Stefano Giannone

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Head of Platform Engineering at Frontiers

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Overview

Stefano Giannone is the Head of Platform Engineering at Frontiers, leading teams for cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and CRM platforms. With a background in software architecture and certifications like Certified ScrumMaster, he focuses on building scalable systems to accelerate innovation and foster a culture of technical excellence.

He has shown significant growth and loyalty at Frontiers, progressing through five roles from Senior Software Engineer to his current leadership position.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Risk-Taker

Decisive

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  They are very proud of what they do. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Platform as a Product
He believes in treating internal developer platforms as products with engineers as customers, a philosophy he champions in his team's strategy and hiring.
Cloud Modernization
He is actively driving a CI/CD modernization initiative, migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions to enhance the developer platform at Frontiers.
CRM & Data Platforms
His responsibilities include overseeing the CRM platform and guiding the creation of a best-in-class data platform to support business and scientific goals.

Media Appearances

Stefano has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Head of Platform Engineering at Frontiers
4-2023 - 9-2025
Software Engineering Group Manager at Frontiers
1-2022 - 3-2023
Software Engineering Manager at Frontiers
9-2019 - 12-2021
Software Solutions Architect at Frontiers
8-2017 - 8-2019
Senior Software Engineer at Frontiers

Education

1996 - 2001
100/100 from Istituto Tecnico Commerciale “G. Garibaldi” Marsala

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Insights For Selling To Stefano

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stefano is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stefano

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stefano move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Stefano take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Stefano

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