Summary
Yuichi Yabu is a seasoned engineering leader and CTO with over a decade of experience building web applications and backend systems, currently steering technology at RightTouch while also contributing as a software engineer at PLAID. Grounded in a Computer Science and AI education from Kyushu University, he brings deep practical expertise in Java, Scala, Play Framework, and IntelliJ-driven development workflows. His career spans startup and enterprise environments—from NEC systems engineering to founding CTO roles—demonstrating an ability to move between hands-on implementation and strategic technical leadership. Based in Yokohama, he combines product-minded engineering with a history of long-tenured project delivery, often focusing on pragmatic, maintainable architectures rather than bleeding-edge novelty.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence at Kyushu University