
plugin-development10
kotlin10
gradlew10
android10
gradle10
json6
android-activity6
jenkins6
android-tv6
xml6
jenkins-shared-library6
leanback6
ruby6
activity-stack6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
spotify/ruler
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Gradle plugin which helps you analyze the size of your Android apps.
Role in this project:
Android Mobile Developer
Android Mobile DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 44 reviews, 84 commits in 1 year
Contributions summary:Simon's contributions centered around the development of the `ruler` Gradle plugin, designed for Android app size analysis. They were involved in implementing core functionalities, including an APK sanitizer, resource handling, and the integration of dynamic feature module support. Their work involved making changes to the plugin's core logic, including build configuration, dependency management, and frontend integration for report visualization.
gradleandroid-appsandroid-libraryandroidkotlin
simonschiller/prefiller
Jun 2020 - Aug 2022
Prefiller is a Gradle plugin that generates pre-filled Room databases at compile time.
Contributions:10 releases, 96 commits, 67 PRs in 2 years 2 months
room-databasesgradlecompile-timeroomcompile
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