Takashi Kato
Lead Software Engineer at ING
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolTakashi Kato is a Lead Software Engineer with over 13 years in production software and more than a decade focused on financial services, currently leading engineering efforts at ING after heading the iDEAL team at Rabobank. He combines deep Java and server-side expertise with practical experience in payment systems, PSD2 APIs, and cloud migrations, having driven iDEAL 2.0 and multiyear maintenance of critical payment infrastructure. Creator of the Sagittarius Scheme implementation, he brings uncommon compiler and language-design chops alongside interests in microservices, web security, and cryptography. His background spans high-assurance domains from smart-card management to large-scale payment platforms, reflecting a knack for secure, resilient systems. Based in Leiden, he pairs hands-on implementation skills with leadership in delivering audited, production-grade financial services.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at Aichi University of Education
Japanese, English, Dutch, Spanish
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Github Skills (53)
r7rs10
switcher10
r6rs10
ffi10
foreign10
scheme10
cli10
scripting9
portable9
bitbucket9
golang9
binding9
scheme-interpreter9
scripting-engine9
pyenv8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ktakashi/ktakashi.github.com
Jan 2015 - Sep 2024
Contributions:44 pushes in 9 years 9 months
ktakashi/json-tools
Feb 2014 - Jun 2022
Contributions:39 commits, 1 push, 1 tag in 8 years 5 months
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