About

Clay Miller is a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer at GitHub with almost 9 years of relevant experience in the field. He is passionate about finding innovative solutions to complex problems and enjoys working with cutting-edge technology to create enduring products. Clay's current role at GitHub involves developing and implementing software solutions for the platform. He is responsible for both frontend and backend development, utilizing his expertise in software engineering to create efficient and effective solutions. Prior to his current role, Clay worked as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, where he developed a React component library and application with over 100,000 active users. He also built the React frontend and .NET Core backend for services that were demoed onstage during the Microsoft Build 2019 keynote. Clay set team accessibility milestones for Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 conformance, and resolved 200 issues related to screen readers, high contrast themes, and keyboard navigation. He also cut the duration of CI builds by 75% and migrated service deployments from DC/OS to AKS. Clay's experience also includes working as a Junior Full Stack Developer at Xamarin (acquired by Microsoft), where he wrote 190,000 lines of production code on xamarin.com. He designed, built, and maintained a conference website used daily by 1,200 attendees and created a party registration form that attracted 1,400 attendees. He also performed A/B tests on product landing pages resulting in a 12% increase in conversions and managed a live video feed viewed in 90 countries. Clay holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from Auburn University, where he graduated in 2014. He has a strong tech stack that includes software engineering, frontend, and backend development. Clay's expertise and experience make him a valuable asset to any team looking to develop innovative software solutions.