Schmid was successful in alpine sports until 2003. When he reached the age of 18, his career in bobsleigh began as a pusher. Two years later there was a change to the steering cables. In 2009 Benjamin Schmid was able to achieve third place at the Junior World Championships in the two-man bobsleigh at Königssee. The pilot was particularly successful in the 2009/10 European Cup season. Two first places in the two-man bobsleigh (Winterberg and St. Moritz) and ultimately a second place in the overall ranking. Schmid and his team took fourth place in the four-man bobsleigh at the 2010 Junior World Championships and in the overall European Cup standings.
At the Junior World Championships 2012 in Innsbruck / Igls , Benjamin Schmid won the silver medal in the two-man bobsleigh with Marko Hübenbecker and the bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh.