Summary
Dan Conley is a staff software engineer with 14 years of experience delivering scalable systems, currently at ACV Auctions in Buffalo, NY. He navigated a non-traditional path into tech, earning a BA in History and an MS in Library Science before applying his research and information-management skills to engineering. At Synacor, he was a principal software engineer, focusing on architecting microservices, building internal tooling, and leading code reviews and documentation efforts, and he has continued to drive platform design at ACV Auctions as a Senior and then Staff engineer. He also leads knowledge-sharing initiatives, running biweekly DevTricks lunch-and-learns. Outside of software, he previously owned Community Beer Works, highlighting his entrepreneurial spirit and ability to manage cross-functional teams and operations.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History, Bachelor of Arts - BA, History at Buffalo State College
Master's degree, Library Science, Master's degree, Library Science at University at Buffalo