Rito Tanaka is a software engineer with eight years of experience focused on web and cloud platform work, currently building core Azure infrastructure at Microsoft in New York. A Williams College graduate with a background in computer science and global studies, he blends technical depth with a global perspective gained through study abroad and international upbringing. His work spans developer tooling and package publishing for Azure, and he shipped a Remote File Explorer feature for Visual Studio during an earlier DevDiv internship. Passionate about accessibility and sustainability, he seeks to apply those priorities to platform and web application design. Comfortable in both startup and large-enterprise contexts, he has interned at The Washington Post and startups in Tokyo, reflecting a pragmatic, cross-cultural engineering approach. Colleagues describe him as a thoughtful engineer who pairs hands-on implementation skills with an eye for inclusive, long-term product impact.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at The American School in Japan
Study Abroad, Computer Science, Study Abroad, Computer Science at AIT-Budapest
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Global Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Global Studies at Williams College
Contributions:68 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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