Zachary Schmidt

📞 +44 7887 006 971 📧 zacschmidty@gmail.com📍 London, SW6 | 🇩🇪 German Passport (Skilled Worker Visa Holder)

Versatile and driven Computer Science graduate with strong foundations in software development, data analysis, and problem-solving. Co-founder of a coding education startup, with hands-on experience in Python, Java, SQL, and web technologies. Adept at building data-driven applications and teaching technical concepts. Seeking to grow as a software developer within a dynamic tech team.

Work Experience

Co-founder

Codycoding

2023 - 2024

Co-founded a company that offered coding workshops for children

Data Analyst Intern

Sanlam

2023 - 2024

Spent time interning the retail mass data analytics department

Academic Tutor

Self-employed

2020 - 2024

Independently tutored Maths, Accounting and Physics for all high school grades

Waiter

Nikkei Japanese Peruvian

January - August 2024

Waiter at a fine dining restaurant

Education

BSc Computer Science & Economics

UCT

2020 - 2023

Completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science and Economics at the University of Cape Town

National Senior Certificate (NSC)

Rondebosch Boys High School

2015 - 2019

6 distinctions in Maths, Accounting, Physics, Economics, English, and Life Orientation.

Proficient Skills

Languages

Python, Java, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, R

Tools

Git, VS Code, Cursor, Vercel

Databases

MySQL, SQLite

Other

Linux, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Data Visualization