N. Bezvoziuk

Nataliia Bezvoziuk — Software · Systems · AI

I make complicated things work.

I'm a software engineer and former backend lead with around ten years of experience building products and systems. I connect the dots between technology, people, and how things actually work.

Based in Oslo. Working across borders.

Nataliia Bezvoziuk is a software engineer in Oslo, Norway, with about ten years of experience building backend systems and products, formerly Backend Lead at Aller Media and now Software Engineer at Vipps MobilePay.

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Career at a glance

  • 10 years in software
  • Former Backend Lead
  • Aller Media · Vipps MobilePay

What I do

Backend depth, a wide-angle lens.

Most of my work sits where systems, data and people meet. These are the things I keep coming back to.

  1. 01

    Backend & systems

    APIs, distributed and event-driven services, payments and subscriptions. Google Cloud, PostgreSQL, Redis and Bigtable, with the observability to know what the system is really doing.

  2. 02

    Integrations & workflows

    Connecting tools, data and people so information stops being copied by hand. Practical applied AI where it genuinely helps, with humans keeping the final say.

  3. 03

    Translation & leadership

    Making complex things understandable to the people who depend on them. Leading backend work, and bringing journalism-trained research and writing to engineering decisions.

Technical areas: GoTypeScript / NodeReactAPIsGCPSQL & NoSQLBackend architectureObservability

The way I work

Curious enough to ask. Technical enough to build.

I like to understand the actual problem before reaching for a tool. Then I make the complex understandable, build the smallest useful version, and improve it with evidence.

  1. Understand first.

    Ask better questions, map constraints, look for the real bottleneck.

  2. Make it real.

    Connect systems, build and test rather than stop at slides.

  3. Keep people in control.

    Useful automation should make good judgment easier, not remove it.

Experience

A decade of making systems work.

  1. Vipps MobilePay — Software Engineer

    Backend engineering in a high-trust financial technology environment, working in the merchant KYC area.

  2. About six and a half years

    Aller Media — Software Engineer → Backend Lead

    Full-stack and backend engineering, then leading backend work on platforms involving subscriptions, payments, personalization, data and cloud services.

  3. Earlier foundation

    Journalism — Bachelor's degree

    Research, interviewing, writing, and the habit of explaining complex subjects clearly. It turned out to be good preparation for software.

  4. Women & AI — Independent meetup host

    Organized and hosted a small, informal meetup for women curious about using AI in everyday life. A hands-on community initiative, not a conference.

About

Engineer by profession. Explorer by nature.

Name
Nataliia Bezvoziuk
Based in
Oslo, Norway
Role
Software Engineer
Experience
About 10 years in software
Previously
Backend Lead, Aller Media
Focus
Backend systems, integrations, applied AI
Stack
Go, TypeScript / Node.js, React, Google Cloud, PostgreSQL

I'm Nataliia. Originally from Odesa and now based in Oslo. My path started with journalism and led me into software, which makes more sense than it might sound. I've always wanted to understand how things work, why people do what they do, and how complicated ideas can become something useful.

I love a good question, a system that finally makes sense, a conversation that goes somewhere unexpected, and the feeling of discovering something new. Technology is one way I explore the world. People, books, science, art, and travel are others.

I care about building things that matter, explaining complexity without losing its depth, and keeping the human part of technology in view.

In 2025, I organized and hosted a small women-and-AI meetup in Oslo — a chance to explore practical AI together and exchange ideas.

Things I think about

  • AI in the real world.

    What changes when intelligent systems move from demos into actual work?

  • Systems and people.

    How do incentives, attention, tools, and behavior shape what we build?

  • Curiosity as a way of living.

    Learning, exploring, asking better questions — and occasionally starting over.

Quick questions

What kind of work does Nataliia do?
Backend and systems engineering: APIs, distributed and event-driven services, payments and subscriptions on Google Cloud. Increasingly, connecting tools and data into practical workflows, including applied AI with people in control.
What is her background?
About ten years in software, most recently as Software Engineer at Vipps MobilePay and before that about six and a half years at Aller Media, where she moved from Software Engineer to Backend Lead. She started out with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Where is she based?
Oslo, Norway. Originally from Odesa, Ukraine, and used to working across borders.
Is she open to collaborations?
Yes, to thoughtful ones: building a product, untangling a technical problem, or bringing interesting people together. The easiest way to start is an email.