Summary
Akihiro Nishiyama is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Sunnyvale with over 25 years of hands-on software development experience and nine years in senior leadership roles. He co-founded AppSocially and led product engineering to integrate social media and gamification into scalable web apps using React.js, JavaScript, and MongoDB, driving measurable gains in engagement and retention. His background spans financial transaction systems, multilingual applications, network security, and relational database design, enabling him to architect secure, high-throughput systems. Akihiro has repeatedly moved between founder, interim CTO, and technical manager roles, showing a knack for quickly shaping engineering teams and delivery processes. He emphasizes a human-centered development approach that fosters collaboration and innovation while continuously exploring cutting-edge technologies to optimize workflows. Based in Silicon Valley, he combines entrepreneurial grit with deep technical breadth across frontend, backend, and systems-level concerns.
9 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Japanese, English