Joe Schrag

Hands-on, People-first Engineering Lead finding new efficiency in code, tools, and teams; delivering for customers from small business to Fortune Global 10.

Technical skills from bare metal to cloud native to AI, with a focus in IOT & SaaS Security.

My Approach

A champion of good ideas, even if they are not my own.

An empathetic mentor, striving to show that leaders are humans, not oracles.

Spearheading projects which maximize impact across teams and prioritize both quality & delivery speed.

A mover with a knack for finding inefficiencies in code, tooling, architecture, & org-wide processes.


"One of the best engineering managers I’ve ever collaborated with."

"Joe has a rare ability to look at problems from multiple angles: engineering, product, customer impact, and long-term strategy."

- Brian Soby, Startup Founder | CTO | Father of SSPM

"I have extremely high respect for Joe and wouldn't bat an eye to work with him again."

- Kyle Piper, Chief Architect, AppOmni

"[Joe is] calm under pressure, grounded in uncertainty, and always brings clarity when things get messy."

- Marina Elmore, Senior Product Manager, Cloudflare

"He quickly identified our team’s most pressing blind spots and developed thoughtful, actionable strategies to address them."

- Hunter Chemelli, Software Engineer, AppOmni