Peter Miller
Principal Software Engineer at Brave
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Miller is a Principal Software Engineer in Santa Barbara with 14 years of experience building high-scale consumer web apps, developer tools, and cloud infrastructure. He blends full-stack engineering—React front-ends and Node.js backends—with DevOps and build automation, evidenced by substantial contributions to the Brave browser codebase across UI, core engine, and build pipelines. As a founder of finesse.io and former Director of Engineering at a marketplace startup, he pairs product-minded leadership and team-building with hands-on systems design, CI/CD, and custom orchestration. At Condé Nast he led migration to AWS and drove product and UX improvements for sites with millions of monthly users, showcasing both technical breadth and editorial sensitivity. He’s particularly focused on developer ergonomics and tooling that lets designers and engineers collaborate more directly—an interest reflected in his open-source work on reusable UI components and build automation.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Philosophy, BA, Philosophy at The University of ManchesterMerchant Taylors' School
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Github Skills (38)
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javascript10
webview10
electron10
css10
typescript10
chromium10
build-system10
user-interface10
brave10
styled-components10
browser10
ui-design10
cicd10
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Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
brave/brave-ui
Jul 2018 - Jan 2023
List of reusable React components to empower your brave UI
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 99 commits, 64 PRs in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Peter primarily contributed to the development of reusable React components for the Brave UI. Their work included the introduction and generation of icons using a script, involving SVGO optimization and module syntax integration. They also implemented a theming system, including a theme interface, Brave-Default (light) theme implementation, and a palette of colors for styling the components. This user refactored components, updated button styles, and added features to support mobile settings.
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brave/brave-core
Jul 2018 - Jan 2023
Core engine for the Brave browser for mobile and desktop. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2519 reviews, 1155 commits, 851 PRs in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Peter contributed to the user interface of the Brave browser by modifying components within the Brave New Tab UI. Their work involved adding clickable backgrounds for branded wallpapers and integrating updates to the wallet panel API. These changes included modifying existing React components, specifically around the addition of clickable elements. The user also refactored code relating to the display and presentation of the UI, including font and layout.
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