Derek Barncard
Senior Technical Advisor at Ascent Recordings
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolDerek Barncard is a senior technical advisor and empathetic engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling full‑stack software teams across Japan and the US. He blends hands‑on engineering, technical strategy, and education leadership—most recently shaping curriculum and hiring at Code Chrysalis after leading search and delivery teams at Amazon Japan. A fluent Japanese linguist and experienced localizer, Derek routinely translates complex technical ideas between English and Japanese audiences, a skill reinforced by early localization and support roles. Outside engineering he co‑founded a leading Asian melodic dance label and composes professionally, bringing creative product instincts and A&R strategy to his work. Known for quietly shipping internal code and elevating teams, he prefers impactful, behind‑the‑scenes contributions over public GitHub fanfare.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Japanese Language and Literature, BA, Japanese Language and Literature at San Francisco State UniversityFull-Stack Javascript and Software Engineering, Full-Stack Javascript and Software Engineering at Hack ReactorFrançais Special program with 80% French curriculum, 20% English, Français Special program with 80% French curriculum, 20% English at Lycee International de St. Germain-en-LayeWakaba Japanese Language Institute
Japanese
Stackoverflow
179reputation
6kreached
13answers
1question
Github Skills (42)
javascript10
hellosign-api10
typescript10
user-interface10
interactive10
declarative10
frontend10
react10
translation9
visualization9
signature9
sdk-nodejs9
esignature9
localization9
api9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
renderf0x/reactorbase
Oct 2014 - Nov 2014
Contributions:38 commits in 23 days
tenderloin-tech/proximate
Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:134 commits, 36 PRs, 21 pushes in 1 month
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