Aksana Svishchova
Thoughtful UI and the humans on the other side of the screen matter to me. Happy to connect with teams that value quality and each other.
Hi, I'm a Senior Software Engineer and mentor, I build interfaces people actually enjoy using and help others grow
We live in a moment where technology changes faster than you can keep up, and honestly that excites me. I actively try, test and adopt what works.
I believe strong products are built where people know how to combine the power of technology and the power of humans.
I write code I'm not ashamed of and keep learning to write it better.
About
At school I had a maths teacher who called some problems beautiful. Not easy, just beautiful. When you struggle for a long time and then find the solution and think: that's it, nothing could be more precise. I never forgot that feeling.
That's how my own life turned out. As a child I wanted to be a vet to help animals. After school I tried to get into architecture to realise my creative potential and build something practical and unique. Then six years of economics and five years in the profession, where I constantly wanted to optimise and automate everything. Then came programming, and a year of deep dive into frontend development. And something clicked. Now I build interfaces that simplify people's lives, automate processes and create something unique. I think that's my beautiful solution.
What energises me most is the moment when something finally comes together. When a problem resisted, wouldn't give in, and then suddenly clicked. It's a physical sensation and that's what I go after every day. I get just as much energy when I see someone growing beside me. I mentor, share experience, participate in Women in Tech and speak at internal labs. Not because I have to, but because giving is also my way of recharging.
I'm not the loudest person in the room. I'm the one who notices, thinks, creates space where everyone feels comfortable. Who organises a meetup so people can be good together. Who changes when the time calls for it and does so intentionally. I believe everyone has their own point of view and that's fine. I don't need to win an argument. Everyone has the right to their own point of view and that's perfectly fine.
Education & Career
Experience
Commercial development experience since September 2020. Outsourcing, different industries, different teams. B2B SaaS, EdTech, FinTech, eCommerce, Corporate Travel. I get up to speed quickly in new contexts and can work with legacy code as well as build from scratch.
40%
Delivered an MVP to the client 40% faster than planned. Built the product from scratch using the power of AI.
5×
Reduced page load time from 5000ms to 1000ms. Applied memoisation, lazy loading and component optimisation.
+20%
Increased B2B platform user engagement by 20%. Redesigned the UX and refactored the frontend architecture.
AI
Integrated AI features into the product via OpenAI API.
∞
Participated in presales and estimated frontend scope for new projects.
♡
Mentored developers and lectured at internal labs.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
eCommerce
Health & Wellness E-commerce
September 2021 — April 2022
An international platform for selling health and wellness products. Separate portals for customers and partners.
eCommerce
Health & Wellness E-commerce
September 2021 — April 2022
An international platform for selling health and wellness products. Separate portals for customers and partners.
Corporate Travel
Corporate Travel Platform
September 2020 — June 2021
A platform for companies to manage employee business trips. Expense tracking, document management, reporting and integration with the main platform for trip planning.
Corporate Travel
Corporate Travel Platform
September 2020 — June 2021
A platform for companies to manage employee business trips. Expense tracking, document management, reporting and integration with the main platform for trip planning.
EdTech
AI Learning Platform
September 2024 — October 2025
An AI-powered platform for learning foreign languages. Generates personalised reading materials, grammar exercises and pronunciation practice. Analyses user input and provides feedback on grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills.
EdTech
AI Learning Platform
September 2024 — October 2025
An AI-powered platform for learning foreign languages. Generates personalised reading materials, grammar exercises and pronunciation practice. Analyses user input and provides feedback on grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills.
B2B / Construction Tech
Camera Monitoring Platform
October 2024 — January 2025
A platform for renting and managing video cameras on construction sites. Real-time monitoring, live streaming and construction progress tracking.
B2B / Construction Tech
Camera Monitoring Platform
October 2024 — January 2025
A platform for renting and managing video cameras on construction sites. Real-time monitoring, live streaming and construction progress tracking.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
eCommerce
Health & Wellness E-commerce
September 2021 — April 2022
An international platform for selling health and wellness products. Separate portals for customers and partners.
eCommerce
Health & Wellness E-commerce
September 2021 — April 2022
An international platform for selling health and wellness products. Separate portals for customers and partners.
Corporate Travel
Corporate Travel Platform
September 2020 — June 2021
A platform for companies to manage employee business trips. Expense tracking, document management, reporting and integration with the main platform for trip planning.
