Daniel Schmidt

Senior Software Engineer Ii on the Terraform Core Team @Hashicorp

Led and coordinated core initiatives in Terraform’s evolution, including Terraform Actions, Resource Identity, write-only attributes, and foundational work on Terraform Stacks spanning the entire HCPT organization. Designed and implemented runtime and language capabilities that enable secure, scalable, and composable Infrastructure-as-Code workflows.Highlights- Terraform Actions: Drove design and implementation of Terraform’s new execution model enabling event-driven and composable automation. Listed as an inventor on the associated patent application for this technology- Write-only attributes: Designed and shipped secure handling of sensitive data within the Terraform language and runtime, improving compliance and provider interoperability- Terraform Stacks: Contributed to architecture and implementation across HCPT, defining the next-generation structure for managing complex multi-configuration deployments.Collaborated across teams to align Terraform Core capabilities with platform-wide goals and developer experience improvements