Cory Jbara
Senior Software Engineer at Jab Labs
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCory Jbara is a Senior Software Engineer and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building product-driven systems for high-growth startups, currently splitting time between founding Jab Labs and engineering at Vibes in Chicago. He combines hands-on implementation—shipping scalable APIs, payment flows, and onboarding improvements—with technical product leadership, having acted as a de facto TPM while at Scoop to launch the Flex Index API and hybrid workforce tools. Cory’s Booth MBA augments his engineering instincts with a strong commercial lens, helping founders prioritize features that drive activation, retention, and new acquisition channels. He has a track record of redesigning checkout and backend architectures to boost conversions and scalability at FanFood and Arrive. Known for partnering closely with founders and cross-functional teams, he focuses on turning customer feedback into measurable product wins. Beyond code, he brings an entrepreneurial mindset that blends strategy, metrics-driven decision making, and rapid prototyping.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurship Finance Strategy, Master of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurship Finance Strategy at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessBachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at University of Notre Dame
English
Github Skills (49)
postgresql7
react-native7
mysql7
cordova7
nodejs7
javascript7
oracle7
browser7
database7
sqlite7
vector6
orm6
databases6
typescript6
tiles6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cjbara/SuperMarioBros
Jul 2015 - Sep 2024
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 3 months
cjbara/website
Jul 2015 - Jan 2022
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
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