Masaru Horioka
Country Manager, Japan at JetBrains
Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolMasaru Horioka is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience spanning software engineering, speech/NLP research, and technical sales, now leading JetBrains' growth and localization in Japan as Country Manager. He combines deep hands-on technical roots from IBM with commercial expertise gained across APAC roles at Coverity, Klocwork/Rogue Wave, and JetBrains to bridge product, partner, and enterprise needs. Known for turning developer tooling into practical business outcomes, he directs sales strategy, enterprise engagements, partner enablement, and localization efforts for a product suite used by millions worldwide. Currently pursuing an Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership, he brings a rare blend of engineering credibility and go-to-market acumen, plus a track record of building customer-facing professional services and training programs. An effective communicator and former Toastmasters president, he often converts complex technical value into clear customer impact—especially in challenging enterprise environments.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering/Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Software Engineering/Industrial Engineering at Waseda UniversityExecutive MBA, Strategic Leadership, Executive MBA, Strategic Leadership at Valar Institute
English, Japanese, Chinese
Github Skills (17)
intellij10
ide10
intellij-idea10
grammar10
languagetool10
checker10
intellij-plugin10
code-editor10
intellij-platform10
jetbrains9
java9
natural-language-processing9
kubernetes7
spring4
aws4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mhorioka/fizzbuzz_github_actions
Feb 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:6 PRs, 18 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 9 months
mhorioka/hello-ijremotedev-terraform-ec2
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Sample project to setup remote dev environment with IntelliJ on AWS EC2
Contributions:1 review, 14 commits, 2 PRs in 10 months
ec2devdev-environmentintellij-pluginaws
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