Simon Schmid
Developer Relations Lead
Switzerland
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Top SchoolSimon Schmid is a Developer Relations Lead at ENS Labs with 11 years of software and web3 experience, focused on making interoperable, user-owned naming solutions accessible across web2 and web3. He moved into blockchain professionally in 2017 as Head of Frontend/UX at Melonport (now Enzyme Finance) and later shaped developer experience and solutions at The Graph’s Edge & Node. A hands-on engineer and onchain builder, Simon has contributed backend smart-contract work to Enzyme’s protocol and expanded multi-network tooling for The Graph, demonstrating both protocol-level depth and full-stack pragmatism. Based in Switzerland, he blends product-minded UX sensibilities with backend and tooling expertise, often simplifying complex systems into developer-friendly integrations. His background in building a headless open-source commerce platform and leading developer-facing teams gives him a rare mix of startup engineering, design, and developer advocacy.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Sciences with a specialisation in Design and Management, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Sciences with a specialisation in Design and Management at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNWBerufsmatura Technisch, Berufsmatura Technisch at Technische BMS ZürichEFZ Informatiker, EFZ Informatiker at TBZ Technische Berufsschule Zürich
German, English, French
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
solidity10
typescript10
subgraph10
ethereum10
typescript-types10
blockchain10
decentralized-finance10
smart-contracts10
typescripts10
assemblyscript9
testing8
truffle6
thumbnails6
django-templates6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
enzymefinance/protocol
Jun 2017 - Feb 2019
Enzyme Protocol Implementation
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:533 commits, 96 PRs, 192 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Simon primarily worked on the Enzyme Protocol implementation, focusing on smart contracts and related TypeScript files. They were involved in removing extraneous comments, integrating contract-lab, and refactoring the code structure. Their contributions show a focus on the core logic and functionality, likely related to features like governance, accounting, and trading.
enzymeblockchaindefiethereumprotocol
graphprotocol/graph-tooling
May 2021 - Oct 2022
Monorepo for various tools used by subgraph developers.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 19 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Simon contributed to the `graph-tooling` repository by adding support for new networks and blockchain integrations, demonstrating a focus on expanding the project's capabilities. Their changes included modifications to the initialization process and protocol definitions, facilitating the integration of new blockchain environments like Aurora and Fuji. Furthermore, they implemented changes related to testing and scaffolding, showcasing a focus on improving the project's robustness and developer experience.
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