Tomoya Okada

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Senior Software Engineer at Opal Finance · Distributed databases · RocksDB, C++

Opal Finance
Tokyo, Japan · JST (UTC+9)
7+ years experience
National Taiwan University
English, Japanese, Hindi
Open to workAdvising
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Overview

Senior Software Engineer at Opal Finance, focused on distributed databases. Built the experimentation framework 10 product teams use to ship changes safely. Before that: Tokopedia and OCBC. Bird-watcher and amateur naturalist.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Advice on distributed databases
  • Roles in distributed databases
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Working sessions on consensus
Please don't message about
  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Generic networking requests

Checks messages twice a week

Skills
C++RocksDBperformance engineeringconsensusBurp Suite
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Lead Software Engineer roles in mobility - Tokyo or remote

Target roles
Lead Software Engineer
Level
Senior
Industries
Consumer apps, Logistics
Work mode
Hybrid
Available
30 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in Japan
What I'm looking for
Scope to lead distributed databases work, with a manager who gives direct feedback.
Not interested in
Pure people management

7 years in distributed databases. Strongest at Burp Suite and RocksDB. Available immediately.

Tokyo, Japan · remote OKrocksdbc++burp suite
Open
AdvisingOpen to advising
closes in 3 months

Office hours for early-stage teams: distributed databases and RocksDB

Topics
distributed databases, RocksDB, C++
Format
Async reviews
Terms
Equity
Capacity
A few async reviews a month
Best for
First-time founders

7 years of distributed databases. Small equity or paid hours - flexible.

Tokyo, Japan · remote OKc++burp suiteperformance engineering
Open

Experience

  1. Senior Software Engineer
    May 2024 - Present
    Opal Finance · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Grew the storage team from 4 to 27 engineers.
    • Built the experimentation framework 30 product teams use to ship changes safely.
    • Wrote the C++ service that now handles 36 million requests a day.
  2. Software Engineer
    Aug 2022 - May 2024
    Tokopedia · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Shipped 13 launches on the storage team without a rollback.
  3. Software Engineer
    Oct 2019 - Aug 2022
    OCBC · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan
    • Shipped 9 launches on the storage team without a rollback.

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Education

  1. National Taiwan University
    BS, Electronics and Communication
    2014 - 2018

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