TAKAHASHI Shuuji
Software Engineer at Navagis, Inc.
Chiba, Japan, planet Earth
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RockstarTAKAHASHI Shuuji is a software engineer with 14 years of experience based in Chiba, Japan, who blends front-end polish, back-end reliability, and a passion for documentation and localization. He is an active open-source contributor known for work on high-visibility projects like the Kubernetes website and Astro docs, where he improved internationalization and fixed subtle formatting and i18n bugs. His contributions span browser extensions, fediverse servers, and data parsers—shipping UI enhancements, accessibility fixes, and more accurate data ingestion for projects like Electricity Maps. Shuuji favors elegant, fair solutions and brings a librarian’s attention to detail to code, docs, and translations, often bridging gaps between English and Japanese communities. He enjoys making software both beautiful and practical, and quietly improves developer and user experiences across diverse ecosystems.
13 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (61)
data-visualizations10
accessibility10
markdown10
debug10
hugo10
javascript10
rails-i18n10
python10
translation10
firefox-webextension10
django10
browser-extension10
mastodon-app10
css10
internationalization10
Programming languages (35)
Github contributions (5)
elk-zone/elk
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
A nimble Mastodon web client
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:272 reviews, 10 commits, 348 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:TAKAHASHI primarily contributed to the user interface and feature development of the Mastodon web client. They implemented new features like the "use star favorite icon" preference and added functionality for keyboard shortcuts. The user also addressed accessibility issues and improved the layout and design of various UI elements, including the bottom navigation bar and profile pages. Furthermore, they focused on localization and improved the user experience.
nimblenuxt-appweb-clientmastodon-clientmastodon
kubernetes/website
May 2020 - Jun 2021
Kubernetes website and documentation repo:
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:50 reviews, 299 commits, 124 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:TAKAHASHI primarily contributed to the website's documentation and internationalization efforts. Their work included fixing table formatting issues, translating the "Versions" string, and translating community pages into Japanese. They also corrected markdown formatting, image cleanup, and fixed a bug within a shortcode used in the glossary.
kubernetes
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