Sammy Steiner
Senior Software Engineer at Nava
New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSammy Steiner is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years building full-stack web applications and infrastructure using JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, Node, AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. They combine hands-on engineering with product management and UX experience, having rebuilt large legacy systems for New York City that cut licensing costs and supported COVID-19 response workflows. Sammy has led and mentored teams, owned CI/CD pipelines across public-facing apps, and contributed accessibility and MFA improvements to the high-profile Login.gov identity provider project. Known for technical curiosity—learning DOS before riding a bike—they pair strong communication skills with disciplined TDD and human-centered design practices to deliver pragmatic, user-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Product Management, Product Management at General AssemblyFull Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Flatiron SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Literature, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Literature at Yeshiva UniversityMaster of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Creative Writing at The New School
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (10)
ruby-rails10
javascript10
rails10
html9
accessibility9
css9
identity-provider8
oid7
ruby5
react5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
18F/identity-idp
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Login.gov Core App: Identity Provider (IdP)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:49 reviews, 51 commits, 35 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Sammy's commits primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the application. They implemented features related to user account management, including MFA setup and backup code management. They also worked on improving the accessibility of the application, particularly for screen reader users. These contributions show a focus on both front-end and back-end code modifications to improve the overall user experience.
govoidcprovideridpcivic-tech
SammySteiner/brm-crm-app
Jan 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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