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Sammy Samkough

862-239-0100 | sammysamkough@gmail.com |

Wayne, NJ 07470 ; New York City, NY 10001

https://sammy.pizza | https://github.com/ssamkough | https://linkedin.com/in/ssamkough

Software Engineer

Summary:

Software Engineer with 6+ years of industry experience building for the web, specializing in frontend development. Creating beautiful, accessible user experiences using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript / TypeScript.

Areas of Expertise: Front-End Development // Web Development // Design Engineering

Technical Proficiencies:

Languages — HTML; CSS; JavaScript; TypeScript; Python; C#; Golang; Java; SQL
Frameworks — React.js; Next.js; Remix; Astro.js; Gatsby.js; Svelte; Django; Node.js; Express.js; React Native
Applications — Git; PostgreSQL; Firebase; GraphQL; Storybook; AWS; Google Cloud; Vercel; Netlify; Chromatic

Work Experience:

Phia, New York City, NY; Wayne, NJ

Oct 2024 - Present

Founding Engineer

Coordinated engineering effort to pivot core product from website marketplace to mobile native iOS app + Safari extension from 0 to 1 working with a variety of different teams using Swift and React.js.
Orchestrated onboarding of product by working within appropriate platforms which were the app, extension, website and ran through several product cycles based on user feedback which brought rate from 2% to 80%.
Headed redesign and re-architecture for website to match business needs by following best web standards which led to an overall lighthouse score of 92% using JavaScript, Next.js, and Storybook.

Bonny Systems, New York City, NY; Wayne, NJ

Oct 2023 - Present

Founding Engineer

Achieving over 80% reduction in website load times by improving core web vitals which includes minimizing JavaScript usage, image optimization, and adherence to web standards.
Partnering with design agencies to build and deploy modern websites with CI/CD pipelines using content management systems (CMS) like WordPress or advanced front-end frameworks such as Next.js and Astro.js.

Canal, San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY

May 2021 - Jul 2023

Software Engineer

Developed the onboarding process to adapt to evolving user needs, making product decisions on the fly, utilizing React, Next.js, TypeScript, XState, Django and GraphQL which lead to an overall 40% increase in user satisfaction.
Collaborated with a fast-moving design / product team of five to create in-house design system that replaced the Shopify Polaris design system which led to an increase of development speed by over 60%.
Led the standardization of UI / UX component testing within the in-house design system, significantly reducing component-specific bugs by over 70% using Chromatic and Storybook.

Popstar, Remote USA

Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

Software Engineer

Launched a feature-rich iOS application using Swift and Firebase / NoSQL, which offered an elegant vertical video experience, including social interactions such as sharing and commenting on videos.

Education:

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 2019

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