Robert Abby

Product Engineer

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About Me

I have 15 years of experience building performant, user-centered web applications across B2B and B2C domains. I specialize in React frameworks and excel at translating complex technical requirements into scalable UI systems. I bring deep experience with design systems, component architecture, and cross-functional collaboration— and I’m seeking frontend roles where thoughtful code meets innovation.

Skills

Languages & Frameworks

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsVue.jsNode.jsHTML5CSS3SassTailwind CSSGraphQLREST APIs

Leadership

CoachingTrainingPair ProgrammingAgile Methodologies

Platforms & Tools

Living Design SystemsWebpackJestCypressGitCI/CD

Experience

Staff Frontend Engineer

PartySlate

2018 - 2024

PartySlate (B2C) is a photo-rich platform & dual-sided marketplace that connects people planning events with leading vendors and venues. In my time at PartySlate we grew from a 12-person early-stage startup to a +50-employee Series-B company while averaging 258.33% revenue growth year-over-year.

  • Spearheaded 10+ large-scale features from requirements phase through agile development and cross-functional definition process, resulting in a 25% increase in user engagement year-over-year.
  • Led the rewrite of Find Venues Page, the most impactful page on the website, to provide an interactive Map-view and redesigned search results, leading to a 150% increase in Venue inquiries.
  • Mentored fellow engineers via code-reviews, pair programming and lunch-and-learns fostering a positive work environment.

Senior UX Engineer

project44

2018 - 2018

project44 (B2B) is the leading Decision Intelligence Platform for supply chains, powered by the world's largest transportation data network. I worked within the Product Experience team defining and developing processes and features for project44’s new User Interface products, sitting atop their existing API based solutions.

  • Worked heavily with the Here Maps API to build interactive map-based interfaces.
  • Implementing features into a React/Redux codebase within tight timelines and scope using development best-practices (Jest, Enzyme, ES6, SCSS w/BEM).
  • Led the creation of a living style guide and UI component library with Ant Design & Rollup.js.
  • Built live-code prototypes and deployed them to AWS (S3) for gathering feedback and testing new features.

Senior Product Developer

Savo

2013 - 2018

SAVO (B2B) was an industry leader in the sales enablement space, providing SaaS software used by some of the largest companies in the world (Disney, American Express, Google, UPS, etc.). I worked within Agile and Lean UX methodologies taking projects from discovery to implementation.

  • Led the spinout of an autonomous UI/UX team that adopted a user-centered process, conducting 50+ User Research sessions, Usability Interviews, and Design Workshops, resulting in a 30% increase in user satisfaction.
  • Contributed to the production of a holistic Design Language and Living Design System, resulting in a 20% improvement in developer productivity.
  • Established the SAVO Front-End Guild, a bi-weekly meeting for all developers that covered Front-end development basics, best practices, and industry trends.

Web Developer

Web2Carz

2011 - 2013

Web2Carz (B2C) is a used car marketplace and editorial platform. I was hired as the first developer and worked directly with the founders to implement a major redesign of the Web2Carz aging site, implement a new editorial segment, and develop an adaptive mobile solution.

  • Collaborated with stakeholders and designers to implement new car viewing galleries, contact forms, article layouts, resulting in a 20% improvement in revenue, a 15% decrease in bounce rate, and a 25% increase in conversion.
  • Developed a revamped, standalone mobile web application adopting cutting-edge industry standards (jQuery), leading to a 20% increase in revenue.