Alexey Zimarev

Critic
DISC Type : C

Head of Engineering at Kurrent

Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway

Overview

Alexey Zimarev is the Head of Engineering at Kurrent, specializing in Domain-Driven Design, microservices, and event-driven systems. He studied Data Science at Johns Hopkins and is recognized by colleagues as highly skilled, reliable, and results-driven. He is a prominent author and open-source contributor in the. NET community.

He is the author of the book "Hands-On Domain-Driven Design with. NET Core" and the creator of the Eventuous framework.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Information Seeker

Critic

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Topics They Care About

Domain-Driven Design
He is a published author, speaker, and trainer on DDD, focusing on solving complex business problems by applying its principles in event-driven systems.
Event Sourcing
As creator of the Eventuous framework and Head of Engineering at Kurrent (formerly Event Store), he is a leading expert in event sourcing and CQRS patterns.
Cloud Architecture
His work involves migrating systems to the cloud, adopting Kubernetes, and exploring serverless architectures, indicating a deep interest in modern cloud-native patterns.

Media Appearances

Alexey has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Head of Engineering at Kurrent
2-2023 - 10-2025
Head of Product at Kurrent
3-2020 - 2-2023
Developer Advocate at Kurrent
12-2017 - 1-2021
Author at Packt
9-2015 - 10-2023
Chief Architect at ABAX

Education

2015 - 2015
Data Science from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2008 - 2010
Professional Certificate from The Open University

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Insights For Selling To Alexey

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexey is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexey

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexey move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Alexey take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Alexey

Personality Compatibility


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