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Head of Platform Engineering at AutoScout24

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Overview

Slavik leads Platform Engineering at AutoScout24 and TRADER Corp. , focusing on scalable cloud platforms and reliability. His career progressed from a hands-on engineer to CTO and manager, and he holds a Masters from Dnipro University of Technology and a certificate from Harvard Business School Online. Colleagues describe him as talented, rigorous, and generous.

Personality Overview

Persuader

People-Oriented

Trusting

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.  They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
He leads platform engineering at AutoScout24, focusing on reducing cognitive load for product teams and building scalable, reliable systems. He also blogs extensively on the topic.
Engineering Leadership
Passionate about growing engineers into leaders and building high-performance teams. He writes about leadership strategies, such as balancing collaboration and direction, on his personal blog.
Cloud & Reliability
His core responsibilities involve leading teams that manage cloud infrastructure and reliability engineering in high-traffic, business-critical environments.

Media Appearances

Slavik has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Head of Platform Engineering at AutoScout24
4-2020 - 1-2025
Engineering Manager at AutoScout24
9-2017 - 3-2020
Tech Lead, Manager at TrustYou
12-2016 - 9-2017
Consultant at Self-employed
11-2014 - 12-2016
Chief Technology Officer at 4ib

Education

1-2025 - 3-2025
Other; Certificate in Organization Leadership from Harvard Business School Online
2006 - 2012
Master from Dnipro University of Technology

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Exp : 17 Location : Munich, Bavaria, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Platform Engineering at AutoScout24
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Insights For Selling To Slavik

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You might need to keep the conversation on track, they tend to slide off-topic
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing how others made similar decisions

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Slavik is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Slavik

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Slavik move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Slavik take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Slavik

Personality Compatibility


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