Chelsea Troy

Chelsea Troy is a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning & Backend Systems at Mozilla, a position she has held since December 2020.1 With a diverse background in software engineering and data science, Chelsea brings a wealth of experience to her role at Mozilla.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Mozilla, Chelsea has held several notable positions:

• Engineering Consultant at RigorWorks (May 2019 - Present), where she focuses on projects related to environmental conservation, scientific research advancement, and providing resources to underserved communities.1
• Lecturer in the Master's Program in Computer Science at the University of Chicago (April 2019 - Present), teaching Python Programming and a course of her own design called Mobile Software Development.1
• Software Engineer/Data Scientist at Ascent Technologies, Inc. (May 2017 - May 2019), where she worked on natural language processing models to assist lawyers in parsing legal texts.1
• Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer at Pivotal Labs (November 2014 - May 2017), leading technical teams in developing native apps for Android and iOS, as well as web services.1

Expertise and Skills

Chelsea's expertise spans various areas of software development and data science:

• Machine learning and backend systems
• Mobile app development (Android, iOS)
• Web services and APIs
• Programming languages including Python, Ruby, Swift, Java, and JavaScript
• Natural language processing
• Data processing and analysis

Teaching and Education

In addition to her industry work, Chelsea is passionate about education:

• She teaches Python Programming for graduate CS students at the University of Chicago.1
• She developed and teaches a course on Mobile Software Development, covering topics such as maintainable software principles, dependency management, and mobile development fundamentals.1

Notable Projects

Throughout her career, Chelsea has worked on several significant projects:

• Enhancing a cross-platform mobile app serving 1.5 million citizen scientists
• Building an automated pipeline for processing and publishing NASA Landsat data
• Developing production models for interpreting natural language in legal contexts
• Leading teams that built native apps with combined user bases of millions1

Chelsea Troy is known for her expertise in software engineering, machine learning, and her commitment to applying rigorous engineering principles across various domains of technology.12