Nikita Herndlhofer

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Head of Platform Engineering at Manifest OS

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Island, Portugal

Overview

Nikita is a technology-agnostic Head of Platform Engineering at Manifest OS with a background at Google. Described as responsible and highly skilled, he specializes in cloud infrastructure, AI/LLM integration, and building resilient systems from the ground up. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Belarusian State University.


While at Google, he was solely responsible for creating and implementing critical Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions for Managed Instance Groups.

Personality Overview

Value Conscious

Logical And Quick

Observative

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Efficient System Design
His posts focus on standardizing development to increase velocity and deep-dives into CPU-level performance optimization, reflecting a passion for building highly efficient systems.
AI/LLM Integration
As Head of Platform Engineering at Manifest, he is actively integrating AI/LLM agents into the daily workflows of legal professionals.
Cloud Disaster Recovery
He has significant experience from his time at Google, where he was solely responsible for designing and rolling out critical disaster recovery solutions for cloud infrastructure.

Media Appearances

Nikita has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Head of Platform Engineering at Manifest OS
5-2025 - 11-2025
Founding Engineer at Manifest OS
7-2024 - 3-2025
Principal Software Engineer at Fluently
6-2022 - 7-2024
Software Engineer at Google
9-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Software Engineer at Softgreat

Education

9-2015 - 6-2019
Bachelor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Belarusian State University
9-2019 - 6-2020
Master's degree in Digital Economics from Belarusian State University

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Insights For Selling To Nikita

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nikita is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nikita

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nikita move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Nikita take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Nikita

Personality Compatibility


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