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{{< notice tip "Long story short">}} I am Vladimir Samoylov: co-founder, operator, and cloud/security engineer. I bring technical delivery and business development in the same person. I see myself in Partner, CEO, or COO seats — and I can also take an independent look at IT systems.{{< /notice >}}
## What I Do
I build and run practical systems: AWS infrastructure, security controls, Terraform delivery, Cloudflare access patterns, PostgreSQL operations, observability, and AI harnesses around real operational data.
I also work on the business side. At Qameta Software I am Partnerships Manager for Allure TestOps. At FivexL and Sirob Tech, that means business development, direct sales, product direction, hiring decisions, accounting, legal coordination, open-source supervision, customer conversations, and the paperwork nobody wants to do but every company depends on.
## How I Work
I prefer useful systems over beautiful plans. An 80% done ugly solution in 7 days will often beat a 100% perfect solution in 3 months, because the world does not pause while a team waits for the perfect launch window.
That does not mean reckless shipping. It means protect the downside, ship the smallest useful thing, learn from real users, and improve. For infrastructure and AI automation, that means guardrails, read-only access where possible, staged plans, review checkpoints, and clear separation between experiments and production changes.
## Where I Operate
- **Firi AS:** AWS engineering, AI harness engineering, infrastructure ownership, security ownership, and AI experiments inside real operational constraints.
- **Qameta Software:** Partnerships Manager for Allure TestOps — partner program with IT consultants, MSPs, tech partners, resellers, and integrators.
- **FivexL:** consulting delivery, business development, hiring and firing, accounting, legal coordination, boring paperwork, open-source supervision, and client trust.
- **Sirob Tech:** founder sales, product vision, UX, direct customer feedback, feature prioritization, integrations, pivots, and market learning.
- **ZoJump and personal projects:** AI experiments, Private Notetaker, local-first workflows, agent coordination, and product discovery.
## What I Bring
I bring technical and business development experience in the same person. I see myself in Partner, CEO, or COO seats — owning infrastructure, commercial motion, and the operator work. I can also come in lighter: take a look at IT systems and give an independent view, without joining as staff.
I can talk to engineers about Terraform plans, talk to buyers about business pain, talk to founders about runway and tradeoffs, and still do the admin work after the call.
I am not afraid of pivots, wasted time, awkward first versions, or boring staff work. Those are normal costs of building something real.
## Community and Writing
I am an AWS Community Builder and public speaker. I write about AWS, infrastructure, security, databases, AI-assisted engineering, books, and the practical mistakes that show up when theory meets production.
For the detailed timeline, see [Experience](/experience/).
## Books
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## Films
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## Q&A
Who is Vladimir Samoylov?
Vladimir Samoylov is a co-founder and operator with both technical and business development experience. He is a cloud/security engineer who also sells, hires, runs partnerships, and handles the company machinery that usually sits with a CEO or COO.
He did not stay on a specialist track. He ran systems, then ran technical operations that had to move sales and accounting, then co-founded a consulting company. That is why he can talk Terraform with engineers, talk business pain with buyers, and still do the admin work after the call.
Others use him in two ways. As a Partner, CEO, or COO — someone who can own infrastructure and the commercial/operating side at the same time. Or lighter: take an independent look at IT systems and give a second opinion without joining the org chart.
He is an AWS Community Builder and public speaker.
What Vladimir is doing?
He currently holds both technical and commercial seats. That mix is the point.
- **Qameta Software:** Partnerships Manager for Allure TestOps — partner program with IT consultants, MSPs, tech partners, resellers, and integrators.
- **Firi AS:** AWS engineering, AI harness engineering, infrastructure and security ownership.
- **FivexL:** consulting delivery, business development, hiring, accounting, legal, open-source supervision.
- **Sirob Tech:** founder sales, product vision, UX, integrations, and market learning.
- **ZoJump / personal projects:** AI experiments, Private Notetaker, local-first workflows, agent coordination.
Day to day he builds production systems (AWS, Terraform, Cloudflare, PostgreSQL, observability, AI harnesses) plus the partner and operator work around them. Full timeline: [Experience](/experience/).
## Ready to Connect?
If you need a Partner, CEO, or COO who can own technical delivery and business development, or you want an independent look at your IT systems, reach out via the button below, [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimirsamoylov/), or [GitHub](https://github.com/cageyv).
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