Kitsuya Azuma

Software Engineer

I am a software engineer based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, working at Mercari as a Platform Engineer.

Inspired by competitive programming, I became interested in personal projects and was gradually drawn to the field of software engineering.

At university and in graduate school, I developed a background in Computer Vision and conducted research primarily on knowledge distillation-based Federated Learning.

Through my experience as a student intern at multiple companies, I started my career as a Platform Engineer.

My goals for 2026 are to contribute and present in multiple technical communities and to develop a habit of exercise.

NEWS

2026.05
Participated in CloudNative Kaigi as an organizer.
2026.04
Joined Mercari as a full-time Platform Engineer.
2026.03
Featured on YouTube channel TECH WORLD as a conference organizer.
2026.03
Paper accepted at CVPR 2026 Workshop on FedVision.
2026.03
Graduated from Institute of Science Tokyo with a Master's degree in Engineering.
2026.02
Started internship at Mercari as a Platform Engineer.

SKILLS

Frontend

Backend

DevOps

EXPERIENCE

Mercari, Inc.
Apr 2026 - Present, Platform Engineer
TypeScriptTerraformKubernetes
Platform Engineering Kaigi 2026
Jun 2026 - Present, Core Member
CloudNative Kaigi
Dec 2025 - May 2026, Core Member (Website and CFP)
AstroTailwind CSSGitHub ActionsAWS
Mercari, Inc.
Feb 2026 - Mar 2026, Intern (Platform Engineer)
TypeScriptTerraformKubernetes
Institute of Science Tokyo (former Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Apr 2024 - Mar 2026, School of Engineering, Department of Information and Communications Engineering
Apr 2024 - Mar 2026, Nishio Laboratory
Machine LearningFederated Learning
Platform Engineering Kaigi 2025
May 2025 - Oct 2025, Core Member (CFP, Website, and Catering)
AstroCloudflare
Mercari, Inc.
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025, Intern (Platform Engineer)
Google CloudTerraformTypeScriptGitHub Actions
Turborepo Remote Cache: Accelerating CI to "Move Fast"
https://engineering.mercari.com/en/blog/entry/20260216-turborepo-remote-cache-accelerating-ci-to-move-fast/
Mirrativ, Inc.
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024, Intern (Infrastructure Engineer)
GoLinuxFluentdFluent Bit
Migrating the Log Infrastructure from Fluentd to Fluent Bit and Implementing a Monitoring Tool
https://tech.mirrativ.stream/entry/log-fluent-bit-monitor
M3, Inc.
Mar 2024, Intern (MLOps Engineer)
GoKubernetesGoogle Cloud
Increasing the Memory Limit of OOMed CronJobs 'Just Right' to Reduce Unnecessary Billing and Incident Response
https://www.m3tech.blog/entry/2024/04/12/110000
Tohoku University
Apr 2020 - Mar 2024, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024, Omachi Laboratory
Machine LearningComputer Vision
CyberAgent, Inc.
Sep 2023, Intern (Hackathon)
TypeScriptMySQLGraphQLAWS
Yahoo Japan Corporation
Aug 2023, Intern (Infrastructure Engineer)
LinuxOpenStackObservability
CyberAgent, Inc.
Jul 2023, Intern (Platform Engineer)
GoGoogle CloudAWSTerraform
Development of a Resource Label Monitoring Tool for Cost Management in the Cloud
https://developers.cyberagent.co.jp/blog/archives/43627/
Be Doctor Consulting Inc.
Nov 2022 - Apr 2023, Intern (Software Engineer)
ReactGraphQLAWSTerraform
Langsmith Inc.
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023, Intern (Software Engineer)
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind CSS
Kadokawa Dwango Gakuen
Apr 2021 - Nov 2022, Intern (Programming TA)
Premiere ProPhotoshopIllustratorJavaScript
Rakuten, Inc.
Aug 2022, Intern (Summer Camp 2022 New Prototype Development Course)
Ruby on RailsRubyDocker
Maebashi High School
Apr 2017 - Mar 2020
International Science School 2019 - The University of Sydney
Jul 2019, Scholarship Student