Corporate Travel
Corporate Travel Platform
September 2020 — June 2021
A platform for companies to manage employee business trips. Expense tracking, document management, reporting and integration with the main platform for trip planning.
EdTech
AI Learning Platform
September 2024 — October 2025
An AI-powered platform for learning foreign languages. Generates personalised reading materials, grammar exercises and pronunciation practice. Analyses user input and provides feedback on grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills.
EdTech
AI Learning Platform
September 2024 — October 2025
An AI-powered platform for learning foreign languages. Generates personalised reading materials, grammar exercises and pronunciation practice. Analyses user input and provides feedback on grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills.
B2B / Construction Tech
Camera Monitoring Platform
October 2024 — January 2025
A platform for renting and managing video cameras on construction sites. Real-time monitoring, live streaming and construction progress tracking.
B2B / Construction Tech
Camera Monitoring Platform
October 2024 — January 2025
A platform for renting and managing video cameras on construction sites. Real-time monitoring, live streaming and construction progress tracking.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
FinTech
B2B Investment Platform
April 2022 — March 2023
A platform for managing credit applications, loan resales and investment workflows. Dashboards and analytics for financial operations. Automation and simplification of processes across all stages of document management.
The Making of This Site
This site started as a side result of working through the Claude Code course by Anthropic. A living proof of how AI accelerates and simplifies development many times over.
Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion. Four languages via Payload CMS. Dark and light theme. Spotlight effect that follows the cursor. Scroll-triggered animations. Fully responsive across all devices.
WCAG AA accessibility. Security via CSP headers and OWASP principles. Error logging with Sentry. Visitor analytics via Vercel Analytics with no cookies and no GDPR violations.
This site is proof of my expertise and a clear example of what I can build.
The Admin Panel Under the Hood
I built myself an admin panel: Payload CMS on Postgres, hosted on Supabase. All four languages are editable in a couple of clicks. Being able to make edits and update information without a redeploy genuinely makes life easier. And since the CMS is built into the code, I, as a developer, can tailor it exactly to my needs.
Light / Dark Theme
The site checks which theme you prefer and sets it, defaulting to dark otherwise. Every color lives as a CSS variable, switched by one class on the root element, and every Tailwind utility reads that variable directly, without a single duplicated style.
Error Logging
Every uncaught error in production gets captured with a full stack trace and routed through my own tunnel endpoint, so ad blockers can't silently eat the report. Email notifications for production errors are wired up too.
Accessibility, Up to Standard
Great results on Lighthouse, see for yourself. But it's worth remembering that this is all quite conditional and relative, since Core Web Vitals can depend heavily on your internet connection, your machine, and other factors. You can always try working with the site yourself, for example without a mouse. The site also has automated checks in place (axe-core via Playwright), which run on every test pass.
Visitor Analytics
Through Vercel Analytics I can see visit counts, which countries people come from, and which language version gets picked most often, all without a single cookie. I also built custom event tracking (clicks, how far people scroll) but deliberately left it disabled: overkill for a personal site, and the feature itself needs a paid plan.
Security Headers
Content-Security-Policy plus five more security headers (HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy) score an A on securityheaders.com. The scanner honestly flags unsafe-inline in the CSP: a deliberate trade-off, since Next.js streams server components through inline scripts with unique per-request content that can't be pre-hashed.
What would normally take weeks, with AI took days.
Stack & Tools
No two projects are identical, and that is fine. If the core technologies align, that is enough to hit the ground running. Everything else is a growth point: things to pick up, learn, and make your own. The stack never stands still; new tools emerge constantly, and no developer knows everything. What matters is the ability to figure out what a specific project needs and deliver it.
The stack grows with the tasks. Here's where I am now.
Where I'm heading
It's fascinating to watch how AI is changing the approach to development. I actively explore and adopt tools that help write code faster, automate routine work, and focus on what truly requires human judgement.
Let's connect
If something here resonated with you, reach out. I'm always happy to meet new people, have interesting conversations, and connect with those who are building something real.
I'm especially drawn to teams that care about quality, look after their people, and aren't afraid to change.
This site uses Sentry for error monitoring, so if something breaks, a masked recording of the session may be kept for debugging, but without cookies.
© 2026 Aksana Svishchova