Faruk Brbovic

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Director of Engineering at Trader Interactive

Wellington, Florida, United States

Overview

Faruk is the Director of Engineering at Trader Interactive, leading teams with expertise in AI-first development, cloud infrastructure, and platform architecture. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded Extra Founder and has a background in software development for the medical device SaaS industry. He studied Computer Animation at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.

Outside of his formal roles, Faruk is passionate about exploring new product ideas and unique approaches to problem-solving. He identifies as an artist and coder, blending a strong background in graphic design with his passion for technology, startups, and mentoring developers. He actively shares his insights on his personal blog.

Unique fact: He combines his engineering leadership with a creative foundation as an artist with a degree in Computer Animation.

Personality Overview

Logical And Quick

Meticulous

Perfectionist

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

AI Development Tools
He actively evaluates and shares his predictions on the future of programming and AI-powered tools for building applications without writing code.
Engineering Leadership
As a Director and former VP of Engineering, he frequently posts about hiring senior engineers and managers for technologies like Node. js, Vue. js, and. NET.
Entrepreneurship
He has direct startup experience as the CEO and Founder of Extra Founder, demonstrating a passion for building new ventures from the ground up.

Media Appearances

Faruk has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Director of Engineering at Trader Interactive
9-2021 - 4-2023
Director Of Engineering at Rimsys Regulatory Management Software
7-2019 - 10-2021
CEO & Founder at Extra Founder
6-2017 - 5-2019
VP of Engineering at Appy Couple
12-2014 - 6-2017
VP of Engineering at CarQualifier

Education

Computer Animation from Art institute of fort lauderdale
1998 - 2000
Associate

More Information

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Exp : 10 Location : Wellington, Florida, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Trader Interactive
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Insights For Selling To Faruk

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Faruk is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Faruk

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Faruk move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Faruk take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Faruk

Personality Compatibility


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