Yuki Shimura
Operations & Recruiting, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolYuki Shimura is an operations and recruiting lead based in Tokyo with eight years of experience at the intersection of science, product, and startups, currently scaling teams in Japan after joining Sierra through an acquisition. With a background in computational psychiatry and social neuroscience (UCL and UCLA) and hands-on data science roles at Harvard, teamLab, and UCLA, Yuki brings a research-driven approach to product strategy and talent operations. He co-founded and led a Web3 education platform that was acquired by Culture Convenience Club, demonstrating an ability to build communities and exit strategically. Comfortable translating complex AI and neuroscience concepts into customer-facing products, he has moved between academic research and commercial product management roles. Notably, his career shows a pattern of joining or founding ventures that are later acquired, reflecting both operational rigor and entrepreneurial judgment. Fluent in both scientific methodology and startup execution, he excels at hiring the right people to turn AI-driven ideas into scalable products.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University College LondonPiscine, Computer Programming, Piscine, Computer Programming at 42Bachelor of Science - BS, Social Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science - BS, Social Neuroscience at University of California, Los AngelesHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Croix Lutheran AcademySanta Monica College
Github Skills (8)
solidity10
blockchain10
typescript9
rust9
nft8
react7
r-package1
sequential1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
yukis4san/my-wave-portal
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:11 pushes in 19 days
yukis4san/nft-collectible-frontend-git
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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