Summary
Kazuki Onodera is a Senior Deep Learning Data Scientist based in Shibuya, Japan, with a decade of experience applying machine learning to real-world products and services. A Kaggle GrandMaster and active kaggler, he blends competitive modeling expertise with production-facing roles at NVIDIA and earlier product analytics leadership at DeNA and Yahoo! JAPAN. His career spans building recommendation systems, leading predictive modeling for financial and telecom clients, and translating complex statistical models into clear visual explanations for stakeholders. At Sansan he served as Chief Analytics Officer, demonstrating the ability to pair technical depth with strategic analytics leadership. Comfortable moving between research-caliber modeling and engineering constraints, he has a background that includes legacy systems work (COBOL) and hands-on programming, which helps him bridge data science and production engineering. This mix of competition success and cross-domain product experience makes him adept at turning advanced ML into deployable business impact.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at 神奈川大学
python, sas, r, English