Hirokazu Uzu is a seasoned software engineer based in Chiyoda, Japan, with 13 years of experience building backend systems and developer tooling across startups and established product teams. He has delivered production software at companies like Dwango, KLab, Cookpad, and currently クラスター株式会社, bringing deep pragmatic knowledge of build systems and CI workflows. An active open-source contributor, he enhanced the ktlint-gradle plugin by adding ruleset options, external ruleset integration, and improving Gradle task dependency handling—demonstrating an eye for developer ergonomics and build-time reliability. Trained in information and computer engineering, he combines low-level build/plugin expertise with hands-on product engineering, often tackling behind-the-scenes infrastructure that keeps teams shipping confidently.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
準学士, Information and Computer Engineering, 準学士, Information and Computer Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Toyota College
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 10 comments in 13 days
Contributions summary:Hirokazu primarily contributed to the development of ktlint-gradle plugin, introducing features like ruleset options and integrating external rulesets. They modified the plugin's Kotlin code and configuration files, adding new functionalities and samples. The user refactored dependencies and improved the build process by resolving task dependencies post-evaluation, demonstrating expertise in Gradle plugin development.
A Gradle plugin provides environment variable extension, and supported ".env" file.
Contributions:5 reviews, 97 commits, 91 PRs in 2 years 9 months
gradlekotlin-dsldotenvsupportedkotlin
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