Summary
Ryo Tomidokoro is a Principal Software Engineer based in Tokyo with 12 years of experience building backend systems and leading engineering teams. Currently at OHAKO inc, he focuses on cloud-native backend development using AWS, GCP, Docker, MySQL, PHP, and Ruby, bringing practical operational knowledge to architecture and delivery. Previously he managed a 70-engineer organization at istyle, combining hands-on engineering and recruiting with people leadership. His background includes project management and early-career backend work, and an unusual academic foundation in civil and environmental engineering with a master's focused on sewage treatment that reflects a systems-oriented problem-solving mindset. Ryo balances deep technical craft with team-scale impact, especially in production-heavy, service-oriented environments.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Civil Engineering & Environmental Science, Master, Civil Engineering & Environmental Science at Loyola Marymount University
Japanese, English