Simon Schubert
Software Engineer
I'm a full-stack engineer who likes the whole loop — sketching the architecture, writing the API, building the UI, then pushing it to prod. I'm the sole engineer at Hydra, working closely with product on a pretty wide spread of work. That has ranged from web dev to an AI-orchestrated pentest scanner, a knowledge-RAG database wired into an MCP server, and "last-mile" agency-style engagements on client projects — parachuting in to help ship the final 10%.
Projects
A few things I've built. Click a card to see how it works.
Testimonials
What people I've worked with have said.
“As a non-technical founder shipping with Claude, my biggest fear was breaking things I couldn't see. The clearest example was our Meta Pixel: sometimes it didn't fire on real conversions, sometimes it fired in dev and polluted our dashboard, so we'd end up optimizing campaigns on bad data. Simon solved this by building us Argus, a GitHub app that maps our critical flows (Pixel above all) and checks every PR against them. Now I can keep moving fast without worrying I broke the funnel.”
“I worked with Simon at Hydra and I was always impressed by his combined technical and business acumen. Given a problem, he can efficiently find the best solution and deliver it while properly thinking of tradeoffs - would definitely work with him again! He has solved many hard problems for me, from a RAG powered MCP server to sophisticated GTM engineering, and stayed calm and helpful throughout.”
“After three years working together, Simon's technical skill and business acumen both stood out. He works rigorously and communicates clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike. He built our MVPs on security, reliability, and scale, and knows how to keep features small when needed. He's coordinated design, CEO, and CPO in a single meeting (no small feat), and pushed ideas beyond his scope to help the business. Great IC, even better technical leader. 10/10 recommend.”
“I've mentored Simon on and off for a while now, mostly on scaling, architecture, and the kind of refactors that make or break a codebase. He's one of the few engineers at his stage who actually internalizes the advice instead of nodding through it; the next time the same shape of problem comes up, he's already three steps ahead. He'll be senior fast.”