Clayton Lawrence
Senior Software Apps Engineer at Yahoo
Atlanta Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolClayton Lawrence is a Senior Software Apps Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-impact Android experiences and scalable product features for large consumer platforms. A Georgia Tech CS graduate based in Atlanta, he has driven end-to-end systems at Yahoo and Twitter—leading a 0→1 social community system in Yahoo Finance that boosted retention and saved ~$1M annually by replacing third‑party services. He specializes in Android UI and infrastructure, shipped reusable components like dynamic app bars and full‑screen galleries, and has hands‑on backend and cross‑platform moderation experience. Clayton pairs product-minded engineering with mentorship and operational ownership, having managed interns and led integrations across iOS, Flutter, and mixed-language codebases. Outside work he founded a career services venture and podcast, blending technical expertise with a commitment to coaching diverse talent.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAcademy of Mathematics Science and Technology (Magnet Program), Academy of Mathematics Science and Technology (Magnet Program) at Kennesaw Mountain High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (10)
mongodb5
social-networking5
twitter5
nodejs4
react4
networking3
spring1
android1
java1
kotlin1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
git-mad/threads
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:3 PRs, 7 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
curriculumdevelopingdisplaysandroid-coregeorgia
clawrence8/clawrence8.github.io
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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