Summary
Mana Sugiyoshi is a bilingual (JP/EN) frontend developer based in Tokyo with 11 years of experience building high-performance, accessible UIs and reusable design system components. She has led accessibility strategy and training at enterprise scale, created an internal course with a +91 NPS, and presented on accessibility at national and international conferences. At Rakuten and Goodpatch she paired design and engineering to standardize cross-company UI/UX practices and integrate accessibility into design systems. Her background in data journalism and visual storytelling informs a user-focused, evidence-driven approach to front-end problems. Comfortable communicating with stakeholders and teams in both languages, she also champions diversity and inclusion through internal networks and event facilitation. Notably, she blends hands-on coding with organizational change work—turning accessibility guidance into measurable, long-term adoption.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
M.J., Multi-Platform Journalism, Computational and Data Focus, M.J., Multi-Platform Journalism, Computational and Data Focus at University of Maryland
Japanese Language Program, Advanced Level N1, Japanese Language Program, Advanced Level N1 at Mejiro University
Japanese, English, Chinese