Product, design and engineering

Rob Abby

Rob Abby outdoors by the water
Rob Abby outdoors by the water

Based in Bellingham.
Working locally and remotely.

I design and
build software.

I’m a frontend engineer whose work spans product and design. I enjoy figuring out what people need, working through ideas with a team, and staying involved through implementation.

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My everyday practice

How I work
with AI.

From a conversation in the terminal to several sessions across projects. A look at the tools, plans and judgment behind the work.

See how I work with AI
Codex / Claude CodeTerminal

Let’s work through the plan before we build.

I’ll read the Linear ticket and the existing work. Then we can clarify the next step.

A clear plan. Shared context. Room to iterate.

Illustrative exchange

Work

WavePoint (opens in a new tab)

Current business

Product, design, and AI-assisted development

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. As founder, 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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PartySlate

2018–2024

Frontend engineering and design systems

PartySlate button variants and Storybook color tokens from the later Soirée design-system work

Button variants and states · a later design-system example, 2023.

At PartySlate, I built interfaces for finding inspiration, exploring venues and onboarding event professionals. I led the design system, worked across design and engineering, and helped other engineers build on shared patterns.

Read the PartySlate story

SAVO

2013–2018

Frontend engineering, product ownership, and UX

Interface sketches and colored voting dots displayed on a glass wall during a SAVO team design session

Sketches and voting from a team design session.

My time at SAVO took me from frontend engineering into product ownership and helping establish our UI/UX team. I worked closely with our visual designer on design and implementation, built the shared component system and style guide, and helped other engineers with their frontend work.

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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.

I also enjoy helping other people grow—pairing on difficult problems, sharing what I’ve learned, and working across disciplines to make it easier for a team to build together.

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. I try to keep the work practical, make decisions deliberately, and avoid complexity that doesn’t help.

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. (opens in a new tab)