Kensuke Naito is a seasoned software engineer and co-founder with 12 years of experience building and scaling HR-focused SaaS at SmartHR, where he served as Founder and hands-on engineer from 2013 to 2025. With prior senior consulting and engineering experience at Future Architect, he combines product-minded startup leadership with deep practical software delivery skills. Based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, he holds a B.S. in Computer Science from California State University–Fullerton and has navigated both Japanese enterprise and fast-moving startup environments. Known for translating complex HR and payroll requirements into reliable, user-friendly systems, he balances technical depth with an entrepreneur’s appetite for operational and product challenges. Currently taking time away from formal employment, he remains engaged with the tech community and available for advisory or engineering roles that leverage his founder experience.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at California State University-Fullerton
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