Claire McGinley

Claire McGinley is a Developer Advocate at Enlighten since October 2023, with extensive experience in software engineering education and development. Previously, Claire served as an Instructor at Tech Elevator, guiding students in a full-stack software engineering program, and as Lead Instructor at Kenzie Academy, where curriculum development and student interaction were key focuses. A curriculum developer for Amazon, Claire also held roles such as Lead Instructor of Full Stack Web Development at Gravity Payments and Software Development Team Lead at Clearwater Analytics, where technical leadership was essential. Claire's career began at SEL as a Software Engineering Intern and included diverse responsibilities at Cheryl's Scones, demonstrating a broad skill set across software development and instructional roles. Claire earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Idaho.