# Mitchell McLinton > SWE @ Deloitte | CS @ UCLA '23 Location: London, England, United Kingdom Profile: https://flows.cv/mitchellmclinton Mitchell is a backend software engineer currently working in a cross-functional role on Deloitte's digital transformation product for financial institutions, Converge Banking. He develops scalable solutions across multiple development teams and workstreams to support critical timelines while also focusing on user onboarding, management, and authorization features. With a strong foundation in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and backend development, Mitchell has built modern payment systems, optimized microservice architectures, and enhanced security in financial applications. Passionate about building scalable, high-performance, low-latency systems, he specializes in leveraging Java, C++, and Go to solve complex engineering challenges. Beyond his core work, Mitchell places a strong emphasis on developer experience and mentoring new engineers. He actively contributes to streamlining developer workflows through automation and designing robust technical documentation to improve team efficiency. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Deloitte Jan 2024 – Present | London, England, United Kingdom Working on the identity platform and cross-functional team of Converge Banking -- Deloitte's digital bank product. ### Junior Software Engineer @ Deloitte Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | London, England, United Kingdom Working on the payments infrastructure for Converge Banking. ### Junior Platform Engineer @ Deloitte Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | London, United Kingdom Built the Island, a go-to-market, reusable Azure landing zone with custom, automated M365 configuration tools. ### Entrepreneurship Committee Director @ UPE at UCLA Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Los Angeles, California, United States Led a team of 8 during the 2022/23 academic year to deliver over 10 events. These events consistently attracted a turnout of more than 25 people per event. Collaborated with fellow directors to expand the budget for the 2022/23 academic year, surpassing a total of US$20,000. This increased funding enabled us to enhance the quality and impact of our initiatives. Facilitated the inclusion of 5 startup companies into UCLA's Affiliate Program, granting them access to recruit from a diverse pool of over 5,000 STEM undergraduate students at UCLA. This support contributed to the growth and success of these startups, while also providing opportunities for students to grow and develop as startup engineers. ### Entrepreneurship Commitee Chair @ UPE at UCLA Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Co-Founder & Vice President @ Bruins Down Under Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Los Angeles, California, United States Co-founded UCLA’s first sociocultural organisation dedicated to promoting Australian and New Zealand culture. Developed and executed a diverse portfolio of social events throughout the academic quarters, resulting in a consistent turnout of 20 members per event. These events fostered a sense of community and provided a platform for cultural exchange Fostered strategic partnerships with local Australian and New Zealand businesses, curating enriching cultural connections and networking opportunities. These collaborations enhanced the BDU member experience while cultivating community connections. ### Machine Learning Research Intern (Loo Lab) @ Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Singapore Evaluated a modern, novel approach to estimating benchmark doses (BMDs) of 42 chemicals using support vector machines, based on data from 129 distinct phenotypic responses. Developed R scripts to process and present visualise, as well as to train machine learning models. Established the method's efficacy by identifying a feature that yielded an 82% test accuracy, and revealed unaddressed novel problems that conventional BMD determination methods do not encounter. ### Laboratory Intern @ NanoBio Lab Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Singapore Collaboration in a small team to optimise PCR assays for the detection of bacterial pathogens. Learnt qPCR assay development skills and advanced analytical techniques, including fluorescence spectrum reading. ## Education ### Bachelor's of Science - BS in Computer Science UCLA ### High School in International Baccalaureate - Diploma Programme Australian International School, Singapore ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mitchellmclinton - Website: http://github.com/mitchellnel/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/mitchellmclinton JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mitchellmclinton/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05