Ihor Kasianov

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Platform Engineering Director at Preply

Spain

Overview

Ihor Kasianov is the Director of Platform Engineering at Preply, where he leads Platform and SRE teams. He specializes in scaling cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and FinOps, and is recognized by peers for being strategic, efficient, and impactful. He holds a Bachelors degree from NTUU "Kiev Polytechnic Institute".

Outside of his technology leadership role, Ihor is a licensed private pilot, an interest reflected in his professional headline. He actively pursues aviation alongside his career, demonstrating a passion for both complex technological systems and personal flight.

He has a proven track record in A/B testing, having previously given a talk on how his team increased testing outcomes by 100%.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

Thorough Evaluator

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
As Director of Engineering, he focuses on scaling developer experience teams, enhancing tooling, and automating workflows to improve developer satisfaction.
Aviation & Piloting
He is a private pilot, a significant personal interest that he highlights in his professional profiles and pursues outside of work.
Cloud Reliability (SRE)
He established the SRE culture at Preply, dramatically improving uptime and latency SLOs from 99. 5% to 99. 99% through better incident management.

Media Appearances

Ihor has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Platform Engineering Director at Preply
8-2022 - 7-2023
Head of Platform at Preply
4-2020 - 8-2022
Tech Lead Manager of SRE team at Preply
3-2018 - 4-2020
Tech Lead / Python developer at Preply
10-2015 - 2-2018
Senior Python Engineer @ jiji.ng at Genesis Tech

Education

2013 - 2017
Bachelor's degree from NTUU "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"
2014 - 2014
Applied Computer Science from AACIMP Summer School 2014

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Insights For Selling To Ihor

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ihor is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ihor

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ihor move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Ihor take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Ihor

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