Summary
Troy Steffen is a seasoned software engineer and leader with 13 years of experience building and shipping full-stack web and mobile products, currently serving as a Leadership Development Associate after leading product teams at State Farm. He specializes in JavaScript/React ecosystems and JVM-based backend services, driving continuous delivery, test automation, and DevOps practices to release working software daily. Troy has deep experience in small persistent product teams—mentoring engineers, owning design decisions from UI to Postgres, and directly engaging end users to inform improvements. He has also led engineering efforts as a CTO for a startup, applying React Native, Node/Express, and Postgres to mobile architectures, which highlights his ability to pivot between enterprise-scale systems and startup-speed delivery.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Information Systems Technology, Bachelor of Science, Information Systems Technology at Illinois State University
Parkland College