Summary
Abbie Coghlan is a Full Stack Developer with nine years of software engineering experience who blends technical rigor with a background as a speech-language pathologist and private practice founder. She brings cross-disciplinary insight at the intersection of healthcare, education, and business, translating user needs into polished web applications using JavaScript, React, Redux, and modern testing and cloud tools. Comfortable across front and back ends, she pairs Rails, PHP, Python, and Redis with AWS Lambda and Step Functions to deliver resilient, production-ready systems. Her testing-first approach (Jest, Enzyme, Pytest) and emphasis on maintainable code supports reliable delivery in complex domains. Based in Chicago, she leverages clinical experience to design more empathetic, accessible digital products that serve real-world workflows.
9 years of coding experience
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign