Who I am
About
Hi, I'm Stan Pogrebnyak.
I've spent over 20 years in tech—leading teams, modernising platforms, and helping organisations get the best out of their people and systems. What I care about most is building environments where teams can do great work without burning out: where clarity, trust, and the right habits replace heroics and firefighting.
I've had the chance to do this at scale at companies like Jimdo and Lobster Ink (Ecolab)—leading multiple teams, driving cloud and product changes, and turning engineering culture into a real advantage. My approach is hands-on and practical: DevOps/SRE, Agile, Team Topologies, and the kind of operational discipline that sticks. If that resonates, I'd love to hear from you.
Background
Head of Engineering (Platforms & Tooling) at Jimdo; former Senior Engineering Manager at Lobster Ink (Ecolab). Earlier: Cloud Architect and DevOps consultant at Portbase and Xebia.
What I focus on
Engineering leadership, scaling distributed teams, DevOps/SRE, cloud modernisation, and building cultures where excellence and collaboration are the norm.
Based in
Hilversum, The Netherlands. I work in English, Ukrainian, Russian, and Dutch (A2/B1).