Tyrel Clayton

Staff Software Engineer

Breezeway

Jan 2026 - Current (6 months)

Senior Software Engineer

Breezeway

Aug 2023 - Jan 2026 (2 years 6 months)

- Built Stripe-integrated Payments system which processed $950K in volume in its first 7 months, allowing property managers to pay their staff faster and more seamlessly - Created and led Code & Coffee, a bi-weekly time for the engineering team to present on engineering projects, best practices, and get to know their teammates

President

New England Gator Club

Jul 2023 - Current (3 years)

- Winner, Outstanding Gator Club of the Year 2024 - Led a team of 9 board members to host over 30 events annually, ranging from professional networking to community service to sporting event watch parties - Presented at the annual UFAA Alumni Volunteer Leadership Conference on using a Gator Club® website to support the club mission - Raised $10K for scholarships across multiple fundraising channels

Senior Frontend Engineer

Fuzzy

May 2023 - Jun 2023 (2 months)

Engineering Team Lead

Forward Financing

Oct 2022 - Apr 2023 (7 months)

- Led a team of 5 frontend engineers to develop functional, accessible, and beautiful internal tooling - Coached 2 direct reports on software engineering principles, and helped them achieve their personal and professional goals

Webmaster

New England Gator Club

Sep 2021 - Jun 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Rebuilt website, adding storefront and event management

Senior Software Engineer

Forward Financing

Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 2 months)

- Led the development of FastForward, an internal React design system, in collaboration with members of the design, product, and engineering team

Software Engineer II

Wayfair

Mar 2019 - Aug 2021 (2 years 6 months)

- Architected and developed new CMS-based Return Instructions page, serving localized and personalized return instructions to customers. With this project, I was responsible for all aspects of the project, from initial design through final implementation. - Maintain 15 self service tools, allowing customers to make common order requests, such as change shipping address, return item, or reschedule delivery, saving approximately $2M per year in customer contact costs - Co-led charge to increase unit test coverage and practice Test Driven Development for work done in JS and PHP monorepos, resulting in gradual increases in coverage metrics and a 25% reduction in code smells - Reduced costs by $600K per year by automating discount-to-keep self

Career Services Coordinator

The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 (5 months)

- Promoted to Career Services Coordinator, spearheaded new registration system for 2 career trips to NY (120 attendees) and Washington, DC (250 attendees), reducing time spent on registration by 75% - Exceeded all expectations as technical lead on rollout of VMock, facilitating effective communication between data engineers and non-technical office staff, and created custom-tailored handbook to share best practices and lessons learned for future initiatives - Guide and continually optimize distribution of $354K in summer internship funding to 120 students annually, reducing start-to-finish processing time by 75% (from 8 weeks to 2 weeks) - Assess employment rates and sectors for 200+ students annually, achieving a 90% response rate, and sho

Data Structures Teaching Assistant

Tufts University

Jan 2018 - May 2018 (5 months)

- Wrote test cases, coded sample solutions & collaborated with faculty to create homework assignments, earning a reputation for dedication to student success and notable technical skill across various software - Maintained the highest standards of professionalism and acted as a supportive mentor in teaching students how to program effectively in a Linux environment

Administrative Coordinator

The Fletcher School at Tufts University

May 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 6 months)

Staff Assistant

The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Jul 2016 - May 2017 (11 months)

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Data Collector

UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research

Apr 2015 - Jun 2015 (3 months)

- Increased project efficiency by 200% using VBA and JavaScript programming - Headed pace-setting team of 5 data collectors to accurately transition 9,000+ data series to new database platform, and chosen to train new hires on all company policies and technology platforms

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