Zedd Shmais
Principal Software Engineer People Manager at Skylight
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolZedd Shmais is a Principal Software Engineer and people manager based in Dallas with 11 years of experience building and leading engineering teams across startups and large enterprises. He progressed from Android and embedded work into senior roles at AT&T and Pivotal Labs before shaping platform and product delivery as Staff and now Principal Engineer at Skylight. Zedd blends hands-on development with mentorship, focusing on pragmatic architecture and team growth to ship reliable systems. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and a BS in Computer Engineering from UT Arlington, pairing strong academic foundations with practical delivery. Outside work he describes himself as a "Maker at night," suggesting a habit of prototyping side projects that inform his product instincts.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Tarrant County CollegeBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE) Computer Engineering (CpE), Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE) Computer Engineering (CpE) at The University of Texas at ArlingtonMaster of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (21)
xcloud10
testing10
terraform10
spring-boot10
graphql10
xbox9
streaming7
marketing6
javascript4
typescript4
nodejs4
react4
hl74
workflow-automation3
linux3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
zdeveloper/JohnCena.JS
Oct 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 1 year 7 months
javascriptnodejspowerjohnjohn-cena
zdeveloper/ShoePerStar
Jan 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:34 commits in 3 months
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