Brent Strange

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DISC Type : Dci

Director of Engineering - Infrastructure at Cirrascale Cloud Services

Rathdrum, Idaho, United States

Overview

Brent Strange is an engineering leader at Cirrascale Cloud Services specializing in large-scale infrastructure for AI and machine learning. He has a proven history of scaling global organizations and developing high-trust, customer-focused cultures. Colleagues describe him as a smart, insightful, and exceptional leader.

Brent is a 35-year veteran of internet technology who began coding in 1985 on a Commodore 64. He is passionate about sharing knowledge, authoring and illustrating the "Engineering Markdown" newsletter to make complex software engineering, leadership, and human interaction topics easier to understand.

Unique fact: Brent is a patent holder for inventions related to cloud storage, including methods for multi-threaded file uploads and balancing server resources.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

AI/ML Infrastructure
Currently Director of Infrastructure at Cirrascale and previously managed 1, 000+ NVIDIA GPU servers for AI/ML workloads at DigitalOcean, a core focus of his recent career.
Engineering Culture
Emphasizes creating high-trust, customer-focused environments and has implemented organizational designs like Team Topologies to improve team culture and alignment.
Agile Methodologies
As Director of Engineering Excellence at GoDaddy, he led initiatives using agile methodologies to enhance product delivery and bridge gaps between engineering, product, and program teams.

Media Appearances

Brent has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Director of Engineering - Infrastructure at Cirrascale Cloud Services
6-2024 - 3-2025
Director of Engineering - AI/ML Infrastructure at DigitalOcean
11-2021 - 1-2025
Co-Founder & Board of Directors Member at Crypto Talent
5-2023 - 7-2024
Senior Director of Engineering at WebPros
3-2020 - 3-2023
Director of Engineering Excellence at GoDaddy

Education

1990 - 1996
NA from Self-taught

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Insights For Selling To Brent

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brent is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brent

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brent move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Brent take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Brent

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