Summary
Shohei Yamasaki is a seasoned freelance software engineer based in Fukuoka with nearly two decades of hands-on experience building and maintaining production systems across major Japanese tech companies like Mercari, Yahoo, and GMO Pepabo. He combines deep technical craft with people leadership—having served as engineering manager and team lead—while staying close to the code and current technology trends. Known for his “subtractive implementation” approach, Shohei favors simple, sufficient solutions that reduce long-term complexity and maintenance cost. He mentors junior engineers and helps improve team processes, bringing both trustworthiness and delivery focus to projects. Though now freelancing, he retains a track record of shipping scalable features in fast-moving product environments.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer