Summary
Yan Zhou is a software engineer and cloud systems architect based in Tokyo with 9 years of experience building full-stack web applications and cloud-native infrastructure. Currently at Woven by Toyota, he blends hands-on development with architecture work, drawing on prior roles at Yahoo! JAPAN where he delivered MEAN-stack apps, Java workflow/log processing systems, and DevOps automation on Kubernetes and PCF. Comfortable across development and operations, he specializes in bridging product requirements to scalable, automated deployment pipelines. Trained in software engineering (Wuhan University) and creative design (Kyushu University MDes), he brings a unique mix of technical rigor and design-aware thinking to system design and developer experience.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering at Wuhan University
Master of Design - MDes, Content and Creative Design, Master of Design - MDes, Content and Creative Design at Kyushu University
Japanese, English, Chinese