# Will Schlemmel

> Staff Software Engineer at Arkose Labs

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/willschlemmel

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Arkose Labs
Jan 2026 – Present | San Mateo, California, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Arkose Labs
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | San Mateo, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Arkose Labs
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Database Administrator @ ThreatMetrix
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California, United States
⦁	Managed schema changes and optimizations for multiple production clusters that require minimal-to-no downtime.
⦁	Managed and have hands-on experience with production MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Hive, Presto, Impala, and Yellowbrick databases and data warehouses.
⦁	Wrote, deployed, and managed a variety of maintenance scripts (TTLs, sorts, deduplication) across multiple types of databases.

### Junior Data Engineer @ ThreatMetrix
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Jose, California
⦁	Utilized Python and NLP to parse millions of customer-submitted SQL queries for column usage analysis and other usage analytics.
⦁	Created and managed aggregate and analytic tables across multiple query engines and databases using Python, Bash and SQL.
⦁	Collaborated with operations in writing and using Ansible to upgrade the OS of multiple production clusters while maintaining zero downtime. 
⦁	Exposed to on-call support and general production troubleshooting experience.

### Data Warehouse Intern @ ThreatMetrix
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, California

### Student Computer Assistant @ Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
●	Set up and maintained electronic devices for UIUC’s Project Lead the Way teacher workshops
●	Maintained and updated educational research websites using HTML and CSS

### ITS Support Desk Student Assistant @ University of Illinois Facilities and Services
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area
●	Supported 1300 end users and over 900 devices with troubleshooting and upgrade assistance
●	Utilized software, networking, operating system, and hardware troubleshooting skills for OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android devices to assist end users


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Statistics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/will-schlemmel

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Last updated: 2026-03-29