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
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
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
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
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