Bjorn Roche
Head Of Engineering at Rutter
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBjorn Roche is a seasoned engineering executive with 20 years of experience scaling teams and shipping high-throughput content systems, currently serving as Head of Engineering at Rutter. He grew GIPHY’s engineering organization from early-stage teams into a 59-person department, redesigned career ladders company-wide, and sustained a 97% retention rate over three years through thoughtful hiring and development programs. Bjorn blends hands-on product engineering—having built web-based DAWs, video-to-GIF pipelines, and partner-facing content tools—with strategic leadership across roadmap, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration. A former founder and inventor, he holds patents and built music-synced video technology at Shimmeo, demonstrating a knack for technical creativity and product-market fit. He’s comfortable navigating crisis and M&A contexts, having steered teams through acquisitions and investigations while preserving morale and delivery. Based in New York with a BA in Math & CS from Swarthmore, he pairs deep systems craftsmanship with proven people-first operational rigor.
20 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Collegiate SchoolBA Mathematics and Computer Science, BA Mathematics and Computer Science at Swarthmore College
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Github Skills (141)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
bejayoharen/java-bells
May 2013 - May 2015
Contributions:57 commits, 1 push, 3 comments in 2 years
javajinglelibjitsismack
bejayoharen/heroku-buildpack-go-revel
Apr 2016 - Nov 2019
Contributions:59 pushes in 3 years 7 months
golangheroku
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