Kenji Nakamura

Senior Software Engineer

AI, Blockchain & Mobile

Tokyo, Japan · Open to Remote

Designing and shipping production-grade AI-powered mobile and backend systems.

Summary

Senior software engineer with 7 years of experience building and maintaining production mobile applications and backend systems across AI-powered services, blockchain-integrated platforms, and large-scale mobile products.

Experienced in both enterprise environments and distributed teams, with strong ownership from design through deployment.

Technical Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

Python, NLP, classification, production AI APIs

Mobile Development

Android Kotlin, iOS Swift, real-time systems

Backend & Systems

Golang, REST APIs, authentication, scalability

Blockchain

Wallet integration, smart contracts, transaction signing

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer

AI, Blockchain & Mobile Platforms

2023–Present

Independent / Distributed Teams

Leading end-to-end development of AI-integrated mobile applications and blockchain platforms for distributed global teams. Responsible for architecture decisions, system design, and shipping production-ready features across multiple concurrent projects.

Senior Software Engineer

Mobile & AI Systems

2019–2023

Global Technology Company

Built and scaled mobile applications serving millions of users, with a focus on AI-powered features and real-time systems. Owned full development lifecycle from technical specification through deployment, working across Android, iOS, and backend services.

Selected Projects

AI-Powered Messaging Platform

Real-time messaging application with integrated NLP capabilities for smart reply suggestions and conversation summarization. Built with Python ML backend and native mobile clients.

Blockchain-Connected Mobile Application

Mobile wallet application with secure transaction signing, smart contract interaction, and real-time blockchain state synchronization across iOS and Android.

AI Recommendation & Support Engine

Production classification system powering personalized recommendations and automated customer support routing. Handles high-throughput requests with sub-100ms latency.

Education

B.S. Computer Science

University of California San Diego

2017

Additional Information

Japanese–American, US citizen
Based in Tokyo, Japan
Open to global remote teams
Comfortable with async work