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clay-curry/README.md

Hi, I'm Clay πŸ‘‹

πŸ“ San Francisco, CA | πŸ€– Software Engineer | πŸŽ“ OU CS '23 | ☁️ AWS SA Pro

TypeScript Python React Next.js AWS Claude Docker Node.js Tailwind Linux

Ex-Amazon SDE now building in the open. Shipped a used-book marketplace feature to $30MM+ revenue, then left to build things I actually care about.

Current Projects

  • 🌐 claycurry.com - My portfolio & blog β€” Next.js 16, MDX, AI chat, TRON-inspired design system
  • 𝕏 X Bookmarks - A better way to browse, search, and sort my X bookmarks
  • πŸ”— next-validate-link - Broken link checker for Markdown β€” crawl, validate, done

Past Work

  • πŸ“‘ adsb-firehose - Real-time data feed of global aircraft ADS-B positional data
  • 🐦 flapPy-RL - Q-learning agent that plays Flappy Bird
  • πŸ“ abstract-algebra-in-LaTeX - Notes and exercises in abstract algebra and linear algebra

GitHub Activity

GitHub Contribution Graph

What I'm Up To

  • Building in public β€” Shipping open-source tools and writing about what I learn on claycurry.com
  • Agentic engineering β€” Deep in Claude Code and Codex; exploring how AI changes the way we build software
  • Looking for my next role β€” Open to backend, full-stack, and infra opportunities in SF or remote
  • 2026 goal β€” Earn 100 stars on a project of my own, purely organic

Latest Blog Posts

Connect

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Background

  • Amazon SDE β€” Shipped plugins for a real-time offer engine handling billions of requests daily; launched used-book marketplace feature ($30.2MM revenue, 9.7MM annualized units)
  • OU Computer Vision Lab β€” Trained ML models (Random Forest, CNN, LSTM) on 90GB+ FAA transponder data; 92% classification accuracy
  • OU Linux Sysadmin β€” Administered 150+ workstations serving 2,000+ users; reduced downtime 18%
  • B.S. Computer Science, University of Oklahoma β€” Math minor, ACM President
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional (2025)

Philosophy

"Your worst enemy will always be time β€” not the economy." I'd rather ship something real than plan something perfect.

Random Facts
  • πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
  • Sponsoring @shadcn and @biomejs
  • Gym 4x/week (I wrote about it)
  • Mass-bookmarker on X β€” hence the project
  • Arctic Code Vault Contributor

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  1. claycurry.com claycurry.com Public

    A personal blog template

    TypeScript

  2. adsb-firehose adsb-firehose Public archive

    a real-time data feed of global aircraft ADS-B positional data and flight status based on telemetry generated by aircraft navigating in the continental United States. (project recently broken by Cl…

    Python

  3. flapPy-RL flapPy-RL Public archive

    an RL algorithm solving Flappy Bird. by setting returns R to be the number obstacles cleared upon crashing, q* : S Γ— A β†’ ℝ generates the expectation E(R) from the state-action pair (s, a). experime…

    Python 1

  4. abstract-algebra-in-LaTeX abstract-algebra-in-LaTeX Public archive

    some notes and exercises in abstract algebra and linear algebra from when I decided to learn LaTeX a few summers ago.

    TeX