Product, design and engineering

Rob Abby

Rob Abby outdoors by the water

Based in Bellingham.
Working locally and remotely.

I design and
build software.

My background is in frontend engineering. Over time, I’ve found myself getting involved in more of what goes into making a product—especially design and working with the people who use it. These days, I am working on WavePoint.

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Previously at

Some of the work.

WavePoint

Current business

Founder and operator

WavePoint’s website and iPhone app. App images are development previews with fictional sample content; the app is currently in TestFlight.

WavePoint is an astrology app I’m building for iPhone. It brings together charts, readings, and a place to record experiences and revisit them over time. I look after the product, design, engineering, and day-to-day business - collaborating with my wife, Shayna. The app is currently in TestFlight.

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SAVO

Historical work

UI/UX and frontend engineering

Historical SAVO Asset Page showing a document preview, download action, and file details

The Asset Page · historical interface example.

At SAVO, I helped establish our UI/UX team and worked closely with our visual designer on design and implementation. I also built the shared component system and style guide, and helped other engineers with their frontend work.

Read the SAVO story

A bit about how I work.

A lot of my attention goes into how someone will actually use what we’re making. I’m interested in what they’re trying to do, how they think about it, and how the software could help.

AI has become a substantial part of how I work. I use it throughout development, and I’m continuing to learn where it helps and what needs more attention from me. We’re a small operation at WavePoint, so keeping the work practical and avoiding unnecessary complexity matters.

Before WavePoint, I worked at SAVO, project44, and PartySlate.

Ways we can work togetherRésumé (PDF)

Let’s talk.

If you see an opportunity for us to work together, I’d love to hear from you. That could be a role, a project, or simply getting to know each other and seeing where it goes.

Interested in WavePoint? Visit WavePoint.