Greg Miller
Software Engineer at osdyne
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolGreg Miller is a seasoned software engineer with 14 years of experience building reliable, performance-sensitive systems, currently contributing to Osdyne after a long tenure as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google. He has deep C++ backend expertise demonstrated by significant contributions to high-profile open-source projects like google-cloud-cpp, CCTZ, and GoogleTest, where he improved client library architecture, time-zone handling, and test robustness. Greg’s work shows a pattern of strengthening core infrastructure—refactoring for safety, optimizing data handling, and adding client/connection layers that enable scalable features such as ExecuteBatchDml. Based in Pittsburgh and holding a BS in Mathematics from Ohio State, he combines rigorous analytical training with practical systems design. Colleagues would note his knack for fixing subtle bugs (including use-after-move issues) and adding thorough unit tests, reflecting a pragmatic focus on correctness and maintainability.
14 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mathematics, BS Mathematics at The Ohio State University
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Github Skills (19)
unit-testing10
datetime10
c-language10
lib10
code-library10
error-handling10
cprogramming-language10
grpc10
test-automation10
api-design9
testing9
error-reporting9
refactor9
refactoring9
timezone6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
google/cctz
Sep 2015 - Mar 2019
CCTZ is a C++ library for translating between absolute and civil times using the rules of a time zone.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 28 reviews, 78 commits in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Greg primarily contributed to the CCTZ library, focusing on improving time zone functionality. Their work included fixing references, modifying code for time zone calculations, and improving error handling. They also added support for system_clock time points of any duration, enhancing the library's flexibility, and introduced unit tests to verify the resolution of time points. The user also refactored the code to improve error messaging and add examples.
zoneabsolutec-libraryciviltimes
googleapis/google-cloud-cpp
Dec 2018 - Apr 2022
C++ Client Libraries for Google Cloud Services
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 releases, 841 reviews, 793 commits in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Greg primarily focused on developing and improving the Cloud Spanner C++ client library, with contributions centered around the core architecture and functionality of the client. Their work included significant changes to the internal structure, adding a client to connection layer, and implementing the ExecuteBatchDml method. Furthermore, the user has refactored code, optimized data handling, and addressed potential use-after-move bugs.
bigtablegcpcloud-servicescppgoogle
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