Vlad Revenko

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director of Engineering at RedCore

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Overview

Vlad is a Director of Engineering leading backend, platform, and data organizations of up to 70 engineers. He specializes in building API-first, distributed systems and aligning technical strategy with business outcomes. He holds a Bachelors degree from Donbas State Mechanical Engineering Academy.

Vlad shows a nostalgic appreciation for the fundamentals of software development, reminiscing about the early days of learning Java and creating diagrams by hand. His focus is on practical and forward-thinking principles that stand the test of time in engineering.

Unique fact: He has led and scaled multi-team organizations of up to 70 engineers, including managers and senior individual contributors.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Negotiator

Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Leads large, cross-functional organizations, focusing on delivery models that improve velocity, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
System Architecture
Views system design as a way to simplify future work, indicating a focus on building sustainable and maintainable systems for the long term.
Distributed Systems
Specializes in building API-first and distributed systems, a core part of his leadership role in platform and backend engineering.

Media Appearances

Vlad has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director of Engineering at RedCore
2-2024 - 5-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at RedCore
2-2021 - 1-2024
Engineering Manager at Nordstrom
12-2016 - 1-2021
Senior Software Engineer at Drillinginfo
11-2014 - 12-2016
Software Engineer at SoftServe

Education

2017 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Donetsk State University of Management
2013 - 2017
Bachelor's degree from Donbas State Mechanical Engineering Academy

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Exp : N/A Location : Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Job Level : N/A Designation : Director of Engineering at RedCore
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Insights For Selling To Vlad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vlad is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vlad

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vlad move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Vlad take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Vlad

Personality Compatibility


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