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Nikita Herndlhofer

Activist · DISC type Cd
Head of Platform Engineering at Manifest OS
📍 Ponta do Sol, Madeira Island, Portugal

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.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Head of Platform Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ponta do Sol, Madeira Island, Portugal
Personality Overview

How Nikita shows up

Value Conscious
Logical And Quick
Observative

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Priorities

Topics Nikita cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

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Education
9-2015 - 6-2019
Bachelor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Belarusian State University
9-2019 - 6-2020
Master's degree in Digital Economics
Belarusian State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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