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Graham Troyer-Joy

About me

I am an empathic, open-minded leader; a curious, pragmatic problem-solver; an artist who ships. I believe in big scary high-value goals and small, stable iterations towards them. I build and grow diverse teams where engineers can bring their best selves to work, learn from actionable feedback, and meet challenges together. I'm happy when I'm working my ass off, with people I trust, on something that matters.

Work

  1. 2023-now

    Engineering Manager, Stitch Fix

    • Managed workflows, roadmap & staffing for iOS platform and Android teams
    • Completed full rebrand of apps and component library with on-time launch
    • Created new revenue stream through pilot of Android push notifications
    • Completed long-term migrations enabling 20% lift in engineer productivity
    • Hired, onboarded, and offboarded multiple FTE engineers and contractors
    • Managed engineer performance through regular feedback and talent review
  2. 2020-23

    Lead Software Engineer, Stitch Fix

    • Led technical design & staffing of Live Styling to meet launch goals at scale
    • Partnered closely with product & design to align priorities & sequence work
    • Facilitated alignment & documentation of ways of working on new-formed team
    • Rapidly prototyped internal app creating observability for complex data pipeline
    • Empowered & inspired others to extend prototype, supporting technical growth
    • Recruited & interviewed candidates, assessing technical & interpersonal skills
  3. 2018-20

    Lead Software Engineering Instructor, Flatiron School

    • Led teams of technical coaches, managing daily goals, removing blockers
    • Assessed hundreds of students against admissions & grading rubrics
    • Taught Rails/React curriculum; created & improved lessons to student need
    • Gave underperforming students corrective feedback, created improvement plans
    • Had the hard conversation with students who needed to leave the program
    • Founded campus instructional team in Houston, TX during expansion
  4. 2017

    Software Developer Instructor, Dev Bootcamp Chicago

    • Mentored & coached students, delivering technical & behavioral feedback
    • Resolved academic issues & mediated interpersonal conflicts
    • Taught Ruby, JS, & "Engineering Empathy" EDI curriculum
  5. 2014-17

    Senior Interactive Product Engineer, The Field Museum

    • Created platform for digital storytelling, doubling conversions from microsites
    • Conceived innovative ticketing prototype, managed intern to complete concept
    • Re-launched flagship webapp, in collaboration with vendors & stakeholders
    • Led team transition to iterative, agile software development process
  6. 2011-13

    Software Engineer, Spotlite (PerkSpot)

    • Created admin tool to visualize & update complex rate & eligibility flows
    • Implemented a rich enrollment interface with compatibility for legacy browsers
    • Architected HIPAA-compliant content management solution (C#, ASP.Net MVC)
    • Discovered the charms & challenges of telecommuting
  7. 2009-11

    Developer, Highbeam Research (Cengage Learning)

    • Worked with diverse Scrum teams to implement new features in large codebase
    • Created reusable front-end components per user stories, mockups, requirements
    • Transitioned legacy application codebase to modern web framework
  8. 2008-9

    Developer, Chicago Data Solutions

    • Architected & implemented custom ticketing solution for client
    • Mapped features, designed schemas, learned engineering best practices

Experience

  1. 2014-17

    Leader, Outfielders (The Field Museum)

    1. Founded & led ERG promoting inclusion & visibility for LGBTQ+ people
    2. Opened first-ever publicly accessible all-gender bathroom at the Field Museum
    3. Organized & planned public events — from concept & budget to logistics, marketing, & memorabilia — including first-ever Pride parade contingent
    4. Produced scientific lectures in collaboration with Women in Science group
  2. 2016

    Speaker, TEDx Grant Park

    1. Researched & presented a storytelling-based analysis of text message data

Education

  1. 2004-8

    Bachelor of Arts, Knox College

    • Major in anthropology & sociology, minor in painting, minor in Spanish
    • Leader of activist group; organized outreach, programming, protest trips to DC
    • Volunteered with community organization in lower 8th & 9th wards of New Orleans, gutting houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina to prepare for rebuilding