Hi, I’m Asia Olsen. I’m a frontend developer who blends design and engineering to build fast, accessible interfaces. I specialize in TypeScript and React, and my background in visual design helps me translate product ideas into intuitive, visually refined experiences. I care deeply about performance, clean architecture, and details, and I thrive in fast-moving environments where design and code evolve together. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, bridging product and development teams, and delivering maintainable, scalable UI systems. I’m comfortable working remotely with ownership of deliverables and a strong focus on accessibility and QA throughout the development lifecycle.

Asia Olsen

Hi, I’m Asia Olsen. I’m a frontend developer who blends design and engineering to build fast, accessible interfaces. I specialize in TypeScript and React, and my background in visual design helps me translate product ideas into intuitive, visually refined experiences. I care deeply about performance, clean architecture, and details, and I thrive in fast-moving environments where design and code evolve together. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, bridging product and development teams, and delivering maintainable, scalable UI systems. I’m comfortable working remotely with ownership of deliverables and a strong focus on accessibility and QA throughout the development lifecycle.

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Hi, I’m Asia Olsen. I’m a frontend developer who blends design and engineering to build fast, accessible interfaces. I specialize in TypeScript and React, and my background in visual design helps me translate product ideas into intuitive, visually refined experiences. I care deeply about performance, clean architecture, and details, and I thrive in fast-moving environments where design and code evolve together.

I enjoy collaborating across disciplines, bridging product and development teams, and delivering maintainable, scalable UI systems. I’m comfortable working remotely with ownership of deliverables and a strong focus on accessibility and QA throughout the development lifecycle.

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Language

Norwegian
Advanced
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent

Work Experience

Konsept kunstner at Ananki Games AS
August 31, 2024 - August 26, 2025
Worked in Agile/Scrum teams with iterative development. Gained experience with version control using Git. Contributed to testing and development in Unity. Created concept illustrations using Adobe tools. Had knowledge of cloud technology (Microsoft Azure).
Consept artist at Ananki Games AS
August 31, 2024 - August 26, 2025
Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams with iterative development processes. Managed version control using Git. Contributed to testing and development in Unity. Created concept illustrations using Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Gained familiarity with cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure).
Concept Artist at Ananki Games AS, Oslo
August 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams with iterative development processes. Managed version control using Git. Contributed to testing and development in Unity. Created concept illustrations using Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Gained familiarity with cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure).
Concept Artist at Ananki Games AS
August 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams with iterative development processes. Managed version control using Git. Contributed to testing and development in Unity. Created concept illustrations using Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Gained familiarity with cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure).
Course Participant at KURS Programming Course – Kodehode
February 1, 2025 - Present
Hands-on full-stack development training - Node.js, MySQL, ASP.NET, TypeScript, React, REST APIs. Main focus on backend technologies (.NET) and cloud computing.
Developer (internship) at Akademikerne Pluss AS
October 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented reusable UI components in TypeScript using modern frontend patterns; built accessible authentication flows with strong WCAG compliance and usability focus (Figma); integrated frontend features with .NET APIs, reducing friction between frontend and backend teams; contributed to architecture decisions improving maintainability and consistency; participated in code reviews and CI/CD workflows to maintain production quality; worked independently in a remote-first environment with high ownership of deliverables.
Concept Artist & Technical Liaison at Ananki Games AS
June 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
Bridged design and engineering teams to deliver technically feasible UI and visual systems; ensured usability and consistency across interactive interfaces; collaborated in Agile teams using Git and Azure workflows; strengthened cross-disciplinary communication between product and developers.

Education

Fagskole at Get Academy - Start IT
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Master and Bachelor in Fine Arts at Akademiet for Akvarell og Kunst av Sergei Andriaka
September 1, 2013 - July 31, 2019
Vocational College at Get Academy - Start IT
August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts at Sergei Andriaka Academy of Watercolor and Art
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Course in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) at Get Academy - Start IT
August 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Fine Arts at Sergei Andriaka Academy of Watercolor and Art
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Certificate at Get Academy - Start IT
August 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Master's degree in Fine Arts at Sergei Andriaka Academy of Watercolor and Art
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at Sergei Andriaka Academy of Watercolor and Art
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Programming Course at Kodehode
January 1, 2025 - February 17, 2026
IT – Programming fundamentals and web technologies at Get Academy
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Master/Bachelor in Fine Arts at NOKUT
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Qualifications

Programmeringskurs – Kodehode
February 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Performance Optimization and Scalability (Microsoft)
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Vector Database for RAG: An Introduction (IBM)
July 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Build Rag Application: Get Started (IBM)
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Data Structures and Algorithms (Microsoft)
May 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Introduction to Networking (NVIDIA)
May 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
100 Days of Code – Python
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Programming Course – Kodehode
February 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Performance Optimization and Scalability (Coursera)
June 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Vector Database for RAG: An Introduction (IBM) (Coursera)
July 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Build Rag Application: Get Started (IBM) (Coursera)
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Data Structures and Algorithms (Microsoft) (Coursera)
May 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
Introduction to Networking (NVIDIA) (Coursera)
May 1, 2025 - August 26, 2025
100 Days of Code – Python (Replit)
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Passed Norwegian Test B2
January 1, 2024 - August 26, 2025
KURS Programming Course – Kodehode
February 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Perfomance Optimization and Scalability
June 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Vector Database for RAG: An Introduction (IBM)
July 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Build Rag Application: Get Started (IBM)
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Data Structures and Algorithms (Microsoft)
May 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
100 Days of Code – Python
June 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Certificate in OOP and Web Development
August 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Master's degree in Fine Arts
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts
September 1, 2013 - July 1, 2019
Perfomance Optimization and Scalability
June 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Vector Database for RAG: An Introduction
July 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Build Rag Application: Get Started
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Data Structures and Algorithms
May 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
100 Days of Code – Python
June 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Performance Optimization and Scalability (.NET Core)
January 1, 2025 - February 17, 2026
Data Structures and Algorithms (.NET Core)
January 1, 2025 - February 17, 2026
Vector Database for RAG: An Introduction
January 1, 2025 - February 17, 2026
Build RAG Applications with LangChain and LlamaIndex
January 1, 2025 - February 17, 2026
100 Days of Code (Python)
January 1, 2024 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Other, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services