Bazhena Dementyeva
Pronounced with "zh" as in "genre"; Maria also works.
Senior Software Engineer
Sydney, Australia • She/Her
About
Software engineer with full-stack experience across product teams, startup environments, and production systems. I like work that combines clear user problems with thoughtful engineering.
My recent work spans TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, React Native, Go, PostgreSQL, and microservices. I also bring experience in React, Next.js, Java Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD, and workflow automation.
I care about reliable delivery, readable systems, and the kind of team culture where people can do good work without needing to perform confidence all day.
Key Strengths
- Full-stack product engineering across web, backend, and mobile surfaces
- Backend delivery with Spring Boot, GraphQL, REST APIs, and service-oriented architecture
- Reliable frontend work in React, Next.js, and React Native
- Comfortable taking ambiguous product problems from discovery to shipped implementation
- Startup experience: adaptable, pragmatic, and calm with changing priorities
- Delivery discipline across CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and production support
- Data-aware engineering, from database design to practical reporting and dashboards
- Clear technical communication with engineers, product teams, and community stakeholders
- Active in women-in-tech communities and thoughtful about inclusive team culture
Skills & Technologies
Frontend
Backend
Cloud & Delivery
Data
Product Engineering
Other
Professional Identity
Professionally, I go by Bazhena Dementyeva. I also respond to Maria Dementyeva or Maria Demy, and online I'm bashdemy.
Experience & Projects
Selected roles, client work, education, and technical projects.
Eucalyptus
Engineering work on digital healthcare products across web, backend, and mobile systems, with a focus on dependable patient and clinician experiences.
Tech Stack
UNSW
Currently completing a Master of Information Technology at UNSW, specialising in Artificial Intelligence.
Credentials
Sonia Kania Photography
Designed and built a photography portfolio and booking website for Sonia Kania, shaping the visual system, image-led gallery experience, service pages, and contact flow for a small creative business.
Tech Stack
Workflow86
Built product features for a workflow automation platform used by operations teams to replace manual business processes with reliable, auditable workflows.
Tech Stack
Yes Help Network
Built a youth-led platform focused on early intervention for Domestic & Family Violence, creating a safe digital home for programs, mentorship, resources, and community support.
Tech Stack
Sydney Trains
Data visualisation software built as a university capstone: processed live GTFS feeds and presented insights across maps, charts, and dashboards. Recognised as runner-up for Best Project at the EIS Projects Trade Show.
Tech Stack
Personal Projects
Just for fun.
Reading system
Bookshelf
A reading log for books, essays, and long-form research. It combines metadata, short notes, and lightweight publishing so my reading list is easier to revisit and share.
Highlights
- ✦Pulls in covers, authors, and summaries to keep entries consistent.
- ✦Designed around quick capture first, with public sharing as a later layer.
- ✦Turns short notes into a useful personal knowledge base.
- ✦Gives me a small product surface to test search, metadata, and publishing ideas.
Flavor Tags
Writing practice
Writing & Thoughts
Essays and notes on engineering, learning, community, and the ideas I keep returning to.
Highlights
- ✦Long-form reflections on building, leading, and learning in public.
- ✦Running notes from talks, interviews, and conversations that need a home.
- ✦A public archive for drafts that are useful enough to share.
Flavor Tags
Contact
Open to engineering roles, technical collaborations, and women-in-tech community work.
Outside Work
Outside engineering, I train Brazilian jiu-jitsu, bake bread, and help organise women-led community events.
I also live with Sushi, a cat with strong opinions about desk space.