Aya Tanikawa is an Automation Engineer with six years of hands-on experience in data visualization and workflow automation, currently driving integrations and back-end features for the popular fair-code platform n8n. She progressed through roles from support and technical writing to engineering, scaling enterprise support 20x and building internal automations that cut resolution time—evidence of both product empathy and operational rigor. Comfortable wearing multiple hats in startups and small teams, Aya pairs problem-solving instincts with practical API and data-manipulation skills demonstrated across n8n nodes like PostgreSQL, GraphQL and image editing. Raised across Cairo, London, and Tokyo and now based in Berlin, she thrives in international, interdisciplinary teams and brings a journalist-trained clarity to documentation and onboarding.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical Engineering and Bioscience , Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical Engineering and Bioscience at Waseda University
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Integration Engineer
Contributions:7 PRs, 20 pushes, 10 branches in 11 months
Contributions summary:Aya primarily contributed to the n8n workflow automation platform by adding features and fixing bugs related to various integrations. Their work included enhancing the functionality of nodes for services like Zammad, PostgreSQL, and Todoist, as seen in the commit messages. The user's contributions involved modifying node descriptions, adjusting operational logic, and integrating new features for improved user experience. The user also worked on the Edit Image and GraphQL nodes demonstrating an understanding of API integrations, and data manipulation for the platform.
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