Max Schmitt
Open Source enthusiast, security researcher, full stack web developer
I'm a software engineer passionate about open source, security, and web development. I specialize in TypeScript, Go, Python, JavaScript, and .NET, with expertise in Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions. For the past four years, I've been a core maintainer and major contributor to Microsoft Playwright, one of the world's leading browser automation frameworks.
Recent Projects
action-tmate
3k stars on GitHub: Debug your GitHub Actions via SSH by using tmate to get access to the runner system itself.
playwright-python
13k stars on GitHub, 11 million downloads per month: Python version of the Playwright testing and automation library.
playwright-go
2.7k stars on GitHub: Playwright for Go, a browser automation library to control Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
Try Playwright
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Conference Talks
Advanced Playwright Debugging and Test Resilience
Microsoft | Build 2025
Playwright in Action: From Setup to Best Practices
Microsoft | JavaScript Dev Day 2024
Test automation with Playwright
Microsoft | Build 2023
Making Testing Fun with Playwright
LambdaTest | TestĪ¼ 2023
Testing Blazor Applications with Playwright
Microsoft | .NET Conf 2022