Ryota Yokote
Engineering Manager at Mirrativ, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolRyota Yokote is an engineering manager and former CTO with 11 years of experience building web services and data-driven systems from research labs to fast-growing startups in Tokyo. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Waseda University and has progressed from academic research roles into hands-on software engineering and leadership at Donuts and Mirrativ. At Mirrativ he advanced from software engineer to CTO and now leads engineering, blending product-focused delivery with data science insights. He writes regularly about engineering and data science, signaling a commitment to knowledge sharing and practical experimentation. Colleagues describe him as a technically rigorous leader who bridges deep research training with pragmatic, production-grade development. His background suggests a rare combination of academic depth and startup-scale execution.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science and Engineering at Waseda University
Japanese, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
n0mimono/CustomRendering
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:137 commits, 125 pushes, 10 branches in 4 months
n0mimono/Book0
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:254 commits, 160 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
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