Summary
Mitchell Paull is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building scalable full-stack systems, currently driving GraphQL and cloud-native services at Tripadvisor from Lakewood, Colorado. He architects high-throughput backend systems (Spring Boot, microservices) and strengthens client-side experiences with React, design-token automation, and Storybook pipelines that leverage AI-assisted tooling. Mitchell designed a location-data subgraph handling 10K+ RPS, created an array-batching GraphQL library to eliminate N+1 issues, and built a distributed tracing–powered query analysis platform that improved API performance visibility. He pairs backend distributed-systems patterns with pragmatic frontend improvements—contributing to a measurable 23% traffic uplift on a priority page—while helping teams adopt LLM-based automation. Known for cross-functional collaboration with design and product, he also organizes company-wide technical talks and presents architecture to large engineering audiences. His background includes early automation projects and tooling work that reveal a long-standing focus on developer productivity and maintainability.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at University of Minnesota
High School, High School at Monona Grove High School