In 2001, everything shifted. My parents bought our first PC. No internet, just floppy disks, WinAmp, and Paint. A boy I liked helped install Windows XP, and with it came Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and a universe of possibility. That same boy asked if I could code. I couldn’t but I learned. Maybe not exactly coding but I learnt HTML, CSS, JavaScript. My first website went online nearly 20 years ago.
Switching from humanities to tech wasn’t easy. I didn’t get into the Informatics program at BSUIR, but I made it into Computers, Systems and Networks. I still hated math, and still I pushed through. By 2009, I had a job managing content at a small SEO company - my real start in tech. There, I learned hosting, CMS internals, site markup, even a little PHP. But in 2011, it was time for something bigger.
EPAM Systems hired me as a frontend engineer. That job changed my life. I worked on startup sites, travel portals, luxury brand launches, and major media platforms. I mentored junior devs, evaluated candidates for promotion, and traveled for business - to San Francisco (which I loved) and New York (which I didn’t).
In 2014, I moved to the SF Bay Area and worked for Google and Goldman Sachs as a contractor. I became head of the North America JavaScript assessment committee at EPAM Systems. But after 7 years at EPAM combined, it was time to grow again.
In 2018, I joined Evernote. It was home. Great teammates, real impact, and an opportunity to shift gears. I moved from engineering into release management because I wanted the full picture—not just to build features, but to deliver them well. That role showed me what product success really looks like: collaboration, ownership, and accountability across every team. And I loved it.
