Summary
David Mitchell is an iOS-focused software engineer and owner with 11+ years of experience building consumer and enterprise mobile apps, firmware-level systems, and backend services. He founded The App Studio, growing apps to over 140,000 users, and has served as a trusted contractor for organizations from Microsoft to Lincoln Center and New York Magazine. Equally comfortable in assembly-level firmware and modern iOS stacks, he also brings practical IP experience—credited on a US patent—and a history of shaping patent review processes. Known as a "full-grid" developer, he blends hands-on coding with product, QA, and client-facing responsibilities, often stepping in as engineer, PM, and occasional founder. Based in New York, he consistently delivers polished mobile experiences while bridging low-level complexity and product-focused execution.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
CS American Literature Computer Engineering Computer Science, CS American Literature Computer Engineering Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology