Robert Perry
Self Employed
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Perry is a seasoned software leader with nine years of progressive experience now serving as a Staff Developer at Shopify after senior engineering and leadership roles at Stitch Fix and BiggerPockets. He has moved from hands-on full-stack engineering to director and VP-level responsibilities, combining product-focused delivery with team-building and technical strategy. Known for guiding engineering organizations through scaling and transition, he brings practical experience in both startup and larger platform environments. Based in Denver, he blends operational leadership with deep engineering empathy, often stepping back into code to unblock teams and prototype solutions. His career path reflects a rare mix of startup CTO grit and enterprise architectural rigor, making him adept at translating business needs into reliable, scalable systems.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of OregonBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Regis University
Github Skills (17)
oclif10
shopify-app10
shopify9
rails-engines9
docker9
cli9
xmlrpc9
mastodon8
activitypub8
typescript8
pixelfed8
gravatar8
microblogging7
webfinger7
federation7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
EddM/react-tokeninput
Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
Tokeninput component for React
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 branch in 2 years
reactjsreact
BiggerPockets/blueprint
Jul 2019 - Mar 2022
Product & Engineering Blog
Contributions:1 push, 2 comments, 6 issues in 2 years 8 months
engineering-blogproduct-engineeringengineering
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