He rose to become director of software engineering , vice president and general manager of the software products division , vice president of the general systems group , and president of Sun Technology Enterprises .
In 1983 , Schmidt joined Sun Microsystems as its first software manager .
Schmidt rose to become director of software engineering , vice president and general manager of the software products division , vice president of the general systems group , and president of Sun Technology Enterprises .
In 1983 , Schmidt joined Sun Microsystems as its first software manager .