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Hire RobbyRobby Riley
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Location
Seattle, United States
Toptal Member Since
October 19, 2022
Robby is a senior full-stack engineer specializing in complex web applications. He has played a key role in helping a startup get from seed to a $32 million series B while enabling small customers to compete with the industry giants. Robby uses strong technical skills, excellent communication, and business acumen to grow businesses through the use of technology.
Portfolio
Snarf
TypeScript, React, Material UI, Express.js, Apollo, GraphQL...
Daily AI
Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Apollo, Prisma, GitHub, Axios...
Logixboard
JavaScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Terraform, SOAP...
Experience
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Slack, GitHub
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is an international shipment tracking platform that enables small logistics providers to beat giant digital-first providers.
Work Experience
Founder
2022 - PRESENT
Snarf
- Founded Snarf, an app that provides weather forecasting tools for outdoor sports. Built the app from the ground up, including user research, marketing, UX design, technical architecture, and implementation.
- Scaled the app to provide weather forecasting for the entire United States.
- Integrated the app with 3rd-party APIs in order to pull in relevant data.
- Conducted usability studies and gathered user feedback in order to improve the UX of the product.
Technologies: TypeScript, React, Material UI, Express.js, Apollo, GraphQL, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), MongoDB, Firebase, GitHub, Axios, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Scalable Application, Microservices, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Figma, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership, Data Visualization
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - 2023
Daily AI
- Built custom integration into 3rd-party software with a short turnaround time.
- Reduced tech debt and improved code quality. Provided code reviews for other teammates' pull requests.
- Implemented custom Zapier integrations so other companies could integrate with daily AI software.
- Built new UI features to spec based on designer mock-ups.
- Understood business needs and made recommendations to reduce time to value (TTV).
Technologies: Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Apollo, Prisma, GitHub, Axios, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Scalable Application, Jest, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Figma, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership, Data Visualization
Technical Lead
2020 - 2022
Logixboard
- Architected an integration platform to support going from one to multiple integrations, seamlessly allowing downstream consumers to use the same data model for many integrations and us to grow the total accessible market significantly.
- Designed and implemented a data backfilling system using AWS and Node.js to improve new customer onboarding speed by ten times.
- Developed an international customs module using React under a tight deadline to meet contract requirements with customers and increase revenue.
- Built a new integration for US customs forms under a tight deadline, which involved getting data out of the third-party system, modeling them in our database, and displaying them on the front end using AWS, Postgres, GraphQL, and React.
- Created a domestic transport integration to meet contract requirements and gain additional revenue.
- Managed, mentored, and grew the team from three engineers to over ten, helping them keep productivity up and focus on the right things as needed.
- Collaborated with the product team to organize and prioritize the engineering team's work.
- Partnered with the customer support team to understand critical issues and triage appropriately.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Terraform, SOAP, Distributed Software, MacOS, Slack, Web Development, Databases, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Express.js, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, APIs, Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, Front-end, React Router, REST, Agile, Jira, REST APIs, Metrics, TMS, Architecture, Technical Consulting, Management Systems, Transportation & Logistics, API Integration, Serverless Architecture, API Development, Amazon DynamoDB, GitHub, Axios, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Scalable Application, Microservices, Jest, SQL, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Figma, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership, Data Visualization
Full-stack Engineer
2019 - 2020
Blue Origin
- Developed a quality assurance application to meet certification standards using React, Node.js, and GraphQL, building the app to stakeholder satisfaction in a shorter timeline and at a lower cost than the off-the-shelf option.
- Implemented barcode scanning on third-party devices to improve manufacturing floor workers' and operations' efficiency.
- Took on-call shifts requiring diving into code bases and learning quickly to triage or fix issues as they came.
- Built third-party accounting integration for easy tracking of the business' manufacturing costs.
Technologies: MySQL, MongoDB, GraphQL, Angular, Redux, MacOS, Web Development, Databases, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Express.js, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, APIs, Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, Front-end, React Router, REST, Agile, Jira, REST APIs, Architecture, Technical Consulting, API Integration, API Development, GitHub, Axios, Scalable Application, Microservices, Jest, SQL, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Figma, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership
Full-stack Engineer
2017 - 2019
Best Buy
- Built a framework to create guided-buying workflows for various appliances on Best Buy's website. Users would be asked a series of questions and get product recommendations based on their answers.
- Helped build an engine for advanced A/B testing based on previous purchases and user behavior. The engine can test various page layouts for different user types and choose a page for similar users, increasing conversion rates.
- Contributed to revamping Best Buy's website header, ensuring content was configurable so non-technical people could easily change the menu layout and end users could quickly find what they needed.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), MacOS, Web Development, Databases, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, APIs, TypeScript, Front-end, React Router, REST, Agile, Jira, REST APIs, Metrics, Architecture, Technical Consulting, API Development, GitHub, Scalable Application, Jest, SQL, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership, Data Visualization
Software Engineer
2015 - 2016
Epic
- Rebuilt key data entry forms using a proprietary JavaScript framework, making them more performant.
- Modernized various features, building them in Visual Basic to use the new proprietary framework.
- Built custom features for customers to enable patients to enter non-critical information into the application.
Technologies: JavaScript, NoSQL, HTML, CSS, Web Development, Databases, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Front-end, Agile, GitHub, Scalable Application, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX)
Experience
Web-based Supply Chain App
An application that integrates with logistics providers' existing system to acquire data and make them available and more usable to their customers.
I worked as a full-stack engineer and team lead on the project. The app enabled logistics providers to compete with huge digital providers and beat them out of business.
I worked as a full-stack engineer and team lead on the project. The app enabled logistics providers to compete with huge digital providers and beat them out of business.
Weather App for Backcountry Skiing
A React/Node.js application I built completely solo. It ingests large amounts of data and provides the user with an easy-to-use interface with visualizations, making it easy to plan your next ski trip. It has innovative ways to view weather data to be more useful than traditional tabular views.
Snarf
https://snarfme.comSnarf is a weather forecasting web app for outdoor sports built on React, Node.js, MongoDB, and GCP/Firebase. I'm the founder and sole builder of the app that I scaled to cover the entire United States. I grew the user base to hundreds of users per month.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, GraphQL, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Bash
Frameworks
Express.js, Material UI, Angular, Redux, Next.js, Jest
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, React Router, REST APIs, API Development
Tools
Slack, Jira, GitHub, Terraform, Figma, Prisma
Paradigms
REST, Agile, Serverless Architecture, Scalable Application, Microservices, UX Design
Platforms
MacOS, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Firebase
Storage
Databases, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, Google Cloud, Cloud Firestore
Other
Distributed Software, Web Development, Data Structures, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, APIs, Front-end, Architecture, Technical Consulting, API Integration, Axios, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Progressive Web Applications (PWA), Team Leadership, Data Visualization, Algorithms, SOAP, Metrics, TMS, Management Systems, Transportation & Logistics, Firebase Hosting, Firebase Cloud Functions, Apollo
Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire - Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
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