Anna Nakayama is a full-stack Software Engineer II with eight years of experience blending front-end passion and pragmatic product delivery, currently building at Kraken in Saitama, Japan. She specializes in modern JavaScript stacks—React, Vue/Nuxt, Node.js—and has hands-on experience maintaining design systems, accessibility-first components, and integrations used by major mobile carriers. A former account manager in ad tech, she leverages client-facing technical fluency to smooth integrations for 100+ clients and translate product needs into polished UIs. Her background in Japanese studies and UX training informs a user-centered approach and attention to cultural nuance in design. Outside work she’s an avid Tomb Raider fan and showcases projects on GitHub that reflect a continual, self-driven evolution from jQuery hobbyist to seasoned front-end engineer.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Code Chrysalis
Exchange program in Department of Japanese Studies, Exchange program in Department of Japanese Studies at Gakushuin Women's College
Bachelor's degree, Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, Bachelor's degree, Department of Japanese and Korean Studies at University of Warsaw
UX Professional Course, User Experience, UX Professional Course, User Experience at Skillcrush
Master's degree, Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures, Master's degree, Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures at Ochanomizu University
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