About

Royce H. is a highly skilled and experienced engineer and entrepreneur who is passionate about building simple products that enhance well-being. As the Chief Technology Officer at Tilt, Royce is responsible for leading product and engineering efforts to make well-being accessible for employees by making going on leave easy. With over 15 years of relevant experience, Royce has a proven track record of building successful products from scratch. He has built Twitter DM Search, Twitter Historical API, and Next Big Sound's search platform, which was later acquired by Pandora in 2015. Early in his career, Royce co-founded an angel-funded lawyer directory startup and built products from zero to one, including Chrrp, JiffyCard, and Pareday. Royce enjoys wrangling complex problems and turning software into business outcomes. He is a results-driven individual who gets things done efficiently. Royce holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Kansas State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, which he is expected to complete in 2024. Apart from his professional accomplishments, Royce is a devoted husband and father of two children. He enjoys spending quality time with his family and has traveled to four countries and counting. Royce recently learned how to remodel a house and takes pride in his ability to sleep well and look at himself in the mirror. Royce's past experiences include working as a Senior Software Engineer at Twitter, where he built Historical Tweets API and designed and built Direct Message Search. He also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Pandora, where he designed and built a legacy data platform into a micro-service data system and learned how to modernize a legacy data platform. Royce's technical skills include Search, Software Engineering, and Microservices. Overall, Royce H. is a highly motivated and skilled individual with a passion for building simple products that enhance well-being. He is a valuable asset to any organization and is always looking for ways to make a positive impact.