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Anastasia Starostina

@anastasiastarostina

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I build and scale UX-driven full-stack products across consumer, enterprise, and blockchain applications.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and scale user-centred products from idea to production, partnering closely with Product and Design on technical delivery, UX, experimentation, and architecture.

At Moonpig, I lead customer-facing product delivery from discovery and user journeys through architecture, experimentation, and release. I’ve delivered serverless, event-driven systems and led Eppo experiments that reduced reminder deletions by 78% and increased conversion by 1.71%.

I’ve also built enterprise applications at Atos and mobile and web products at Roll, using React, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, AWS, and GraphQL. I enjoy bridging Product, Design, and Engineering, improving accessibility and UX, and mentoring engineers through hands-on delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Moonpig

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Led end-to-end delivery of customer-facing product initiatives, partnering with Product and Design from discovery through architecture, implementation, and release. Drove data-informed decisions through experimentation, delivering measurable impact including a 78% reduction in reminder deletions and +1.71% conversion uplift.

TypeScript React GraphQL NodeJS AWS Lambda SNS Amazon SQS DynamoDB Terraform Jest Cypress Eppo Serverless Event Driven Architecture Product Discovery A B Testing Mentorship

Application Developer

Atos

Nov 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Led product-focused engineering projects across public and private sector platforms, combining UX design, architecture, and full-stack development. Project lead for a team of 5 engineers delivering a time sheet booking application for Siemens Network Division, and owned frontend architecture for the EFL broadcast app.

Go JavaScript React Rust HTMX Templ Tailwind Figma HTML CSS SSR UX Design Project Leadership Mentorship

Junior Full Stack Engineer - Contract

Roll

Jun 2023 - Nov 2023 (5 months)

Developed native mobile and web applications using React Native and TypeScript, integrated blockchain contracts, and owned the open-source Design System. Migrated the Discord bot to TypeScript and increased testing coverage with Jest in CI/CD.

React Native TypeScript NodeJS Jest Storybook Blockchain and Smart Contracts CI CD

Freelance Frontend Developer

Self-Employed

Nov 2022 - Jun 2023 (7 months)

Created frontend projects for multiple clients from the ground up, designing high-fidelity wireframes in Figma and building production-ready React and TypeScript code. Implemented responsive designs and user authentication, and tested with React Testing Library, Jest, and Cypress.

React Next.js TypeScript HTML CSS Tailwind styled components Figma Auth0 React Testing Library Jest Cypress

Artist in Residence

The Margate School of Art

Apr 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 8 months)

Contemporary art residence focused on curating group exhibitions and researching and developing art practice.

Curation Artistic Practice Research

Creative Director

Three Marine Drive

Jun 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Co-ran an independent cocktail bar and coffeeshop in Margate, leading branding, digital marketing, and customer experience design.

Branding Digital Marketing Customer Experience Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Udemy

AWS Lambda & Serverless, Cloud Computing

2025 - 2025

AWS Lambda & Serverless certification.

Interaction Design Foundation

Accessibility: How to Design for All, Accessibility

2024 - 2024

Accessibility: How to Design for All certification.

Interaction Design Foundation

Mobile UI Design, Mobile UI Design

2024 - 2024

Grade: Distinction

Mobile UI Design certification with Distinction.

School of Code

Software Development Bootcamp, Software Development

2022 - 2022

Selective government-funded full-stack programme with 1000+ hours of pair project development.

London Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Fine Art, Fine Art

2017 - 2020

Grade: First Class Honours

Bachelor of Fine Art with First Class Honours, focusing on contemporary art practice with an emphasis on visual storytelling and conceptual development.