Summary
Jason Rigby is an engineering manager based in Sapporo with 11 years of experience bridging research-grade data science and production software delivery in health and payments. He holds a PhD in chemistry and a graduate diploma in data science, and has led projects ranging from TensorFlow-based clinical NLP and HPC-oriented deep learning toolkits to backend systems for Japan’s top mobile payment app. A people-focused leader fluent in Japanese and Korean, he combines hands-on engineering with team coaching to deliver personalised, privacy-aware health and fintech experiences. His background in academic research and applied ML gives him a rare fluency in moving models and data workflows from prototype to scalable, Ansible- and container-managed deployments. Off-hours you might find him at the ice rink or pool — a reminder he values practice, discipline and a bit of levity.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Diploma, Data Science, Graduate Diploma, Data Science at Monash University
English, Japanese, Korean, auslan