Soichi Takamura
Software Engineer at DoorDash
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolSoichi Takamura is a seasoned software engineer and tech lead with 15 years’ experience designing and shipping enterprise web applications, currently building backend systems at DoorDash from Chiyoda, Japan. He blends full-stack development, UX design, and team leadership—having led multi-national teams and managed product-facing engineering at LINE and large enterprise projects at Ariel/Works Applications. A strong TypeScript/React and GraphQL practitioner, he has contributed notable Next.js examples that integrate GraphQL and HMR into the official vercel/next.js ecosystem. Known for translating customer-facing requirements into polished UX and maintainable architectures, he often prototypes on paper before implementation and mentors teams across cultures. His background in international politics gives him a pragmatic, user-centered perspective on product strategy and stakeholder communication.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
学士, 国際政治 ／ International Politics, 学士, 国際政治 ／ International Politics at 青山学院大学 / Aoyama Gakuin University国際政治, 国際政治 at Aoyama Gakuin University
Japanese, Chinese
Stackoverflow
175reputation
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Github Skills (22)
typescript10
nextjs10
wpgraphql10
apollo-client10
wordpress-graphql10
typescript-types10
graphql10
typescripts10
react10
nodejs9
compiler8
compiler-compiler8
server-rendering8
component-kit8
ui-components8
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
vercel/next.js
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
The React Framework
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 23 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Soichi contributed significantly to the "with-typescript-graphql" example, a Next.js application. Their work involved creating new examples, updating dependencies, and implementing features related to GraphQL integration. They were also responsible for refining code, fixing type errors, adding resolver context, and integrating HMR. The user demonstrated expertise in the Next.js framework, GraphQL, and TypeScript.
reactbrowserssgserver-renderingjavascript
piglovesyou/node-hole
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
Async friendly, stream-based task consuming utility for Node.js
Contributions:171 commits, 10 PRs, 210 pushes in 1 year 2 months
waitnode-jsjavascriptnodejsstream
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