Joe Schneider

Bio:

Joe Schneider is the Founder and CEO of Dojo Five, an embedded engineering services and technology company focused on modernizing firmware development. With more than 25 years of experience in embedded systems, Joe has worked with organizations ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 companies, helping engineering teams navigate complex hardware and software challenges.

Throughout his career, Joe has held technical and leadership roles at John Deere, Logic PD, and Invenshure, developing embedded solutions across industrial automation, autonomous systems, medical devices, telecommunications, and other industries. His experience spans hardware/software co-design, real-time operating systems, embedded Linux, firmware architecture, and modern development practices.

At Dojo Five, Joe leads a team dedicated to helping companies build more reliable, maintainable embedded products through deep engineering expertise, open-source technologies, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices. He is particularly passionate about advancing the adoption of technologies like Zephyr RTOS and helping engineering teams make informed decisions about their embedded platforms and development tools.

Joe holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University. He is also an experienced industry speaker, having presented at many technical conferences on firmware modernization, software complexity, security, and embedded development practices.