Walt Mitchell
Software Engineer, Senior II (Hearthstone) at Blizzard Entertainment
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolWalt Mitchell is a self-taught software engineer with 11 years of experience who builds player-centric game features at Blizzard (Hearthstone) while running an indie arcade cabinet studio, Running Jump. He transitioned from a front-end web background into game development, bringing a strong emphasis on maintainable code, gamefeel, and player experience across AAA, indie, startup, and agency contexts. At Blizzard he’s focused on engineering online product features and live-service gameplay, leveraging his frontend instincts to improve UX and iteration speed. Outside work he prototypes physical arcade games and values team culture, couch-friendly design, and even homemade ice cream as part of the creative process.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Arts (BA) at University of Puget Sound
English, German
Github Skills (63)
react-spring9
api9
react8
rest8
typescript8
javascript8
nodejs8
animation8
microsoft7
electron7
mysql7
cms7
dashboard7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
walt-er/compos
Feb 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
walt-er/VOLLEYGON
May 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:80 pushes, 19 branches in 3 years
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