# Maria Stezhko

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mariastezhko

Software Engineer with 7 years of professional experience in developing front-end solutions for large-scale web applications. Familiar with back-end programming and container platforms. Passionately inspired by technology, learning, and professional growth. 
Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, Node.js, Craft CMS, WordPress

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ GRAIL
Jan 2022 – Present | Menlo Park, CA

### Software Engineer @ Invitae
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
•       Led a major project on modifying the codebase to comply with specific legal requirements.
•       Improved the performance of a dashboard React application by more than 50% through 
         optimization of database queries.
•       Increased the unit test coverage of one of the system’s key applications by 60%.

### Software Engineer @ Nirmata
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, CA
•       Migrated the front end from Backbone to React.
•	Implemented the front-end part for the integration of Kyverno (Nirmata's open-source, Kubernetes native project for policy management) into the SaaS platform.
•	Designed and implemented front-end logic to support configuring network policies in the SaaS platform. 
•	Developed and maintained the front end of Nirmata's SaaS platform.  
•	Customized the client part of the security microservice to support multiple color themes and build a separate Docker image for each theme. Utilized SCSS, Webpack, Gradle.
•	Built a universal search panel allowing customers to quickly access Kubernetes resources they have created.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Nirmata
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, CA
•	Developed and tested new features and enhancements to improve customer experience.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Kazan State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maria-stezhko
- Website: http://mariastezhko.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22