Hi! My name is Olga

Not a rockstar, just a person who keeps the chaos shippable

• I have started as a full-stack PHP developer, but later focused on mobile and frontend development as UX has always been my main interest.
• I’m quite flexible, though I thrive best working with strongly typed languages, in cross-functional teams, and a culture of collaborative learning and respectful communication.
• I’m not afraid to do deep research when context is missing or a domain feels unfamiliar.
• Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow — as long as a thing ships, I’m happy.
• I know when to ask “why” before touching “how”.
• My main strength is product ownership.

10 years of hands-on experience in tech

• I’ve owned entire products solo — from client communication and backend logic to frontend and design decisions. Did I burn out? Oh, yeah. Did I learn more than any course could teach me? Also yes.
• I’ve worked on enterprise monorepos with clearly split backend/frontend roles — and learned how to collaborate without silos.
• I’ve had the luck of working with a great tech lead who showed me how to survive in cross-platform mobile projects.
• I’ve mentored others.

What made me start coding?

I kept running into apps and websites that were missing the features I needed. So I started building my own — Chrome extensions and tools to fill those gaps. For example, this extension  that translates subtitles helped me a lot in learning English.

These days, I mostly work with

• Typescript, React Native, Vue, React, Expo
• Cursor/Windsurf

Got something you’re building or growing?

I’m all ears — I love hearing how people turn ideas into real things. I’m deeply interested in every stage of product/business development — from scrappy ideas to delivery, growth, pivots, and even the post-mortems.

Outside work

• Hanging out with my dog
• Reading – mostly non-fiction, for example, health/biology, urbanism
• Writing – mostly thoughts and observations that don’t fit into a tweet
• Traveling – these days I’m less into “beautiful landmarks” and more into places that hit me with cultural contrast, though visiting the ocean at least once a year is a must-have
• Meeting new people – especially from different cultures or backgrounds
• Hunting for the next pair of funny socks – a small guilty pleasure I allow myself to have
• Open to go to conferences (anything tech or product-related), networking events, meetups, and places where animals are treated well.

An expat and I speak English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian.

When I’m not chasing deadlines or my dog – happy to collaborate or just chat over coffee.