Ivan Babenko

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DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at Raisin

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Overview

Ivan Babenko is a Director of Engineering at Raisin with over 12 years of experience, leading platform development. He has progressed through several engineering roles within the company. He holds both Masters and Bachelors degrees from the National University «Kyiv Aviation Institute».

Beyond his engineering leadership, Ivan has a diverse background that includes founding the Ukrainian promotional agency for the Sziget music festival. He follows complex open-source projects like Asahi Linux and shows a keen interest in the specifics of Cyrillic graphic design and typography.

He founded Sziget Ukraine, the representative office for a major European music festival in the Ukrainian market.

Personality Overview

Precise

ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
Leads platform development at Raisin and hires for roles focused on AWS, Kubernetes, serverless, and infrastructure as code to build out the company's tech platform.
Developer Experience
Actively focused on improving Raisin's developer platform by hiring engineers for frontend infrastructure and tooling to enhance architecture and productivity.
Open-Source Projects
Expresses fascination with challenging, low-level software engineering projects like Asahi Linux, appreciating the deep computer science involved.

Media Appearances

Ivan has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Director of Engineering at Raisin
3-2021 - 7-2023
Engineering Lead at Raisin
1-2021 - 3-2021
Staff Software Engineer at Raisin
11-2018 - 1-2021
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test at Raisin
1-2017 - 11-2018
Senior QA Engineer at Bonial International Group

Education

2006 - 2008
Master’s Degree from National University «Kyiv Aviation Institute»
2002 - 2006
Bachelor’s Degree from National University «Kyiv Aviation Institute»

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Exp : 16 Location : Berlin, Berlin, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Raisin
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Insights For Selling To Ivan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ivan is

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

  • 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 Ivan move?

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

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

You And Ivan

Personality Compatibility


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