Makoto Naruse is a Tokyo-based engineering leader with seven years of backend software experience who recently stepped up from Engineering Manager to VP of Engineering at Cloudbase. He has progressed rapidly through hands-on engineering roles at Mercari and Cloudbase, pairing technical depth with team-building and delivery ownership. Trained at Kyoto University in informatics and engineering, he brings a research-informed approach to system design and a knack for translating academic rigor into pragmatic product outcomes. Known for bridging Japanese product teams and scalable backend architectures, he favors initiatives that move teams from prototype to production reliably. A quieter signal of his approach: he combines frequent hands-on coding with strategic roadmap work, keeping technical credibility while scaling org-level processes.
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Makoto Naruse - VP Of Engineering at Cloudbase, Inc.