Hi! I'm Takao. I'm a curious and results-oriented software engineer specializing in large-scale distributed systems, big data, and integrating commercial AI into enterprise cloud infrastructure. While I'm not working, I enjoy traveling the world, listening to music, and reading books. More about me.

Experience:

• Software Engineer 2 @ Microsoft - Building large-scale distributed infrastructure to support commercial enterprise AI services.
• Former SDE2 @ Amazon - Improved last mile delivery performance at world wide scale through event-driven big data processing/analysis.
• Former Software Engineer @ Everlywell - Helped democratize at-home lab testing for millions of Americans during the pandemic.
• Former Software Engineer Intern @ PayPal - Developed Python tools and internal web applications to automate corporate firewall operations.

Skills:

• Languages: Python, Java, TypeScript, Scala, Ruby
• Data Systems: SQL, NoSQL, Distributed Processing (Spark), ETL, BI & Visualization
• Infrastructure: Containerization (Docker / Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless, Monitoring & Observability
• Distributed Systems: Event-Driven Architecture, Message Queues, Stream Processing, Object Storage
• AI: Integrating commercial LLM APIs (LangChain) and standard computer vision tools (OpenCV) into business applications.

Education:

• Iowa State University
• B.S. in Computer Engineering
• Minor in Cyber Security
• Activities: Undergrad Research, Competitive Programming, Hackathons

Online Presence:

• LinkedIn
• GitHub
• StackOverflow
• LeetCode
• Blog

Contact:

• takao at takasoft.io