Summary
Yelena Belikova is a Founding Engineer in Portland, Oregon, bringing a decade of Android-focused software development and startup-building experience. She co-founded AddGlow in 2023, where she shapes product direction and technical strategy from the ground up. Her prior roles span Walmart Labs, Nike, Evoca TV, and eBay, with a track record in Kotlin, MVVM/clean architecture, GraphQL, and scalable mobile features that support internationalization and rapid delivery. At Walmart, she served as a tech lead, guiding cross-functional teams, defining architecture, and driving high test coverage and quality. Her background blends rigorous scientific training in microbiology with hands-on software engineering, underscoring a disciplined, problem-solving approach to building robust, user-focused mobile experiences. Based in Portland, she thrives on solving hard problems at the intersection of product, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School, International Baccalaureate Program, High School, International Baccalaureate Program at Riverview High School
Portland State Univeristy
Web Development, Web Development at Epicodus
English, Russian, Spanish, Japanese