Graham Schmidt

About Graham Schmidt

Key Specialties: AI Development workflows, Copilot CLI / Claude, Engineering Management, Ruby, Rails, MySQL, PostgresSQL, DevOps, Azure Services, Elasticsearch, AWS, Javascript, PythonOver 15+ years experience in software development as an IC and 2+ as an Engineering Manager at Microsoft. I\'ve re-skilled the past couple years in all things AI. I embrace AI methodologies for building quality software that has proper guardrails and workflows to empower faster time to market. As an IC, I’ve coded at all layers of the stack and all phases of product development. I’m highly motivated and a leading individual contributor capable of providing mentorship to junior team members and delivering results that meet successful product deliveries. I have a passion for learning new technologies and integrating better techniques into my workflow. I believe in coding well and to a standard that follows established team and best-practice conventions. I’m an avid practitioner of test-driven development and agile methodologies. I take pride in delivering results, and I communicate proactively to ensure that expectations are met.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineering Manager

   Microsoft

   Nov 2024 — Present · Burlington, MA, US

   Leading a team of AI-first devs building tools for the AI era.

Education

• University of Regina

  Bsc Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Visualization, Databases

  1999 — 2005

• Harvard Extension School

  (some) Master of Liberal Arts, concentration in Software Engineering, Software Engineering

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Javascript
• Html 5
• Php
• Json
• Css
• Photoshop
• Postgresql
• Wordpress
• Databases
• Java
• Ruby
• Software Engineering
• Open Source
• User Experience
• Git
• Html5
• Web Developer
• Mvc
• Oop
• Sass
• Ajax
• Mysql
• Web Development
• Lamp
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Apache
• Ruby on Rails