Tomu Obata is a product-focused founder and iOS engineer with eight years of experience building consumer apps and new services, now leading Coelia to create community-first platforms for Gen Z. He blends hands-on Swift/SwiftUI development and tech leadership—previously shaping ABEMA Live’s iOS architecture and improving Ameba Blog’s editor and CI/CD—to ship robust 0→1 products. As a former freelance engineer and ex-CyberAgent technologist, he comfortably spans product, brand and engineering, acting as the “hub” between business and code. His open-source contributions include performance and UI refinements for the DroidKaigi conference app, reflecting attention to polish and scalability. At Coelia he’s combining digital and physical experiences to lower the barrier for peers to meet, co-create and take new career steps. He’s equally focused on systems and human connection, mentoring individuals through career transitions while building a platform that makes everyday encounters lead naturally to collaboration.
The Official Conference App for DroidKaigi 2020 Tokyo
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
Contributions:22 commits, 4 PRs, 19 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Tomu focused on improving the iOS application, primarily within the `ios-base` directory. They worked on caching and image loading within the `FloorMapViewController` and `SessionCell`, using libraries like Nuke for image handling. Additionally, they addressed conflicts and made UI improvements within the filter section of the app. The contributions demonstrate a focus on performance optimization and UI refinements.
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