Haruki Kuriwada is a front-end software engineer with six years of experience specializing in JavaScript and TypeScript and a solid understanding of modern cloud software architecture. Based in Tokyo, he has contributed to notable open-source UI projects such as IBM’s Carbon Design System and the NextUI/Heroui library, focusing on fixing React component bugs and improving developer-facing documentation and TypeScript examples. His startup experience includes an early member role at NextUI (YC S24) and engineering positions at Fieldshare.io and Goopter, where he shipped production-facing UI improvements. Notably, Haruki’s work often targets subtle UI and accessibility issues—like checkbox behavior, tooltip logic, and disabled states—demonstrating attention to both visual correctness and component robustness.
🚀 Beautiful, fast and modern React UI library. (Previously NextUI)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:5 reviews, 47 PRs, 24 pushes in 7 months
Contributions summary:Haruki primarily focused on improving the documentation and fixing bugs related to UI components within the NextUI/Heroui React library. They addressed issues with Storybook links, type errors, and disabled states for various components such as tabs, tables, dropdowns, and accordions. The user also added a TypeScript example for infinite pagination within a table component.
Contributions:15 PRs, 56 comments, 2 issues in 4 months
Contributions summary:Haruki primarily focused on fixing and improving React components within the Carbon Design System. Their contributions involved resolving UI issues, such as incorrect checkbox behavior in a table, and improving the functionality of elements like tooltips and dropdowns. They addressed bugs related to visual aspects, like reiterated class names and correct span units in grid columns, as well as logical flaws within the application's UI shell. The user's work suggests a focus on the component library's React implementation.
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