Thomas Schmorleiz
Director Of Engineering at Menlo Ventures
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolThomas Schmorleiz is a seasoned engineering leader with 15 years of experience building and scaling web platforms, currently serving as Director of Engineering at Carta and advising Menlo Ventures. He has progressed through technical and managerial roles—from hands-on web and front-end development to CTO and director positions—bringing deep product and team-building experience in content moderation, advertising systems, and developer-facing tooling. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Thomas combines academic rigor from an MSc in Computer Science with practical expertise shipping reliable, user-focused systems at startups and growth-stage companies. His career shows a pattern of returning to and expanding responsibilities at Carta, reflecting strong institutional impact and cross-functional influence. Known for fostering continuous learning and pragmatic adoption of emerging technologies, he balances strategic vision with a willingness to dive into code when needed. An under-the-radar strength is his breadth across both front-end UX improvements and backend service reliability, enabling him to bridge product, engineering, and operational priorities.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at University of Koblenz and Landau
English
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Github Skills (42)
backbone10
api-client9
sdk9
api9
rest-api8
maven8
ruby-on-rails8
rest8
generator8
rails8
css8
javascript8
restful-api7
spec7
sudoku7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
101companies/101rails
Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
101wiki web front-end written Rails and backbone.js
Contributions:387 commits in 1 year 4 months
ruby-on-railsweb-front-endbackbonerailsruby
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