Toshihiro Shimizu
Principal Director at アイデミー
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolToshihiro Shimizu is a seasoned engineering leader and Principal Director based in Tokyo with 15 years of experience building and scaling internet services. He has blended hands-on full‑stack engineering (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Go, PHP) with executive CTO roles at Aidemy and technical leadership across Dwango and SO Technologies. Known for translating research-grade ideas into production products, he has repeatedly moved between startup CTO duties and larger corporate R&D management, shipping both consumer and developer-facing platforms. His background from Tokyo Institute of Technology underpins a strong systems mindset paired with practical agile delivery. Colleagues note his ability to bridge engineering and communication—turning complex technical tradeoffs into clear strategy for stakeholders. He often operates at the intersection of AI education products and scalable backend systems, a less obvious throughline across his executive roles.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science at 東京工業大学
Github Skills (38)
animation10
unity3d10
gltf9
nodejs9
recipe8
javascript8
portal8
typescript7
ai7
nextjs7
llm6
appender6
open-source4
gleam4
trace4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dineshkummarc/mesolabs-1
Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
Contributions:65 commits in 2 days
nko/mesolabs
Aug 2010 - May 2011
Contributions:52 commits in 8 months
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