Bilyana Stefova

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Technical Product Manager and software engineering background, experienced in taking products from concept to launch.

About

Technical Product Manager and software engineering background, experienced in taking products from concept to launch. Translates operational and user needs into structured requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications while partnering closely with engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams.

Leads SaaS and game/UX-oriented product work, defining product direction and roadmaps, building and iterating prototypes, and using customer feedback, analytics, and business objectives to evaluate opportunities and deliver user-facing functionality across UX, development, payments, authentication, analytics, and third-party integrations.

  • 11 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • BulgarianFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Gaming
  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 11 roles

Technical Product Manager - Product Management & Software Engineering · Your Crayon Story (SaaS)Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Led a SaaS product from concept to launch, defining product direction, roadmap priorities, success criteria, and core user experiences. Authored 50+ user stories, product requirements, and acceptance criteria across core product functionality. Used AI-assisted workflows for product research, requirements analysis, documentation, prototyping, and development planning. Built and iterated working product prototypes using AI-assisted development tools to test ideas, explore solutions, and communicate requirements. Evaluated product opportunities using customer feedback, analytics, business objectives, and technical feasibility, translating ambiguous product ideas into structured workflows, technical specifications, and implementation plans. Collaborated with UX, development, payments, authentication, analytics, and third-party integrations to deliver customer-facing functionality, making trade-offs across scope, feasibility, user value, and implementation complexity.

Front-End Developer · Your Crayon Story (Freelance)Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Developing and maintaining the frontend of Your Crayon Story, a modular multi-page React + TypeScript + Tailwind app. Build in responsive UI, improving performance, and integrating personalized features for better user experience. Project development is currently paused by owner for product re-evaluation.

Unity Game Developer · Sixth HammerAug 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

Delivered production features for commercial Unity projects in an Agile Scrum environment. Built gameplay systems, UI, and JSON-based systems while working closely with designers and QA. Translated product and design requirements into technical implementations across multiple sprint cycles.

Unity Game Developer · The Sixth Hammer (Remote)Aug 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos
Unity Game Developer · FreelanceNov 2022 – Aug 2023 · 10 mos
Freelance Unity Developer · Independent / RemoteNov 2022 – Aug 2023 · 10 mos
Social Media & Community Manager · Air stageSep 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo
Social Media & Community Manager · Airstage (Sofia, Bulgaria)Sep 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education· 9

B.S.B.A. in Marketing · City University of Seattle2030 – 2026
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing · City University of Seattle2030 – 2026
Mathematics and Computer Science diploma · Diploma High School of Mathematics2030 – 2026
Front-End Engineering certificate · Codeacademy2030 – 2026

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