Sammy Samkough

Website | Github | Linkedin | (862) 239-0100 | sammysamkough@gmail.com
Montclair State University | Bachelor of Science (B.S.) | Computer Science | 2016 - 2019

Temelio | Full Stack Engineer
July 2025 - present
  • Led development of integrations by coordinating on Jira, teaching users the platform, writing documentation, and building from scratch using React.js, Next.js, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL to an accessible audience.
  • Rehauled existing platform features by debugging and diving deep, exploring and developing the best user experience, focusing on buiding accessible UI / UX interfaces.
Bonny Systems | Co-founder / Founding Engineer
jan 2024 - present
  • Achieved over 80% reduction in website load times by improving core web vitals which includes minimizing JavaScript usage, image optimization, and adherence to web standards
  • Partnered with design agencies to build and deploy modern websites using content management systems (CMS) like WordPress or advanced frameworks such as Next.js and Astro.js
Phia | Founding Engineer
Oct 2024 - May 2025
  • 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.
Canal | Software Engineer
May 2021 - Jul 2023
  • Collaborated with design team to create our own in-house design system that replaced the Shopify Polaris design system which led to an increase of development speed by over 60%
  • Enhanced web application usability across all departments by 60% through leading targeted accessibility training and guidelines for the development team
  • Led the standardization of UI component testing within the in-house design system, significantly reducing component-specific bugs by over 70% using Chromatic and Storybook
  • Developed and refined the onboarding process to adapt to evolving user needs, utilizing React, Next.js, TypeScript, XState, Django and GraphQL which lead to an overall 40% increase in user satisfaction
Nevermet | Software Engineer
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
  • Analyzed methods with team to figure out how to best engage with users based on research, user tests, and different UI techniques utilizing React Native
  • Transformed the project's codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript, improving team collaboration and development efficiency by over 50%
  • Spearheaded the development of a cross-platform social VR dating application using React Native, TypeScript, Node.js and PostgreSQL, enhancing user engagement
Soar | Web Developer
feb 2021 - may 2022
  • Created a web portal that allowed customers to access their private information (i.e. payment, email, etc.) using react, typescript, firebase, and express.js
  • Implemented segment analytics in web portal which allowed better understanding of areas to improve while maintaining user privacy
Popstar | Software Engineer
nov 2020 - apr 2021
  • Developed 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
  • Integrated push notifications and leveraged Firebase cloud messaging to enhance user engagement and retention
Decusoft | Software Developer
May 2019 - Oct 2020
  • Developed several top requested features such as filtering and sorting on the main table interface using javascript, C# and SQL
  • Enhanced complex SQL queries which increased the load time performance of the main table interface by 50%
dot LLC | Co-founder / Founding Engineer
Mar 2017 - Aug 2018
  • Founded a consulting company that helped businesses with all things digital
  • This includes (but not limited to) website development, digital marketing (i.e. SEO, social media ads), mobile app development
  • Projects included stunited, circassian education foundation, essential creative group