Samuel Jakos

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Director of AI Platform Engineering at Rhapsody

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Overview

Samuel Jakos leads AI Platform Engineering at Rhapsody, managing global teams to build scalable healthcare integration systems. An expert in Zero-Trust architecture and full-stack development, he excels at translating product vision into executable milestones. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wyoming Catholic College.

He is driven by a passion for making a positive impact through technology and leadership. Samuel finds energy in collaborative environments and is motivated by innovation that solves real-world problems and contributes to a better world.

Unique fact: He built an LLM-based documentation proof-of-concept to accelerate knowledge discovery in a previous role.

Personality Overview

Non-Confrontational

Amiable & Agreeable

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Topics They Care About

AI in Healthcare
Leads the AI platform engineering team at Rhapsody, focusing on integrating AI and LLM capabilities into healthcare products to accelerate innovation.
Zero-Trust Security
Architected and led the production implementation of Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) patterns, a key focus in his recent roles.
Engineering Leadership
Manages engineering teams across US, EMEA, and APAC time zones and has a history of mentoring engineers and hiring for his research teams.

Media Appearances

Samuel has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Director of AI Platform Engineering at Rhapsody
8-2024
Software Architect at Rhapsody
10-2022 - 8-2024
Senior Software Engineer at Rhapsody
12-2018 - 7-2020
Software Engineer at RAS
8-2018 - 12-2018
Full Stack Engineer at DocuTAP

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Wyoming Catholic College

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Insights For Selling To Samuel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Samuel is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Samuel

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Samuel move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Samuel take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Samuel

Personality Compatibility


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