Hunter Wigelsworth

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Director, Core Cloud Engineering at Vultr

Greater Savannah Area, United States

Overview

Hunter Wigelsworth is the Director of Core Cloud Engineering at Vultr, where he leads the team building foundational cloud infrastructure, including hypervisors and APIs. An alumnus of the University of Florida, his expertise is in creating faster and smarter high-performance systems for both CPU and GPU compute.

Hunter channels his professional expertise into creative coding projects, including an AI-generated album about tech industry burnout and a satirical "Errors-as-a-Service" chaos engineering tool. He uses humor and satire to comment on the pressures of a software engineering career.

He is building the next generation of Vultrs cloud services using the Rust programming language.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Direct & Candid

Self-Confident

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  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.

Topics They Care About

Cloud Infrastructure
He leads the team at Vultr responsible for engineering the core hypervisors, APIs, and systems that underpin the company's cloud offerings.
Rust Programming
He actively uses and hires for Rust development, building multiple personal projects and Vultr's next-generation cloud foundation with the language.
AI & Creativity
He explores the intersection of AI and humor, creating an AI-generated music album about outages and vendor pain titled "EatingTheDead. ai".

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Director, Core Cloud Engineering at Vultr
8-2024 - 8-2025
Senior Manager, Core Cloud Engineering at Vultr
8-2022 - 8-2024
Platform Architect at Vultr
4-2021 - 8-2022
Systems Admin/Programmer III at University of Florida
8-2017 - 3-2021
Information Systems Analyst at Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida

Education

Hunter has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Hunter

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hunter is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hunter

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hunter move?

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

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Hunter

Personality Compatibility


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