Dieter Hubau

Critic
DISC Type : C

Associate Director of Software Engineering at KOR Financial

Brasschaat, Flemish Region, Belgium

Overview

Dieter Hubau is an Associate Director of Software Engineering at KOR Financial, specializing in Spring Boot, microservices, and cloud automation. With a Masters in Computer Science from Ghent University and a background at VMware and Pivotal, he has a history of delivering high-profile projects. He is also a frequent conference speaker.

He is an analytical and honest professional, valued by colleagues for his expert opinion and ability to deliver both short-term and long-term value.

Interesting fact: Dieter is a frequent speaker at international technology conferences like Devoxx and J-Fall, presenting on topics ranging from cloud functions to container security.

Personality Overview

Critic

Objective Thinker

Negotiator

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Streaming Data Platforms
He is currently hiring for a Kafka Streams Senior Engineer at KOR Financial, indicating a focus on building cutting-edge, cloud-scale streaming platforms for financial institutions.
Cloud-Native Architecture
His career at VMware, Pivotal, and his expertise in Spring Cloud, Microservices, and PaaS show a deep focus on building and automating for the cloud.
Developer Productivity
He promotes a work environment with zero organizational obstacles and encourages improvement proposals, focusing on what software engineers dream of.

Media Appearances

Dieter has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Associate Director of Software Engineering at KOR Financial
7-2023 - 8-2025
Senior Software Engineer at KOR Financial
2-2022 - 6-2023
Lead Solution Engineer at VMware
1-2020 - 2-2022
Platform Architect at VMware
4-2019 - 1-2020
Senior Platform Architect at Pivotal Software, Inc.

Education

2002 - 2007
Master in Computer science from Ghent University
1996 - 2002
High School from Sint-Bernardus College Oudenaarde

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Insights For Selling To Dieter

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dieter is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dieter

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dieter move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Dieter take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Dieter

Personality Compatibility


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