Mitch Just
Staff Software Engineer at Canva
Wollongong Area Australia
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Top SchoolMitch Just is a Staff Software Engineer with 14 years of experience, currently improving developer productivity and platform tooling at Canva. He combines deep Java expertise and DevOps leadership—previously serving as tech lead and Head of Infrastructure/DevOps COPs at fintech firm FinoComp—with a strong background in telecommunications, industrial automation, and real-time systems. Mitch’s early roles at BlueScope Steel and Comtech gave him hands-on experience with JavaEE, embedded control systems, PLCs and manufacturing automation, while a stint teaching advanced Java and real-time JVM topics at the University of Wollongong reflects his capacity to distill complex technical concepts. Based in Wollongong, Australia, he blends practical production engineering with platform-minded thinking to make engineers’ lives easier. An oft-overlooked strength is his long-running exposure to both low-level industrial constraints and high-level developer workflows, enabling pragmatic solutions across the stack.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
CourseraBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer, 1st Class Honours, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer, 1st Class Honours at University of Wollongong
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Github Skills (46)
selenium-webdriver10
docker-compose10
junit10
integration-testing10
testing9
jvm9
java9
grails9
docker9
docker-container9
test-automation9
throwaway8
groovy8
databases8
docker-engine8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mitchjust/Kabouter
Jun 2012 - Jan 2023
Server Component of Kabouter Automation System
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 10 years 8 months
automationsystem-automation
mitchjust/sonarlint-switch-default-case
May 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:18 reviews, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 months
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