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Cliff Miller

Principal Product Engineer | Full-Stack Developer

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

I’m a Principal Product Engineer who works at the intersection of engineering, design, and product strategy. My background spans full-stack development, front-end architecture, and AI-driven features — but my real focus is understanding problems deeply and shaping products that feel purposeful and intuitive. I’ve led the development of user-facing systems, RAG-powered workflows, complex UX patterns, and real-time collaborative tools. I care about clarity, simplicity, and the craft of turning messy ideas into something users immediately understand.

Superpower

I bridge the gap between complex engineering systems and intuitive product design, turning messy ideas into purposeful, user-centered experiences.

Experience

  • Principal Product Engineer at Boomband · Feb 2025 – Present
  • Senior Full Stack Developer at Elemental Cognition · May 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Senior Full Stack Developer | Alexa Skills at Jaguar Land Rover · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Full Stack Developer for ElementalCognition at Bankhead Technologies, Inc. · Jan 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Full Stack Developer for PolicyPath at Bankhead Technologies, Inc. · Aug 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Freelance Full Stack Developer at BrightFlood · Feb 2018 – Feb 2021
  • Technical Consultant at BrightFlood · Feb 2018
  • Lead QA Engineer at Transim Technology · Oct 2012 – Dec 2016
  • Web Development Intern at Intel Corporation · Jun 2011 – Dec 2011
  • Software Validation Intern at Intel Corporation · Nov 2009 – Dec 2010

Education

  • BS · Economics at Portland State University · Jan 2009 – Jan 2012
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) at Scrum Alliance

Stories

Me in a Nutshell

I am a Principal Product Engineer working at the intersection of engineering, design, and product strategy. My career has evolved from hardware-adjacent QA at Intel and Transim Technology through full-stack freelancing at BrightFlood into AI-native product engineering at Elemental Cognition, Jaguar Land Rover, and now BoomBand. I focus on understanding problems deeply and shaping products that feel purposeful and intuitive. My work centers on product direction—defining problems, validating assumptions, and mapping user journeys—while leveraging a technical stack that includes React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Supabase. Beyond the code, I am a creative polymath with a deep interest in tabletop RPGs, modular synthesis, and generative art, which informs my approach to building systems that help people see patterns and connections they couldn't see before.

Me in a Nutshell

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photography

Skills

access control, AI-driven Features, Alexa Skills, APIs, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot Development, Continuous Integration, Data Modeling, Database Design, E-Commerce, Economics, Full-stack Development, generative ai, HTML/CSS, Image Generation, Interaction Design, JavaScript, Knowledge Graphs, Large Language Models, Large Language Models (LLM), lighting, Management, Natural Language Understanding, Next.js, nextjs, Photo Editing, Product Development, Product Engineering, Product Management, Product Strategy, Python, QA Engineering, RAG-powered Workflows, React, Refactoring, Research, responsive design, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Scheduling, Scrum, Software Architecture, Software Validation, SQL, Storytelling, stripe, subscription billing, Supabase, system architecture, Technical Consulting, Test Automation, TypeScript, User Analytics, ux architecture, ux design, Vibe Coding, Web Crawling